Keeping Up with Melik: Victory vs. IM Kiewra!
In one of his most recent tournaments, GM Khachiyan faced off against a fellow Chess.com Video Author to create a dynamic,...
Keeping up with Melik: Victory vs GM Ramirez!
He plays in so many tournaments, continuously creates one instructive moment for his Chess.com Students to enjoy after another,...
The Technique of Calculation - Part 4
Today GM Khachiyan provides another extremely complex, critical moment, in which the wrong path was chosen by not calculating...
The Technique of Calculation - Part 3
Here Melik provides three great examples of "amazing feats in calculation"! The studies displayed all present clear problems...
2012 American Open: Light Square Domination
Reviewing his second game from the recent American Open in Los Angeles, Grandmaster Khachiyan talks about his pregame strategy...
2012 American Open: Believing In Your Plans
GM Khachiyan reviews a highly instructional game, explaining "all things positional" along the way! In Yankovsky-Khachiyan,...
The Technique of Calculation - Part 2
GM Khachiyan provides his own instructive take on a famous Isolated Queen Pawn position. Highlighting how to improve your...
The Technique of Calculation - Part 1
Today Grandmaster Khachiyan begins a new series on the subject of concrete, accurate calculation and how important it is...
My Memorable Games: Hanging up the Gloves
As instructive as it is heartwarming, in this video lecture GM Melik Khachiyan talks about his decision to walk away from...
My Trip to Reno: The Money Round!
Grandmaster Khachiyan moved into the last round of the 2012 Western States Open in a massive tie for first place. Where...
My Trip to Reno: A Strategic Affair Part 2
To conclude the second half of his game with Grandmaster Alexander Ivanov from the Western States Open in Reno, Nevada a...
My Trip to Reno: A Strategic Affair Part 1
Recently, GM Melik Khachiyan journeyed to Reno, Nevada to compete in the Western State Open. Here he attempts to break down...
My Memorable Games: Vegas Payday!
Coming out ahead in Vegas isn't easy, no matter what game you're playing! As GM Khachiyan explains, Vegas hadn't been the...
My Memorable Games: The Final GM Norm
What would you do if all you needed was a draw, as white, against a lower rated player to secure your final GM Norm? As...
My Memorable Games: Young Shanky!
In the last round of the 2008 National Open in Las Vegas, GM Khachiyan looked across his board at a young, talented FIDE...
My Memorable Games: Following Steinitz!
As a perfect follow up to Friday's video, the weekend feature highlights more principles of the "race style" position, and...
My Memorable Games: Sveshnikov!
GM Khachiyan brings us another game from his personal "most memorable" library! This particular battle against GM Sveshnikov...
Accelerated Dragon 10: The Final Chapter!
In the final installment to this series, GM Khachiyan gives his recommendation for how black should deal with the obscure...
My Memorable Games: Playing for the Win!
Melik's "most recent memory" comes to us from the year 1996. GM Khachiyan was just entering the prime of his career, and...
Accelerated Dragon 9: Perelshteyn's Pet!
As Melik nears the close of his ten part video series on the Accelerated Dragon, he draws our attention to one of the more...
My Memorable Games: Reckless Abandon!
Today Melik tells a tale from his childhood, reviewing how hard times were for a certain period and how it affected his...
My Memorable Games: Spassky's Draw Offer!
When one of the greatest chess players of all time offers you a draw in a roughly unclear position, you take it right? Not...
My Memorable Games: Crushing Lputian!
Every "future" Grandmaster must challenge those who have come before him/her at some point, and today Melik reviews his...
Accelerated Dragon 8: The Hybrid Dragon
Today GM Khachiyan reveals yet even more "Dragon Secrets" when he reviews the game Bruzon-Malakhov from the year...
Accelerated Dragon 7: Kasparov vs. Ivanchuk
Are you ready for some fireworks? In today's video lecture, Ivanchuk puts on a display of creativity and brilliance against...