<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><feed xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><id>https://lichess.org/@/Sam_Pickwick/blog</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/Sam_Pickwick/blog" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://lichess.org/@/Sam_Pickwick/blog.atom" /><title>Sam_Pickwick's Blog</title><updated>2026-05-24T15:45:45.869Z</updated><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/Sam_Pickwick/blog/the-ultimate-free-chess-opening-lab-now-with-engine-refutations-and-a-no-login/U3K91oSq</id><published>2026-05-24T15:45:45.869Z</published><updated>2026-05-24T15:45:45.869Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/Sam_Pickwick/blog/the-ultimate-free-chess-opening-lab-now-with-engine-refutations-and-a-no-login/U3K91oSq" /><title>The Ultimate Free Chess Opening Lab: Now with Engine Refutations and a No-Login</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><category term="Analysis" label="Analysis" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Analysis"></category><category term="Opening" label="Opening" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Opening"></category><category term="Software_Development" label="Software Development" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Software_Development"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=Fte5HZ807VF4.webp&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=bf6cfe5b98762d47ef151bf6d87f1ce52a5843a2&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’ve completely updated my free chess opening web app. You can now build repertoires, find gaps in your real Lichess games, and spar against an engine that physically shows you why your wrong moves lose—all available instantly without even needing to log in.</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=Fte5HZ807VF4.webp&amp;w=880&amp;sig=bf6cfe5b98762d47ef151bf6d87f1ce52a5843a2"></media:thumbnail><author><name>Sam_Pickwick</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/Sam_Pickwick/blog/30-days-in-how-i-actually-use-forkline-a-full-prep-cycle-on-six-real-openings/bWIQt4c2</id><published>2026-05-16T23:44:18.171Z</published><updated>2026-05-16T23:44:18.171Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/Sam_Pickwick/blog/30-days-in-how-i-actually-use-forkline-a-full-prep-cycle-on-six-real-openings/bWIQt4c2" /><title>30 Days In: How I Actually Use Forkline — A Full Prep Cycle on Six Real Openings</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><category term="Analysis" label="Analysis" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Analysis"></category><category term="Software_Development" label="Software Development" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Software_Development"></category><category term="Opening" label="Opening" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Opening"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; alt=&quot;Forkline - free chess web app&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=3WK13xli5Vm9.webp&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=dc5912b3ce77b1b60300625dfc8cfb061e4fffbb&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;forkline.online - Free Chess Web App for Openings</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=3WK13xli5Vm9.webp&amp;w=880&amp;sig=dc5912b3ce77b1b60300625dfc8cfb061e4fffbb"></media:thumbnail><author><name>Sam_Pickwick</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/Sam_Pickwick/blog/as-a-fide-master-i-hated-my-opening-prep-so-i-built-a-free-tool-to-fix-it/5TJDAmwt</id><published>2026-05-12T09:57:58.536Z</published><updated>2026-05-12T09:57:58.536Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/Sam_Pickwick/blog/as-a-fide-master-i-hated-my-opening-prep-so-i-built-a-free-tool-to-fix-it/5TJDAmwt" /><title>As a FIDE Master, I hated my opening prep. 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