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11 Dec 2023
GM
Gordima
Hikaru's Blitz Repertoire Part II
Your support made the second part possible!
23 Sept 2023
GM
Avetik_ChessMood
Chess isn’t for the Weak
Don't let heartbreaking losses stop you from achieving your chess goals.
16 Jul 2024
NM
MrPushwood
Can You Find the Mate in 4 That Smyslov Missed?
Perhaps my favorite chess book of 'em all is this collection of Smitty's. I've long been envious of …
20 Nov 2024
GM
GABUZYAN_CHESSMOOD
How Being Rich Almost Killed My Chess Career
GM Gabuzyan shares how having an easy life almost stopped his chess career. But a wake-up call pushe…
11 Mar 2026
FM
MattyDPerrine
What Every Chess School Got Right (And What You Can Steal From Each One)
Five training philosophies from five different countries. You don't need to be from any of them to u…
7 Aug 2022
NM
Chess-Network
Wesley So’s brilliant tactical idea
18...e4 is not best by test
11 Apr 2022
NM
Chess-Network
Bobby Fischer crushes Chilean Chess Champion in 23 moves | 1960
Fischer welcomes International Master Letelier's pawn into his house
15 Dec 2024
WIM
RanchoWangdu
"All Izz Well": Overcoming Negative Emotions on and off the Chessboard
Chess is more than just a game—it’s an emotional journey filled with highs and lows. In my career as…
3 Feb 2025
ebk1976
Ding-ness
What it is, why it occurs, and some ideas on how to snap out of it.
25 Mar 2025
Lichess
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…
16 Jun 2024
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…
16 Apr 2022
njswift
The Morals of Chess
Benjamin Franklin's essay on chess
12 Dec 2024
NM
Chess-Network
Game 14: Ding Liren vs Gukesh D | World Chess Championship 2024
The Last Classical Game
22 Jun 2023
GM
NoelStuder
Grandmaster Pre-Game Routine
Making a mistake before the game starts, is very painful.
29 Jul 2025
Lichess
FIDE Women's World Cup Finals: Divya Wins
Divya Deshmukh beat Koneru Humpy in the final tiebreaks, earned the GM title, and won $50,000, while…
25 Sept 2023
IM
mmsanchezchess
How to Beat Stronger Players: Part 2
Hi everyone! I’m back with the second part of my series on beating stronger opponents. In part 1 I t…
9 Dec 2024
Lichess
WCC 2024 Round 12: Prescient Ding Makes His Own Destiny
GM Ding Liren bounced back after yesterday's loss against GM Gukesh D with a very accurate game.
2 Jan 2024
GM
Craze
The Top 10 Challenges You'll Face As A Chess Improver
Discover the 10 biggest challenges chess improvers face
2 Sept 2023
IM
datajunkie
#28: Why isn't chess popular in Japan?
Overview of the past, present and future of the game in the Land of the Rising Sun
7 Sept 2024
NM
Chess-Network
Magnus Carlsen's English speaks to Hans Niemann
An Alpha Zero pawn is strong
2 Aug 2024
GM
Gordima
Bortnyk's Blitz Repertoire
How to get non-standard tricky opening positions?
28 Sept 2023
GM
NoelStuder
The Effort-Pain-Improvement Cycle in Chess: Why It’s Worth It
If Chess improvement was easy, everyone would be a Grandmaster. What makes improvement difficult is …
6 Jan 2023
GM
Avetik_ChessMood
How to get better at chess: The 3-step formula and the secret sauce
Want to speed up your growth and have more fun? GM Avetik shares his 3-step chess improvement formul…
28 Mar 2022
NM
FischyVishy
Nakamura's Secret Weapon Against the Réti Opening - Introduction (Part 1)
In this series of articles, we will deeply analyze a very interesting and novel setup that Hikaru Na…
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