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Beating the Delayed London

A bizzare sideline, you probably didn't know ofWFM szefru

The Squares That Were Left Behind

Finding and exploiting weak squares in your opponent's positionChess ProphylaxisWGM jovanaeric

How to Say No with Prophylaxis

You are sitting at the board, clenched like a statue, working on the fantastic variation that will t…IM Lizard1

My Most Beautiful Checkmate Ever

What started as a strange King’s Pawn setup ended with one of the most beautiful checkmates I’ve eve…GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov with the Black piecesLichess

Tata Steel Chess 2026 Rounds 6–8: Abdusattorov Half a Point Ahead of Sindarov

On 5.5/8, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov is the sole leader after 8 rounds, half a point ahead of GM Javok…Lichess

Candidates Round 5: Gukesh Catches Nepomniachtchi, Peaceful Day in the Women's

Four potentially decisive games in the Open, two decided games; three potentially decisive games in …Visualizing the Main Openings: A Data-Driven Decision Tree ApproachMyChessPosters

The Best White Opening at YOUR ELO: A 71-Million Game Analysis

What if the opening that crushes at 800 ELO becomes a liability at 1600?RuyLopez1000

Javokhir Sindarov: The Triumph

Relive Sindarov's Journey towards Chess's Highest PeakChess in Indonesia - JakartaFM jeffforever

Chess in Jakarta, Indonesia

Meeting chess trainer Heriadi Ichwan alias "Herich" from JakartaGM NoelStuder

The Secret to lasting Chess Improvement

We are nearly through Q1 of 2024 already. This is where we get to witness the huge difference betwee…GetDiscombobulated

Secret Sidelines in 1. e4 - How to surprise the Alekhine defense

This Blog is part of a series called Secret Sidelines. The goal is to showcase sound and fun sidelin…CkickyCheck

100 games experiment (Part 1/5)

Analyzing and making notes on 100 rapid games.The4545LeagueGOTM

Lichess4545 GOTM - June '26: From Kingside Fire to Pawn Avalanche!

Welcome to the second official 4545 GOTM blog post!PawnsCM Kingscrusher-YouTube

The irreversible decisions of the chess board - pawns cannot go backwards!

Think very careful when moving pawns forward as you cannot reverse those moves!Lichess

WCC 2024 Round 13: Gukesh Misses Some Chances As Ding Defends Tenaciously

GM Gukesh came close to winning against GM Ding Liren, but Ding defended well and the game ended in …TeoKajLibroj

Can my local club win promotion in our chess league?

The finale of our quest for promotionIM Lizard1

Two Devil Knights Deliver Checkmate

Two knights on the edge of the board aren't supposed to be terrifying. Here, they combine to deliver…CkickyCheck

Beating the Jobava London (and other Nc3 lines)

Start an attack on move 4 with the Black pieces against the Jobava LondonLichess

FIDE World Cup R1: Favorites Rock Solid, Wang and Oro Advance to Round 2

The top 50 seeds had automatically qualified to round 2; meanwhile, IM Wang Shixu upset GM Leon Luke…Ju WenjunNM Chess-Network

Game 1: Ju Wenjun vs Tan Zhongyi, FIDE Women's World Chess Championship 2025

China vs ChinaA close-up view of a red street sign that reads "Wrong Way"NDpatzer

Science of Chess: Proving yourself wrong

The best players know it's not enough to be right, it's also working hard to find out when you're wr…NM FischyVishy

Fabiano Caruana vs. The French Defense - The French Tournament (Part 2)

This series of articles will cover Fabiano Caruana's games against the French Defense since the begi…a surprised King chess piece that is about to discover the danger he lives indirkster99

Making a Discovery in Chess

Discovered Check puzzle theme, related patterns, and the lichess.org puzzle pipelineProphylaxisGM Puli1234

Prophylaxis: Stopping the Opponent's Ideas

"Prophylaxis is anticipating the opponent’s ideas and preventing them before they become a problem."