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6 Oct 2025
FM
BuendiaChess
I made the last IM Norm!!!!!!!
The last month in Sants i made mi third im norm after all the catalan circuit trying.
21 Jun 2023
SayChessClassical
The Botvinnik Method For Chess Improvement
"If you are going to make your mark among masters, you have to work far harder and more intensively,…
7 Dec 2024
Lichess
WCC 2024 Round 10: A French-Like London
An interesting moment marked what was otherwise a very solid game from both GM Ding Liren and GM Guk…
3 Jun 2025
paunchypawn
An amazing victory in the Pirc
When you are playing in an Olympiad, your team counts on you
23 Feb 2022
SayChessClassical
My Chess Career by José R. Capablanca in new format
“They show the vivacious spirit of enterprise and combination proper in a youngster, but lack, natur…
27 Jun 2025
IM
HelloItsDmitri
Is a rook on an open file a good piece?
Rooks on open files are not the full story when it comes to define whether a rook is well placed. In…
20 Oct 2024
BerserkChess79
Bird's Openning: Finnish Gambit (own variant)
"Finnish Gambit"
5 Oct 2024
BigBrainChess_08
French Defense Trap - Advance Variation
Learn a very cool trap for white in the advanced variation!
21 Mar 2026
IM
Lizard1
This Sneaky Pawn Push Broke the Benko Gambit
In this Lichess rapid game, an untitled 2400-rated player completely dismantles a CM's Benko Gambit …
30 Jun 2026
RuyLopez1000
Rook vs Rook + Bishop Endgame Tutorial
It is a technically drawn endgame that is practically difficult to play
18 Nov 2025
MegaMate
Unofficial Lichess Performance Analyzer
Find common opponents + Tournament performance
20 Oct 2025
RuyLopez1000
Fischer vs Spassky: The Rivalry (Part 2: 1972 World Chess Championship)
Explore one of the Greatest Rivalries in the History of Chess
2 Mar 2026
NDpatzer
Science of Chess: Seeing moves with momentum over the board
Prediction is fundamental to how we see, and for strong players it's also part of what they see OTB.
14 Jun 2026
CkickyCheck
Locked In
My first win over a grandmaster in classical
2 Apr 2026
Lichess
Candidates Round 4: Sindarov in Sole Lead, Assaubayeva & Muzychuk in Joint 1st
GM Javokhir Sindarov is in the sole lead on 3.5/4 after beating the ex-co-leader, GM Fabiano Caruana…
12 Aug 2026
CkickyCheck
The Most Annoying Tournament
Prepare for a little bit of complaining
28 May 2025
paunchypawn
The brilliancy that will make you want to play the Smith–Morra
Would have hooked me up too, but I'd been playing it already
14 May 2026
RuyLopez1000
Stories Behind the Moves: 22.Nxd7.
In 1971, Bobby Fischer played a famous move.
15 Mar 2023
GM
Avetik_ChessMood
When to Change Your Opening Repertoire
When should you change your openings? How to fix your opening repertoire? And more...
21 Sept 2024
Lichess
2024 Budapest Olympiad Round 10: India Defeats the US, Shares 1st in Women's
India has won against the US in round 10 and only needs a draw in round 11 to secure gold, while Ind…
28 Nov 2021
GM
Durarbayli
Game of the Week XLVII Carlsen,Magnus (2855) - Nepomniachtchi,Ian (2782)
“A Knight on f5 is worth a pawn" - Garry Kasparov
25 Apr 2025
CM
Kingscrusher-YouTube
The Complete Guide to Chess Opening Principles -"King Safety Driven Development"
An unexpected perspective on the classic golden chess opening principles
27 Nov 2023
Toadofsky
How to Write a Popular Blog Post
What is right is not always popular, and what is popular is not always right. - Albert Einstein
27 Aug 2025
GM
ILikeBlitz
Lessons from my crazy horde journey
How I played horde and what I've learned about myself
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