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From 1400 to 1800: Chess Training Guide

Jumping from a 1400 rating to 1800 isn’t magic, luck, or the result of sleeping with a chess book un…GM GABUZYAN_CHESSMOOD

How to Improve the Quality of Your Chess Training

Optimize your chess training plan with this system shared by GM Gabuzyan. Understand the common mist…The equation for the ease metricmatstc

A Chess Metric: Ease (for Humans)

“I know the engine evaluation but how easy to play is this position, really?”WFM fla2021

The Four Knights Opening! Easy win for White Pieces

Check this line if you want to surprise your opponent as White piecesTobs40

Why a reachable position can have at most 218 playable moves

I hope that the title is unambiguous enough now and I wholeheartedly apologize to all the people who…TheOnoZone

Your (2026) Chess Study Plan

I have achieved the dream of every Adult Improver: the perfect chess study plan.GM NoelStuder

The One-Third-Rule: How To Take Control Of Your Chess Training

Many chess improvers spend a lot of time thinking about the ‘ideal’ chess study plan. “Should I trai…The classic "how to draw an Owl " meme, as an allegory for translating chess principles into practice.noahlz

More Opening Principles for Beginners

"Now what...?"Lichess

Lichess Game of the Month: April '25

A rich Sveshnikov gamejk_182

Using LC0's WDL to Analyze Games

I always like to look at the analysis graph of a chess game. It gives a nice overview of how the gam…Lichess

Lichess Game of the Month: October '24

Crushing the Sicilian Defence with the Smith-Morra GambitLichess

Lichess Game of the Month: June '26

A queen sacrifice — with check!Lichess Game of the Month: January 2024Lichess

Lichess Game of the Month: January 24

Detailed GOTM study by IM lovlasIM mmsanchezchess

Level up Your Endgames Part 1: The Importance of a Single File

Hey all! Today I'll be starting a new series on important endgame ideas that knowing will level up y…GM peradetlic83

The Cost of Ignoring Intuition: A Championship Regret

In the high-pressure world of chess, a single moment of doubt can turn a path to victory into a life…List of underrated/overrated countries in EloVlad_G92

FIDE rating changes: Are they working so far?

March 2024 brought a compression of the minimum rating to 1400 and some calculation improvements. Le…IM mmsanchezchess

Level up your endgames Part 2: The Strengths and Weaknesses of the Minor Pieces

Hi Everyone! I’m back with the second part of my series on leveling up your endgame play. In my firs…IM nikhildixit

How to Play Against Sicilian Defense?

Guide for 800-2000 rated playersWesley SoNM Chess-Network

Wesley So’s brilliant tactical idea

18...e4 is not best by testBobby FischerNM Chess-Network

Bobby Fischer crushes Chilean Chess Champion in 23 moves | 1960

Fischer welcomes International Master Letelier's pawn into his houseLichess

Lichess Game of the Month: August '26

The long diagonal paves the way to White's kingLichess

Women's World Chess Championship 2025 Preview: Tan Zhongyi Profile

As the 2025 FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship is set to begin, Lichess profiles the challenger t…NM FischyVishy

How Correct Were Mikhail Tal's Sacrifices? - Part 1

Many pundits claim that Mikhail Tal's sacrifices were objectively quite unsound, but how true is thi…Lichess

Lichess Game of the Month: September '24

A wonderful example of how development can be more important than material