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22 Aug 2026
danthedestroyer317
Fischer vs Spassky II: The Match of the Century
The 1972 World Chess Championship is perhaps the most famous chess match ever played. It has been an…
22 Aug 2026
ALEEQAP
عين العقاب: ملحمة الجرونفلد وتكسير العظم بين حمزة وأبو صطيف | The Grünfeld Eart
ياميت أهلا وسهلا بكل عشاق الشطرنج وتكسير العضم بمدونة عين العقاب PunishmentTM. اليوم جايبلكن مباراة …
21 Aug 2026
IM
Lizard1
A Textbook Blackburne’s Mate
A queen sacrifice in a blitz game leads to one of the purest examples of Blackburne’s Mate.
21 Aug 2026
RuyLopez1000
Can Anyone Become an Expert with Deliberate Practice?
Deliberate Practice vs Cognitive Abilities.
21 Aug 2026
FM
amazingatlas
The Minority Attack in Disguise: How Capablanca Won With Fewer Pawns
Everyone learns the minority attack as White, on the queenside, in a Queen's Gambit middlegame. Capa…
21 Aug 2026
WFM
szefru
From Scholar's Mate to Chess Coaching
My Chess Journey
21 Aug 2026
jk_182
A Visual Recap of the Sinquefiled Cup 2026
Summarising the tournament in 7 graphs
21 Aug 2026
IM
datajunkie
Where my 60 minutes actually went
And what it told me about my own chess
20 Aug 2026
alphabetical_mno
SELESS Round 1: Aloysius Onyetube v Femi Emmanuel (Jesufemi Ogundalu)
The first round of the SELESS Chess League saw a thrilling game between Aloysius Onyetube as White a…
20 Aug 2026
CaseyReese
Nimzowitsch - Tarrasch, San Sebastian, 1912
The Other Lasker's Notes
20 Aug 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Win Because of It, Not With It: Capablanca's Passed Pawn Paradox
Capablanca built two connected passed pawns that never queened. Their whole value was the paralysis …
20 Aug 2026
ALEEQAP
عظمه دفاع البيرك دفنس لما عين العقاب تفرجي الابيض النجوم بعز الظهر
يا هلا بكل المتابعين.. اليوم "عين العقاب" جايبتلكو مباراة مش أي مباراة، هاي قصة تكسير عظم صارت على ا…
19 Aug 2026
TheCommandalorian
Road to NM: Week 6 -- Playing as the Underdog
Welcome back to week 6 on the Road to NM series where I account my progress on the road towards the …
19 Aug 2026
ALEEQAP
عين العقاب: هجوم بانوف المرعب ماجنوس ودينيس Magnus vs Ding: Panov Battle
يا هلا بكل النشامى والمتابعين.. اليوم جايبلكوا مباراة من كوكب آخر، نهائي كاس العالم للرياضات الإلكتر…
19 Aug 2026
ElementalMaster1
The Complete U2000 Guide to Theoretical Endgames
Everything you need in order to not have to worry about endgames anymore
19 Aug 2026
ALEEQAP
العقاب هجوم 150 اتاك الساعق ضد افتتاح البيرك والنمزو والملك الهندي وفيل التنين
يا هلا بكل المتابعين.اليوم بدنانشوف مباراه مش عاديه.مباره بتعلمك كيف تكون (عقاب)حفيقي على الرقعه .ال…
19 Aug 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Three Directions at Once: How Capablanca Won a Level Queen Ending
Material was dead even and the books call it a draw. Capablanca centralized his queen so she blockad…
19 Aug 2026
IM
Lizard1
Two Devil Knights Deliver Checkmate
Two knights on the edge of the board aren't supposed to be terrifying. Here, they combine to deliver…
19 Aug 2026
Kaiba2_2
Endgame Practice: Knight vs. Pawn
When I studied knight endgames I would let AI creat a random position for practice. One position I s…
19 Aug 2026
FM
jeffforever
Interview with FIDE Arbiter Vlad Ghita alias Vlad_G92
Get to know the FIDE Arbiter, FIDE National Instructor, and author of “The Rating Revolution”
18 Aug 2026
FM
MattyDPerrine
You Won Material. Now the Hard Part Starts.
How to consolidate, when to grab, and when the scary-looking move is just the winning one.
18 Aug 2026
FM
Kazmin_Semyon
Сицилианская защита. Ускоренный дракон за чёрных
Практический курс по Ускоренному дракону: основные варианты, планы, типичные тактические мотивы, пар…
18 Aug 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Winning From Nothing: How Capablanca Won a Full Pawn Down
A pawn down with an edge Chernev called hardly visible to the naked eye, Capablanca kept posing prob…
18 Aug 2026
FM
Zig_Zag_Zug_Zwang
A Recap Of the U20 European Champiosnhip
Hi! I’m finally back from my long tournament trip and I’m ready to continue documenting my journey t…
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