RajjSinghhA Very Curious Discovery
Every now and again something interesting is bound to happen. In this case, it was opening an old bo…
jk_182Centipawn Loss Distribution
I'm always interested in values and stats calculated by engines that can give an overview of a chess…
IM ValandirA draw against a World Champion
Blitz Match: Anand against Austrian girls at the FIDE Womens Grand Prix in Austria
FM CheckRaiseMatePlayer Deep Dive: Ike Haxton
What happens when a poker champion takes on chess?
jk_182Looking at the Quality of Play in Chess 960
With the Grenke Freestyle Open, there was now an event where many chess 960 games with classical tim…
TotalNoob69I created a repertoire, learned how to play, played games... What now?
... a LiChess Tools extension use case
RuyLopez10002026 Candidates: Everything You Need to Know
Eight players enter. Only one makes it out alive. Begins 29th March.
NDpatzerScience of Chess - Achtung! Einstellung!
Pattern recognition is great, but the Einstellung effect can turn a master into a patzer (sort of).
IM Lizard1Chasing the King Across the Board in King's Indian
This classical King’s Indian attack is so powerful that White’s king is driven from g1 to c3, and co…
CkickyCheckGOAT Performance
First OTB win over a Grandmaster
NDpatzerScience of Chess: Subliminal Chess in the Expert Mind?
Visual priming reveals how experts assess positions without awareness
IM trainingaccount996Biggest Blunders in Classical (April 2025)
This article explores the most instructive blunders made by over-the-board players rated above 2250 …
McieBack rank Tactics you didn't see coming!
The back rank is never truly safe.
AndersLundbackWhat's chess intuition and how can I train mine?
“My intuition tends to behave like a child who gives an answer and immediately wants to know if it i…
TotalNoob69Destroy the Caro Kann with style
... a beautiful line with a lot of lessons to impart
BigBrainChess_08Lichess Study Tools Pt 1: All About Chess Evaluation!
What is evaluation? What does the number really mean? What are all the symbols? All these questions …
FM BuendiaChessAggressive idea in the Biel Masters + Endgame Masterclass
Le Quang Liem for the third time in his carrer employed this opening idea of g5 in the Steinitz vs M…
SayChessClassicalDo You Google Your Chess Knowledge?
Do you really learn the lessons from your games or opening files? Or do you access and store them as…
IM Lizard1The Most Disgusting Move I’ve Ever Seen in Chess
The move you're about to witness walks a pawn onto a “defended” square, leaves the queen hanging, an…
IM CSB7My BOOK on the CATALAN has been PUBLISHED!
It has been a long time since my last blog post, so I thought the best way to return would be to ann…
dvaxgrdHow one year of inactivity affected my chess (positively?)
I've been thinking whether to write this or not, but since I'm bored and I work on a ship now, I fee…
FM ChessisEternalTime Trouble: The Hidden Devil of Chess
You can recover from a bad position, but not from an empty clock.
RootedChessSteinitz's Principles: Harmony and Coordination
"Chess is a game of imagination " - David Bronstein
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