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4 Sept 2025
Lichess
FIDE 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…
1 Mar 2025
TotalNoob69
Chess YouTuber ranking 2025!
... a data driven approach ... kind of
9 Apr 2025
Lichess
2025 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…
25 Mar 2025
TotalNoob69
How to handle the Sicilian as White
Easy. Simple. Low on theory. Winning.
20 Oct 2024
andreagobbez
[New Bot enters high ranks!] Zoe_ChessBot
The journey to become one of the strongest users bot is just begun..!
6 Apr 2026
Lichess
Candidates 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…
13 Oct 2026
IM
datajunkie
What most improvers are missing (a new GM explains)
Interview Part 2/2: how Rishi Sardana got from 1800 to IM, and advice for improvers
22 Jan 2026
Lichess
Tata 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 …
17 Apr 2026
danthedestroyer317
Gioachino Greco: The First Chess Master
The 15th and 16th centuries saw the first published chess books with Pedro Damiano’s and Ruy Lopez d…
11 Sept 2025
GM
Avetik_ChessMood
The Biggest Roadblock to Chess Improvement
What keeps you growing isn’t what you know. It’s the “I don’t knows” you carry. A lesson from Metall…
2 Sept 2025
Lichess
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025: Preview
With GM Praggnanandhaa R, GM Arjun Erigaisi, and world champion GM Gukesh D in the Open, as well as …
17 Oct 2021
NM
FischyVishy
The 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…
27 Jul 2026
FM
BuendiaChess
Aronian'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…
16 Jun 2026
Lichess
FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2026 Preview
Five days of extremely exciting, world class speed chess!
26 Oct 2026
IM
datajunkie
Chess players remember too much
Losing and the weight of experience in your chess
13 Apr 2026
Lichess
Candidates Round 12: Sindarov One Draw Away, Vaishali and Zhu in Joint First
GM Javokhir Sindarov needs just one draw in the next two games to win the 2026 FIDE Candidates, whil…
25 Oct 2026
NM
Chess-Network
Bodhana Sivanandan BREAKS Judit Polgar's 38-Year-Old Record!!
11 years, 7 months, and 16 days
8 Oct 2021
NM
FischyVishy
Fabiano Caruana vs. The French Defense - Dr. Tarrasch in the House (Part 3)
This series of articles will cover Fabiano Caruana's games against the French Defense since the begi…
4 Apr 2026
Lichess
Candidates Round 6: Sindarov Wins Again, Muzychuk in Sole Lead
GM Javokhir Sindarov is 1.5 points ahead of GM Fabiano Caruana, who drew GM Andrey Esipenko today as…
25 Jan 2023
GM
Avetik_ChessMood
My top secret
This is my biggest secret of productivity, high focus and achievements. I use this when I’m low. Whe…
28 Mar 2025
GM
spidy92
Winning the World juniors!
Winning any event is exciting, but winning the World Juniors gives an extra boost of confidence and …
9 Jul 2025
Lichess
FIDE Women's World Cup R1: Favorites Rest as Gaal & Beydullayeva Get Eliminated
The top 21 seeds had automatically qualified to round 2; meanwhile, WGM Zsoka Gaal and WGM Govhar Be…
18 Sept 2026
Lichess
2026 Samarkand Olympiad Rounds 1–3: the USA, India, Uzbekistan, and China in 1st
The top 10 seeds in both the Open and Women's, except for England in the Open and Georgia, Ukraine, …
26 Jul 2025
Lichess
FIDE Women's World Cup Semi-Finals: Divya and Humpy Advance to the Finals
IM Divya Deshmukh and GM Koneru Humpy advanced to the finals by defeating GM Tan Zhongyi and Lei Tin…
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