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9 Jan 2025
Mcie
The Elegant Cross Pin
Where Tactics meet Art!
9 Jun 2025
ChessMonitor_Stats
Engine-Powered Opening Explorer
Opening explorers show what’s popular. Engine shows what’s best. What if we combine both?
4 Sept 2026
Lichess
Lichess Game of the Month: July '26
A pawn race ends in a classic promotion tactic
26 Nov 2025
Lichess
FIDE World Cup Finals: Sindarov Wins All, Esipenko Qualifies to Candidates
GM Javokhir Sindarov won the 2025 FIDE World Cup, defeating GM Wei Yi in the rapid tiebreaks. Meanwh…
8 May 2026
FM
BuendiaChess
Amazing Tiebreaks between Magnus & Erigaisi to decide the Champion
Magnus Carlsen is back playing classical chess in this very strong close tournament where Erdogmus m…
13 Jun 2025
IM
HelloItsDmitri
Why are tactics critical for chess improvement at all levels?
Tatics are what win games at the beginnings of our chess journey. However, the stronger we get, the …
28 May 2025
CkickyCheck
I Will Never Again Play a Move as Beautiful as This
A real game position, that could be a puzzle instead
27 Nov 2024
Lichess
WCC 2024 Round 3: Gukesh Bounces Back After Trapping a Bishop
GM Gukesh D won a piece and converted his position against GM Ding Liren to tie up the match heading…
21 Sept 2024
LittleSoapBubble
Catalan - new double bishop sacrifice!
Surprise even a well-prepared opponent with the following brand new opening idea.
8 Nov 2023
ambrona
Vampires in Chess II - The Chase
Join me in the chase of vampires. There are more of them than we could imagine!
5 May 2025
NEXTOR001
When Do Chess Players Make the Most Mistakes?
We analyzed over 100 million games from Lichess over the past month to see how often players make in…
21 Mar 2024
TheOnoZone
Losing Consciousness
It was game over.
16 Jul 2026
CkickyCheck
The Most Aggressive Opening for Black
A guide and introduction to the Perfect Scandinavian!
12 Aug 2024
SyltStonks
Stop inventing, start copying !
Stop wasting your time inventing bad plans during your games and start learning from the masters !
23 Oct 2023
IM
mmsanchezchess
Level Up Your Endgames Part 3: 2 Rook Endgame Ideas You Have to Know
In my first section I talked about how the strength of passed pawns depends significantly on what fi…
19 Jan 2025
NM
Chess-Network
Gukesh D vs Anish Giri | Tata Steel Chess 2025
Dark square problems
28 Feb 2025
CkickyCheck
My Most Ellegant Brilliant Move
A very rare home rank brilliant move.
28 Nov 2023
oortcloud_o
Linking top players based on openings
Using relatedness network on opening choices of top grandmasters
30 May 2026
Bosburp
My First Chess Composition
I’ve always been interested in chess composition, so recently I decided to challenge myself by creat…
22 Apr 2024
NM
Chess-Network
17-year-old Gukesh D makes chess history
Youngest challenger ever for a world chess championship title
12 Apr 2023
TheOnoZone
At The Top Of The Hill, Go Faster
I was 4 years old and preparing for the most important egg and spoon race of my life.
4 Jan 2024
FM
mizant83
Chess Parenting Essentials
From beginner to enthusiast
7 Dec 2025
TotalNoob69
Did you know Lichess can do this?! Opening Explorer and Tablebase
... do click on that little book button
1 Jan 2025
NM
Chess-Network
Carlsen and Nepomniachtchi share Blitz Chess Champion Title in historic finale
A peaceful resolution
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