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31 Mar 2025
ZantaWB
Ben's Forbidden Move: Exploring Chess Without ...f6!
We get serious about GM Finegold's rule, and many openings suffer the consequences.
5 Apr 2025
ALucasM
Racing Kings Post - March 2025
What ACTUALLY happened in the world of Racing Kings this month?
15 Apr 2025
tay_pel
Lichess Titled Accounts: Why FIDE and National Federations but not any variants?
The titles shown on Lichess accounts are meant to show achievement, so why ignore all the skilled va…
20 Apr 2025
actualites
Petite histoire des échecs, des origines à nos jours
Les échecs à travers le temps
22 Apr 2025
pascalg
The chess960 "improved"
Chess960 is fashionable, but it has one weakness. It might be possible to imagine a slight modificat…
22 Apr 2025
pascalg
Les échecs 960 "améliorés"
Les échecs 960 sont à la mode, mais présentent une faiblesse. Il serait possible d'imaginer une légè…
23 Apr 2025
PeyaTheCrazy
Nuevas ideas en la India de Rey
La Defensa India de Rey es una de las aperturas más dinámicas y complejas del ajedrez moderno. En es…
30 Apr 2025
ChEsSrOoKeR2012
Fast Games, Slow Growth, Real Lessons.
Why do I love Antichess
30 Apr 2025
GeraldFitz
What If Chess Was a Mexican Standoff
I'm sure we've all asked ourselves this question. But ask no more! I’ve deployed my best people to d…
3 May 2025
zuzwanghappytime
Which is the best Sicilian?
The Sicilian Defense, particularly in its Open variation, has long been a battleground for some of t…
6 May 2025
pascalg
Pourquoi 1.h4 est-il un si bon coup dans la position de départ nº 9 ?
Le Festival d'échecs de Grenke, qui a eu lieu du 17 au 21 avril 2025, a été le premier grand open en…
11 May 2025
Tux960
A wonder in chess960
Chess960
12 May 2025
Phillyclause89
Flanking-Zone/Field-of-Battle (FZFOB) Chess
Hi all while working on my personal chess engine today, I thought up a new variant idea.
17 May 2025
HowlinD
2025 Atomic World Championship Announcement
It's AWC season! Here are some rule changes, and introducing myself as the new Tournament Director.
23 May 2025
Marlonc
THINK blog Volume 2 Chapter 9
Don't touch that dial
23 May 2025
Graque
Visualization mode added to Chess Count Quiz
Chess Count Quiz now has a new visualization feature. Instead of asking you to count moves in the cu…
28 May 2025
itxSMG
The Decline of Quality Chess Content on Lichess: How AI is Flooding Our Blogs
The influx of AI-generated content for blogs reflects a broader trend in digital spaces: the ease of…
31 May 2025
heroku
Introducing Bandit Chess
Classic Chess, but every move scores up to 6 points if it's in the engine's top 6 — otherwise, nothi…
2 Jun 2025
HowlinD
The 2025 Atomic Chess World Championship Rules
The AWC 2025 rules are live! Make sure to read them before registering to the tournament.
7 Jun 2025
NM
visualdennis
Announcing the Crazyhouse World Championship 2025
An Overview of Tournament Format, Schedule and Prizes
12 Jun 2025
aleksschtin
Философия антишахмат
Как может помочь противоположный взгляд на вещи?
21 Jun 2025
MrHotem
WR Chess — це вже не команда. Це легенда.
WR Chess не просто перемогли — вони розтрощили сумніви.
1 Jul 2025
ALucasM
Racing Kings Post - June 2025
What happened in the world of Racing Kings this month?
11 Jul 2025
Marlonc
THINK blog Volume 2 Chapter 11
First Eleven
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