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I missed a win against Carlsen!

Can you spot it?RuyLopez1000

The History of Chess Geometry

The Wonderland of the Impossible.Lichess

Candidates Round 3: A Peaceful Round and Two Sibling Victories

Vaishali and Praggnanandhaa were the sole winners in what was an otherwise pretty tame roundTheCommandalorian

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…GM Durarbayli

Game of the Week XXXVI-Nepomniachtchi,Ian (2792) - Karjakin,Sergey (2758)

The "Berlin Wall” was used by Johannes Zukertort in the first World Championship match of 1886 witho…WFM fla2021

In This Holiday, Chill Like My Dog and Avoid Blunders!

In this post I will share some simple tips to help you spot blunders before they happen and keep imp…danthedestroyer317

Karpov and the Caro-Kann

The Caro-Kann defense is often mentioned in conjunction when talking about chess openings and the gr…Lichess

WCC 2024 Round 9: A Moral Victory for Ding

GM Gukesh D went for a Catalan sideline, but GM Ding Liren successfully sidestepped the opening prep…IM ArtdW_01

5 Common Mistakes in Chess

This article looks at five common mistakes (with examples) that regularly show up in games and have …IM Lizard1

5 Most Common London System Mistakes (+ Course Announcement)

The London System may look quite benign and simple, but these five common mistakes can ruin your cha…AlphaZero_ChessAIFM ChessisEternal

Handling the Initiative - Learn from MVL and AlphaZero

In chess, mastering the initiative is key to controlling the game. It’s the ability to create threat…Mcie

Don't forget about Backward Moves!

Step back to leap forwardGM DrAgnevstein

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…GM NoelStuder

Improve Your Chess Tactics

Nearly a century ago Richard Teichmann proclaimed the famous “Chess is 99% tactics”. Even if that mi…RuyLopez1000

How Geometry is Fundamental for Chess

The development of geometry in humansLichess

WCC 2024 Round 8: A Double Advantage English

GM Ding Liren played an enterprising English Opening against GM Gukesh D today, and after both sides…Can Chess be Solved?Gyllenstierna

Can Chess be Solved?

I use to follow the Quora chess space to catch up on what people ask about chess. Questions about so…achja

Gambits for U2000 players, part 1

Now that I got lots of U2000 rated followers I'd like to share some unusual gambits for you ...GM peradetlic83

Facing the World's Best: How I Drew Against Magnus Carlsen

Join me as I reflect on my memorable game against Magnus Carlsen and the valuable lessons it taught …IM Lizard1

Nakamura–Duda: An Immortal Game

This game started as an innocent Petrov, but one extraordinary move queen sacrifice turned Nakamura'…R PraggnanandhaaNM Chess-Network

Praggnanandhaa permits an Alpha Zero Pawn

The ever-menacing white pawn on e5CkickyCheck

My New Brilliant Moves Record

My former 5 brilliants record stood for very impressive 52 and a half hours. Can you guess how many …NM VoicelessFeather

Squeezing Water from a Stone

How to build up towards an impossible resultneilgd72

Open sourced positional puzzles

2,200 interesting chess positions with positional rather than tactical best moves