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15 Jul 2023
NM
MrPushwood
FAVORITES: Spassky vs Tal 1958
In the last round--and with the Soviet championship on the line--the Magician comes surging back fro…
27 Apr 2026
Ledger4545
Family Feud! Lichess4545 Season 48 Week 3 Update
Plus, learn about the David’s Gift.
27 Jul 2026
Roeselare
Boekbespreking: Herinneringen van twee schaakvrienden (Timman & Böhm)
Het testament van Jan Timman: een aanrader.
26 Oct 2021
CM
Kingscrusher-YouTube
Prevention as a prelude to trying to exploit targets is important
Positional play philosophies often makes subsequent play easier and gives you default plans to think…
18 Dec 2025
Roeselare
In memoriam Alex Denys
FIDE-meester Alex Denys (Roeselare, 21/9/1958 - Koksijde, 15/12/2025), is overleden op amper 67-jari…
19 Aug 2025
MartinaGe
Draw after Petrov’s Defense between GM Navara and GM Blübaum in Poland
Dzień dobry! We are back to a Polish tournament, the Rubinstein Chess Festival 2025 in Polanica-Zdró…
19 Feb 2026
M-A01
The Day It Finally Happened — My Racing Kings Shield Victory
After years of trying, countless close calls, and a long personal journey both on and off the board,…
8 Mar 2026
OesterreichSchach
IM-Titel für 16-jährigen Österreicher
FM Peter Balint (16) hat in der 2. Bundesliga Ost seine 3. IM-Norm erzielt
7 Sept 2024
IM
nikhildixit
Tournament Review: Abu Dhabi Masters 2024
Chess Tourist Blog #3
5 Feb 2026
DrMid
One Rule To Remove Fear On The Board!
How to play against players we believe are stronger than us?
11 Sept 2025
Lichess
FIDE Grand Swiss R7: Blübaum & Sarin Lead, Vaishali Sole Leader in Women's
GM Matthias Blübaum and GM Nihal Sarin share the lead after defeating GM Parham Maghsoodloo and GM A…
1 Jan 2023
GM
Avetik_ChessMood
How to Inspire Your Chess Student
Advice like 'Do your best', 'Focus', etc might work. But there's a more effective way to inspire you…
6 Nov 2024
Lichess
FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Shymkent Round 6: Goryachkina Maintains Full Point Lead
GM Aleksandra Goryachkina won again to extend her lead over the field as IM Bibisara Assaubayeva los…
29 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Three to Attack a King: When the King Joins the Attack
How many pieces do you need to mate a king? Against Chajes, Capablanca shows the answer is surprisin…
28 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
The Castling Race: Push Pawns, Count Tempi, Win
Kings on opposite wings turn a game into a race. Capablanca shows how to win it: push your pawns, co…
16 Dec 2024
DIAChessClubStudies
Kotov’s Chess Candidate Moves & Analysis Trees
What are the origins of Kotov's ideas and their importance?
14 Apr 2026
RuyLopez1000
The Candidates Qualification System
Thoughts on the Candidates Qualification System
22 Dec 2021
CM
Kingscrusher-YouTube
One of the most outrageous Super-GM chess swindles in online chess history
IM Eric Rosen vs Super GM Hikaru Nakamura - Online event sponsored by CakeDefi - 21st Dec 2021
14 Jun 2025
IM
Valandir
Winning a tournament and a brilliancy prize
FM Philipp Wendl wins the Salzkammergut Open in Bad Ischl
31 Dec 2023
GM
Craze
The Importance Of Unlearning - Part 2
Discover why 'unlearning' is especially important for adult chess improvers
6 Oct 2023
NM
MrPushwood
Just how good was Tal?
Here's the example that always comes foremost to mind whenever I think about what a huge freakin' ge…
9 Oct 2021
CM
Kingscrusher-YouTube
Hikaru Nakamura's funniest ever chess game!
This game features a Dutch Defence with a difference :)
11 Oct 2022
NM
MrPushwood
BOOK REVIEW: Learn From The Grandmasters
A rather unassuming and slight tome (only 120 pages!)...which features a wealth of entertaining disc…
26 Mar 2026
CaseyReese
Leonhardt - Marshall, San Sebastian, 1911
The Other Lasker's Notes
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