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Olympiad Round 2 Recap: Sacrifices, Scares and Early Warning Signs

Round 2 of the Chess Olympiad already gave us much more to talk about than the opening day. The rati…GM ChessMindAI

Chess Olympiad Round #1: Game of the Day

Checkout how IM Prin Laohawirapap defeats Super GM Arjun ErigaisiFM BuendiaChess

Olympiad Round 1 Recap: Erigaisi Falls & Many Draws

The 2026 Chess Olympiad is underway, and the first round followed the usual pattern of the event: th…Svetozar GligorićFM dus01

Svetozar Gligorić: Life & Legacy

A young boy from Belgrade, who lost both his parents before his 18th birthday, fought against the Na…WFM fla2021

F1,Legends & Prodigies Tournament, Toto's Chess Club, and the Cramling Family!

Madrid's Best Chess Week Ever:Last week Madrid had it all: the Legends & Prodigies tournament, Formu…Lichess

2026 Samarkand Olympiad: Preview

The 2026 Samarkand Olympiad promises to be a very exciting and memorable chess Olympiad.FM amazingatlas

The Uncastled King: Why Capablanca Lost by Staying in the Centre

The third game in Capablanca's Chess Fundamentals is a loss, and it turns on the most basic rule in …FM amazingatlas

Structured Calculation: The Quiet Move Capablanca Missed

The second game in Capablanca's Chess Fundamentals is another loss, and it teaches the one habit eve…FM amazingatlas

Provention!: The Question That Cost a Young Capablanca a Game

The first game in Capablanca's own Chess Fundamentals is one he lost, and it teaches the most import…Ledger4545

"The Sunday" and more from some of our champions

Who needs a recap when you've got interviews?Sonnetx

Humiliate the Sicilian with the Smith-Morra Gambit and the Alapin Sicilian

A post about the Smith-Morra gambit and the Alapin Sicilian noting my studies and other people's gam…GM DrAgnevstein

How meeting Vasyl Ivanchuk changed my chess career

In 2017, I played one of the most memorable games of my chess career against Vasyl Ivanchuk at the G…IM Lizard1

The Time Alekhine Sac'd the Whole House

Alekhine offered Black one rook, then another, and Black's position was completely hopeless despite …CM CoachAnton

#1661 Партия недели А.Хонг - Э.Бакро

Если король соперника задержался в центре — иногда важнее вскрыть позицию сейчас, чем считать матери…FM amazingatlas

Developed Is Not Active: Piece Activity vs Development

Marshall got every piece off the back rank and was still worse, because none of them attacked anythi…FM amazingatlas

The Square in Front: How to Play Against an Isolated Pawn

An isolated pawn's real cost is the square in front of it, which no pawn can ever guard again. Capab…FM amazingatlas

Material Is a Resource, Not a Plan: Two Questions When Ahead

This game teaches from both sides. Capablanca goes wrong first and hands Mieses the exchange. Then M…A8086555

Which one is better for us, esports games or chess games?

The old games and the exciting gamesFM amazingatlas

Take the Outpost: How Capablanca Won by Owning One Square

Capablanca's first win in his own book. No combination, no crisis. He plays a modest setup, waits fo…FM amazingatlas

Whoever Attacks Wins: How Opposite-Coloured Bishops Beat Capablanca

The last loss Capablanca ever published. A pawn up with a great knight on d5, he was crushed anyway,…Ledger4545

Lichess4545 Season 50 Registrations Open! Warning: Legends Will be Watching

We celebrate 50 seasons of Lichess4545 in style.MEGALODON777hs

Production mishaps fail to overshadow a fun GCL Day 1

A recap of day 1 of the 2026 Global Chess Leaguedanthedestroyer317

Fischer vs Spassky III: The Controversial Re-Match

After the 1975 World Championship match against Anatoly Karpov failed to materialize, Bobby Fischer …Realraptor

A flawed analysis of the FIDE classical rating deflation problem.

Peir4r has written a frustrating analysis of rating deflation