McieExploring the unexpected 4th rank rook lifts!
Creative play with Rooks rising to the occasion
rotca247TATA Steel Masters 2024 Round 3: The Importance of Piece Placement
Through the lens of an amateur: A game analysis series
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I've been working on ChessMonitor for more than four years and finally wanted to introduce it to Lic…
TeoKajLibrojAll the time in the world - but enough time to win?
My games from the Gonzaga Charity Chess Classic
LichessFIDE Grand Swiss 2025 R1: Gukesh, Firouzja Win As Muzychuk and Tan Falter
In the Open, the top 10 boards did not see any upsets, while in the Women's, it was a brutal day for…
WFM fla2021How to Climb from 1600 to 1800: Four Coaches Share Their Experience!
Stuck at 1600? Four titled coaches (WFM, FM, IM & GM) share their secrets to reaching 1800, clear, p…
CM Kingscrusher-YouTubeThe Caro-Kann defence is the new Sicilian Defence
The Caro-Kann defence as well as requiring less theory to learn has great win statistics with Black
RajjSinghhLearning from 4545 - Being Your Own Coach
I've played in the Lichess 4545 league for a few seasons now, usually to poor results. I wanted to w…
TotalNoob69How to handle the Sicilian as White
Easy. Simple. Low on theory. Winning.
XmaskPracticing the Method of Comparison with engines.
A helpful way engines can assist you in analysing a move.
Lichess2025 Women's World Chess Championship Game 5: Tan’s Opening Surprise Backfires
GM Tan Zhongyi surprised GM Ju Wenjun as she played the Kan Variation of the Sicilian Defense; Ju hi…
Peng_Dehuai1898-1974Lichess, revert the terrible changes to the studies.
Lichess just made a Windows 8 move with the studies. Let's get them to revert those changes. Use #re…
IM datajunkieWhat most improvers are missing (a new GM explains)
Interview Part 2/2: how Rishi Sardana got from 1800 to IM, and advice for improvers
IM datajunkie#24: Why Don't You Play More Endgames?
What I realised last week when I got to play a fascinating final round game
FM HurburtSecond to None: Warmerdam's Dutch Championship
"Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise bef…
LichessCandidates Round 7: Sindarov Maintains Lead, Vaishali 1/2 Point Behind Muzychuk
GM Javokhir Sindarov retains his 1.5-point lead ahead of GM Fabiano Caruana, while GM Vaishali Rames…
LichessTata Steel Chess 2026 Rounds 1–5: Three-Way Tie for First in Both Sections
GM Hans Moke Niemann, GM Javokhir Sindarov, and GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov are in shared first in the …
Ledger4545The BIG one is here! Season 45 registrations are open, and a recap of season 44!
The moment has arrived for the BIG one— Season 45 of the Lichess 4545 Team League!
FM BuendiaChessAronian's Weapon against the French
In this post i going to show you the idea that Levon Aronian is employing to face the french defence…
NM FischyVishyThe World Champions' Weirdest Pets - Wilhelm Steinitz and the Steinitz Attack
This series of articles will cover some of the weirdest openings world champions have played consist…
danthedestroyer317Gioachino Greco: The First Chess Master
The 15th and 16th centuries saw the first published chess books with Pedro Damiano’s and Ruy Lopez d…
TheCommandalorianRoad to NM -- Week 8: My Highest Rated Classical Win
Welcome back to week 8 on the Road to NM series where I account my progress on the road towards the …
czbarEndgame Tragicomedies at the World Cup 2025
Rook endgames are notoriously difficult. Many a strong grandmaster has blundered even in the thoroug…
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