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25 Oct 2023
GM
Avetik_ChessMood
Talent, hard work, or...? The story of Ray Robson
It’s not about winning at all costs. Society lies to you.
28 May 2023
GM
NoelStuder
How To Avoid Time Trouble In Chess
It is one of the most frustrating feelings in chess. You play a great game, but then you get into ti…
28 Dec 2024
IM
nikhildixit
How much did I spend on chess in 2024?
Chess tourist blog
26 Jun 2026
FM
BuendiaChess
The Comeback Nobody Expected
After become world champion 4 years ago Ding Liren started to play very bad in all the tournaments l…
14 Apr 2023
NM
Chess-Network
Game 4: 2023 World Chess Championship | Ding vs Nepomniachtchi
An English lesson
17 Feb 2024
CM
Kingscrusher-YouTube
An appreciation of Mir Sultan Khan - FIDE Honorary Chess Grandmaster
Called a Genius by Capablanca. An intriguing player in Chess history who was able to win tournaments…
19 Feb 2022
CM
Kingscrusher-YouTube
Mikhail Tal's great double thorn-pawn miniature vs the Sicilian Dragon
An amazing miniature teaching the importance of creativity when exploiting weaknesses around the opp…
14 Sept 2024
Lichess
2024 Budapest Olympiad Round 3: Upset Wins in Open, Upset Draws in Women's
The Netherlands and Germany lost in the Open while Georgia and Poland drew in the Women's in round 3…
25 Dec 2022
NM
Chess-Network
Bobby Fischer slays Larsen’s Dragon in 31 moves
Don't underestimate Fischer's king-bishop
10 Sept 2023
oortcloud_o
Looking into top players: Daniel Naroditsky
73 bullet games played in August 2023
11 Apr 2022
NM
FischyVishy
Nakamura's Secret Weapon Against the Réti Opening - The Ideal Center (Part 2)
In this series of articles, we will deeply analyze a very interesting and novel setup that Hikaru Na…
16 Sept 2024
GM
NoelStuder
The right people for success
The people around you have a bigger influence on your chess than you would think.
16 Sept 2024
Lichess
2024 Budapest Olympiad Round 5: Vietnam Keeps Surging As India and China Win
Vietnam caused another upset as it defeated Poland, while Armenia defeated China in the women's.
10 Jun 2024
FM
Minckwitz
Review: Spassky's Best Games
Games (and bio) of lesser-studied world champions part 2
7 Jun 2026
FM
BuendiaChess
PRAGGNANANDHAA WINS NORWAY CHESS
The Norway chess came this year with a super strong line-up headed by the goat Magnus Carlsen, 3 top…
23 Feb 2022
SayChessClassical
My Chess Career by José R. Capablanca in new format
“They show the vivacious spirit of enterprise and combination proper in a youngster, but lack, natur…
27 Nov 2025
FM
jeffforever
Interview with IM Lu Miaoyi & WGM Xu Yuanyuan
Get to know the Chinese prodigy IM Lu Miaoyi who won the Women's Tournament of the Sparkassen Chess …
13 Sept 2024
WFM
fla2021
Girl Power on the Chessboard: 10 Tactics from Round 1 of the Women's Olympiad
Discover 10 tactics from Round 1 of the Women's Olympiad in Budapest. See how girl power shines on t…
21 Jun 2023
SayChessClassical
The Botvinnik Method For Chess Improvement
"If you are going to make your mark among masters, you have to work far harder and more intensively,…
27 Sept 2026
Lichess
2026 Samarkand Olympiad Rounds 10–11: Uzbekistan, China Win Open, Women’s
Uzbekistan wins the open on 20/22 match points, with India taking the silver and Germany the bronze.…
7 Dec 2024
Lichess
WCC 2024 Round 10: A French-Like London
An interesting moment marked what was otherwise a very solid game from both GM Ding Liren and GM Guk…
6 Oct 2026
IM
datajunkie
He became an IM at 16. 12 years later, he became a GM.
Australia’s newest GM-elect, Rishi Sardana on what it took to make the jump
20 Oct 2025
RuyLopez1000
Fischer vs Spassky: The Rivalry (Part 2: 1972 World Chess Championship)
Explore one of the Greatest Rivalries in the History of Chess
4 Feb 2025
Ledger4545
We crown the Lichess4545 Season 42 Champions!
....and The Ultimate Question was answered in round 1 already! Plus annotated game, 4545 interviews …
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