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Lichess4545 GOTM – September '26: A Knight to Remember on Board 2!

Two experienced Board 2 veterans, a memorable opening-round encounter, and a moment that caught the …IM datajunkie

Chess players remember too much

Losing and the weight of experience in your chessRuyLopez1000

Bronstein vs Botvinnik: The Rivalry

Explore one of the Greatest Rivalries in the History of ChessFM amazingatlas

Let Him Eat the Pawns: Capablanca at San Sebastian

Bernstein grabs on a2 and c2 while Capablanca builds on the kingside. For a few moves the engine say…TheCommandalorian

Road to NM -- Week 14: 1600!!!

Welcome back to week 14 on the Road to NM series where I account my progress on the road towards the…RajjSinghh

Chess Master vs Chess Amateur: A Closer Look

For a while I had been struggling with being a good player when my opponent plays poorly but struggl…FM amazingatlas

PROVENTION ! Take the Square Away Before the Knight Gets There

Marshall's whole attack rested on one square, h5. Capablanca survived it by kicking the knight away,…FM amazingatlas

The Knight on f5 That Marshall Could Never Chase

Capablanca puts a knight on f5 and spends the rest of the game building around it. Marshall cannot k…FM amazingatlas

Let the Pawn Structure Pick the Plan

Capablanca beat Marshall eight to one in their 1909 match without studying openings. This game shows…SextusPompeius_8

MY PATH TO FM: DAY 2

"Objectivity is the most important quality for a chess player." — Alexander AlekhineFM itsantiago

10 ideas «feas» en la apertura que tu profesor odiará y Stockfish 19 perdona (I)

Un peón de menos, la dama de vuelta a casa y Stockfish tan tranquilo. Exploramos 5...c5 en la varian…FM amazingatlas

Two Questions to Ask When You Are Winning

Most won games are thrown away by trading at random. A pawn up against two opponents in consultation…ecoarrivazumashoomzo

3 of the wannabe uzbek gms review their games.

Our games last round in the Classical Team Champions League reviewed by the players themselves. (Sat…IM Lizard1

The Time Mikhail Tal Got Destroyed

This is a spectacular attacking masterpiece in which Lev Polugaevsky unleashed 25 moves of home prep…FM amazingatlas

The Pawn the Rook Could Not Leave: Capablanca's Advanced Passed pawn

Capablanca out calculates Fox in the complications. He comes out an exchange up and then rolls a paw…NM Serog1sPerog1s

Thanksgiving Open Analysis Day 3 | Positional Debacles

This is Part 3/3 of my Thanksgiving tournament experience, played October 10-12. Each part focuses o…Mathmochess

47% of hanging pieces lost could have been saved at every rating (52,005 games)

We named 302,391 mistakes in 52,005 amateur games, rated 400 to 2399. The skill that does not improv…NM Serog1sPerog1s

Thanksgiving Open Analysis Day 2 | Risk & Reward

This is Part 2/3 of my Thanksgiving tournament experience, played October 10-12. Each part focuses o…FM amazingatlas

The Attack That Should Not Have Worked: Capablanca's Pawn Storm

Capablanca throws his queenside pawns at a castled king and the engine says the attack is not sound.…IM justiniano565

Small Variations in 960 starting positions I

Why starting positions that we may confound at a first glance have different evaluations?NM Serog1sPerog1s

Thanksgiving Open Analysis Day 1 | New Openings Against Kids

This is Part 1/3 of my Thanksgiving tournament experience, played October 10-12. Each part focuses o…IM datajunkie

What most improvers are missing (a new GM explains)

Interview Part 2/2: how Rishi Sardana got from 1800 to IM, and advice for improversNM suhaasn

Three Games That Got Me to NM

A rematch, a draw with a GM, and my first win over an FM. Three games from the climb back up, with t…FM amazingatlas

Count Tempi, Not Material: Capablanca Mates Two Pieces Down

Kings castled on opposite wings turn a game into a race. Raubitschek went material hunting with his …