The Daily Gambit #15: The Elephant — How to Wreck the Ruy Lopez on Move Two
Forget the textbook, throw away the engine evaluations, and prepare to stomp through your opponent's…
The Daily Gambit #14: The Albin — The "I'm Not Here for a Long Game" Opening
Stop letting those 1. d4 players run your life with their endless theory and boring grinds. It’s tim…
The Daily Gambit #13: The Belgrade — The "Hey, Wake Up, It's A Fight" Opening
There is a specific breed of chess player that I despise above all others.
Is Chess Really Just Theory? Or Is It Art?
"Chess, first of all, is art." — Mikhail Tal
The Daily Gambit #12: The Jaenisch — The "Cancel the Spanish" Opening
Wake up, you bunch of engine-reliant degenerates. It’s time for another dose of The Daily Gambit.
The Daily Gambit #11: The Cochrane — The "Death to the Petrov" Opening
Welcome back, you absolute madlads, to Season Two of The Daily Gambit.
Theoretical Repertoire Masterclass: The Ruy Lopez
Chess at the highest level is rarely decided by cheap tricks or hopeful traps; it is a battle of str…
The Daily Gambit Season 1 Wrap Up
They say it takes 21 days to form a habit, but apparently, it takes 40 days to master the art of the…
The Daily Gambit #10: The Evans (The "Hold My Monocle" Opening)
We made it.
The Daily Gambit #9: The Benko (The "I'll Take Your Soul" Opening)
Alright, settle down class. We had our fun with the "crimes against humanity" openings (Jerome, Grob…
The Daily Gambit #8: The Vienna (The "I'm Done Clowning Around" Opening)
Alright, listen up. For the last seven days, I have fed you absolute garbage. I gave you the Jerome …
The Daily Gambit #7: The Hillbilly (The "Hold My Beer" Opening)
Welcome back to The Daily Gambit. If you are reading this, you have likely survived the Jerome, the …
The Daily Gambit #6: The Alien (The "Are You Serious?" Opening)
Welcome back to The Daily Gambit, the only blog series on Lichess that actively lowers your accuracy…
The Daily Gambit #5: The Grob (The "I'm Not Even Sorry" Opening)
The Jerome was a crime. The Englund was a heist. The Halloween was a federal offense. The Latvian wa…
The Daily Gambit #4: The Latvian (The Psychopath’s Counter-Strike)
The Jerome was a crime. The Englund was a heist. The Halloween was a federal offense. But the Latvia…
The Daily Gambit #3: The Halloween (Because Who Needs Knights?)
The Jerome was a crime. The Englund was a heist. But the Halloween Gambit? This is a full-blown fede…
The Daily Gambit #2: The Englund (The "Call an Ambulance" Opening)
Yesterday, we looked at how to commit a crime with White. Today, we’re playing Black, and we’re goin…