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7 May 2026
neilgd72
Open sourced positional puzzles
2,200 interesting chess positions with positional rather than tactical best moves
22 Jun 2026
RuyLopez1000
Instructive Endgame: Knight vs Bishop
How to play a knight vs bishop endgame.
7 Dec 2024
GM
peradetlic83
Playing Against Ivanchuk: Importance of Move Orders
In this blog we are going to discuss the importance of move orders and a technique that you could us…
29 Feb 2024
NDpatzer
Science of Chess - Candidate Moves, David Marr, and why it's so hard to be good.
A bird's-eye view of the cognitive and perceptual factors that make chess so tough.
28 Nov 2023
Solal35
Exploring how Lichess' players spend their playing time, Part 2 of 2
Continuing analysing how players typically spend their time on Lichess.
10 Sept 2026
CkickyCheck
Out-english the English!
Symmetrical and... combative! Yes, really!! Exactly what the bossman ordered
19 Sept 2021
CM
Kingscrusher-YouTube
Queen's Gambit Traps to be aware of
If you ever experiment with 1.d4 then here are some essential traps to know about
15 Sept 2023
SayChessClassical
Are Chess Improvers Causing a Lichess Tactic Rating Deflation?
A look into the puzzle data
25 Nov 2025
IM
trainingaccount996
TOP10 Games of the World Cup 2025
The FIDE World Cup 2025 has finally wrapped up - at least the classical portion, which is the focus …
19 May 2025
IM
benkonian
Is blitz chess good for our chess?
Most of us play some or more online blitz chess quite regularly, some of us take it more seriously, …
26 Aug 2022
GM
Avetik_ChessMood
Elephant Gambit | The Refutation
Struggling against the Elephant Gambit? Not anymore! Learn this simple way to get a big advantage wi…
2 Oct 2024
NDpatzer
Science of Chess: What happens in the brain when we see the best move?
EEG is good for measuring the timing of neural events, but can it reveal what happens when insight h…
8 Jan 2026
MyChessPosters
Visualizing the Italian Game: A Data-Driven Decision Tree Approach
Tired of memorizing move sequences that you forget under game pressure? This guide explores the Ital…
30 Nov 2024
Lichess
WCC 2024 Round 5: A Close Draw in the Exchange French
GM Ding Liren was applying pressure after GM Gukesh D played the Exchange French, but the game abrup…
26 Feb 2024
IM
nikhildixit
How Much Does a Chess Grandmaster Make? - 5 Proven Ways
Different ways to make money from Chess
2 Jun 2023
CM
Kingscrusher-YouTube
Revisiting AlphaZero's out of this world chess to reveal "Installation Theory"
Revisiting Game 3 of the original 2017 match - Alphazero's "Immortal Zugzwang" game
26 Mar 2026
RuyLopez1000
Instructive Endgame: One Pawn vs Bishop
How to draw a losing position tutorial.
22 Jun 2026
Krendedel_1_8
Just a beautiful game
"Victory goes to the one who makes the second-to-last mistake" - Savelly Tartakower.
30 Jan 2024
NM
Vitamixbrand
Ecstasy and Agony in the 6.Bc4 Najdorf
Opening preparation these days is a vastly different creature than it was 5-10 years ago. Increased …
31 Jul 2026
TotalNoob69
Delaying d6 in the Indian Defense
... valid lines, very unintuitive
29 Feb 2024
TheOnoZone
Blundering Lunch
I completely blundered my homemade spicy bean burgers.
12 Sept 2024
Lichess
2024 Budapest Olympiad Round 1: Upsets and Would-Be Upsets
The favorites prevailed, but some big individual upsets occurred along the way.
4 Apr 2025
Lichess
2025 Women's World Chess Championship Game 2: Tan Creates Endgame Magic
Ahead of the rest day, GM Tan Zhongyi defeated GM Ju Wenjun in the second game of the match.
20 Sept 2021
FM
jeffforever
FM jeffforever goes Norway Chess 2021
Recap of my first trip to Norway
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