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16 Sept 2026
GetDiscombobulated
How To Always Attack the Italian Opening
Full Repertoire of Totally Sound, Sharp Attacking Lines that Super-GM's have lost to!!
16 Sept 2026
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2026 Women's Olympiad Preview
Uzbekistan’s big stage.
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The 2026 Samarkand Olympiad promises to be a very exciting and memorable chess Olympiad.
15 Sept 2026
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Rescuing a draw from the jaws of defeat
Cherchez le pat!
15 Sept 2026
FM
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The Uncastled King: Why Capablanca Lost by Staying in the Centre
The third game in Capablanca's Chess Fundamentals is a loss, and it turns on the most basic rule in …
15 Sept 2026
IM
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Surprising Your Opponents with the Kupreichik Sicilian
In this post we are going to talk about one interesting variation of the Sicilian Defense.
15 Sept 2026
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14 Sept 2026
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I recently played in the famous USCF annual tournament New Jersey Open, playing in the Under 1400 se…
14 Sept 2026
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Time to draw conclusions
A post about chess games... I think...
14 Sept 2026
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Mistakes Galore
We all know that mistakes are flock creatures, but it's still fascinating to watch an unlucky streak…
14 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Structured Calculation: The Quiet Move Capablanca Missed
The second game in Capablanca's Chess Fundamentals is another loss, and it teaches the one habit eve…
14 Sept 2026
noahlz
Sunday Quads at Marshall – August 2026
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13 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Provention!: The Question That Cost a Young Capablanca a Game
The first game in Capablanca's own Chess Fundamentals is one he lost, and it teaches the most import…
13 Sept 2026
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"The Sunday" and more from some of our champions
Who needs a recap when you've got interviews?
13 Sept 2026
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Road to NM -- Week 9: Taking the Week Off
Welcome back to week 9 on the Road to NM series where I account my progress on the road towards the …
13 Sept 2026
Rqtte
Restructuring my Training Plan
I (re-)started my Chess Improvement Journey on the 27th of May this year and introduced a clear trai…
12 Sept 2026
ProstheticBrain
A Rare Scotch Game Variation: The "Schemm Variation"
A proposed name for a rare variation.
12 Sept 2026
Sonnetx
Humiliate the Sicilian with the Smith-Morra Gambit and the Alapin Sicilian
A post about the Smith-Morra gambit and the Alapin Sicilian noting my studies and other people's gam…
12 Sept 2026
ALEEQAP
How to Dominate the Sicilian Philidor and Humiliate the King in a 14‐Move Checks
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Magnus Carlsen vs Vishy Anand
I am The_Knightmare_Bro, back with another educational article for you!
11 Sept 2026
GM
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How meeting Vasyl Ivanchuk changed my chess career
In 2017, I played one of the most memorable games of my chess career against Vasyl Ivanchuk at the G…
11 Sept 2026
IM
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The Time Alekhine Sac'd the Whole House
Alekhine offered Black one rook, then another, and Black's position was completely hopeless despite …
11 Sept 2026
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Bestaat een onbeleefd remisevoorstel?
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Lies, damned lies, and statistics. Overall percentage accuracy?
Opening accuracy 72%, Middle game accuracy 65%, Endgame accuracy 70%, overall accuracy 75%. How is t…
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