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14 Jan 2026
IM
datajunkie
Do this on your opponent's turn
5 simple habits to use your time better and level up your chess
5 Jan 2026
GM
ChessMindAI
How to Evaluate Positions Part 2: King's Indian Defense
Learn how a typical King's Indian structure can become a nearly won position in the ending
30 Jan 2026
IM
theScot
Chess Stubbornness
A post about how chess lends itself to stubborn moves; on and off the board.
5 Jan 2026
IM
trainingaccount996
Game of the Week 1/52
Welcome to a new series called Game of the Week, where I’ll analyze one selected game that caught my…
25 Jan 2026
HollowLeaf
In Search of Brilliancies in Chess
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4 Jan 2026
GM
Puli1234
Why Development Matters and How to Use It with Purpose
Development is often taught as a checklist, bring pieces out, castle, connect the rooks. While these…
21 Jan 2026
Kaan_Burak
Now you learned "knight"mare... So what?
In my older blog, I said "I put my pencil to my pocket for a while". But I wanna write a blog again.…
29 Jan 2026
NDpatzer
Science of Chess: Networks for expertise in the chess player's brain
Chess can be an important way of investigating how learning and expertise are manifest in the nervou…
25 Jan 2026
Lichess
Tata Steel Chess 2026 Rounds 6–8: Abdusattorov Half a Point Ahead of Sindarov
On 5.5/8, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov is the sole leader after 8 rounds, half a point ahead of GM Javok…
4 Jan 2026
JakeStateFarm
The 2025 Atomic World Champion Was Just Banned.
NeverOFzero was the 2025 AWC champion and has been the highest rated player in atomic chess for most…
19 Jan 2026
WGM
jovanaeric
How to Say No with Prophylaxis
You are sitting at the board, clenched like a statue, working on the fantastic variation that will t…
3 Jan 2026
flash3s
How you can stop sucking at KOTH
A comprehensive guide on improving your KOTH game
18 Jan 2026
GM
Puli1234
Prophylaxis: Stopping the Opponent's Ideas
"Prophylaxis is anticipating the opponent’s ideas and preventing them before they become a problem."
1 Jan 2026
IM
justiniano565
Non human 960 openings IV
Flanks attacks I
20 Jan 2026
broiledlemming
My Problem with the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings
A criticism of the modern state of opening identification codes, and why the ECO kinda sucks.
28 Jan 2026
Tetiksh1Agrawal
Modern Masters of Antichess
In any game, the most popular question is "Who is the best?"
22 Jan 2026
Lichess
Tata Steel Chess 2026 Rounds 1–5: Three-Way Tie for First in Both Sections
GM Hans Moke Niemann, GM Javokhir Sindarov, and GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov are in shared first in the …
18 Jan 2026
mullerrj
Chess Batteries
What are they? How to use them and/or defend against them.
19 Jan 2026
IM
Zorbos
First OTB Tournament of The Year
The Sevilla Open 2026 has just finished and I'd like to take you through my experience in it :)
27 Jan 2026
FM
ArchiStudento
Why should you study endgames?
These are some thoughts about the nature of endgames themselves, piece value, and practical benefits…
13 Jan 2026
GM
DrAgnevstein
Creative Tactics - How Unusual Ideas Create Great Games
Ever aspired to play as creatively as Jobava, Rapport, or Ivanchuk?
2 Jan 2026
CaseyReese
On the Center and Development
Old-School Instruction by Aron Nimzowitsch
2 Jan 2026
FM
Sibelius_92
"The Macedonian Problemist" (2025)
Mi primer final artístico (2011) publicadado en la revista "The Macedonian Problemist"
26 Jan 2026
IM
CSB7
The day Kramnik accused me of cheating
February 13th in 2024 wasn't just an ordinary Tuesday for me. Not because I had a pretty decent Titl…
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