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8 Oct 2025
Isemmelweis
Chess and Art
What things are artistically related to chess?
8 Nov 2024
Lichess
FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Shymkent Round 9: Goryachkina Wins 130 WGP Points
GM Aleksandra Goryachkina drew her game against IM Nurgyul Salimova to clinch first place and, with …
5 Apr 2025
somethingpretentious
What's the best approach for top Puzzle Storm scores?
A brief analysis of speed versus accuracy, and where to improve - whatever your level!
20 Jul 2022
NM
Chess-Network
Magnus Carlsen vs Judit Polgár - 2014 World Blitz Chess Championship
The King's Indian Defense is met with the Sämisch variation
9 Jan 2023
FM
CheckRaiseMate
Inevitability
Who's winning the long game?
19 Nov 2024
MidnightFox
Everything You Need to Know About the World Championship Match
The chess world is on the edge of its seat as reigning World Champion Ding Liren faces the young pro…
2 Aug 2026
FM
realcyberbird
Fun stats about the Lichess 2026 Summer Marathon
Stats like: Who played the most games, who reached the top 100 with the lowest number of games
17 Feb 2024
OnTheQueenside
The Entire History of Women's Chess in Eight Tournaments (Part 1)
The beginnings of women's chess!
3 Sept 2026
FM
Zig_Zag_Zug_Zwang
Good Piece, Bad Piece
Hi! My name is Vidar Grahn. I'm a 20-year-old FIDE Master from Sweden, and as part of my journey to …
25 Oct 2025
IM
adapodadeiii
CHESS RIDDLES THAT ARE FUN TO SOLVE
This blog is for minds that love creativity. I’d like to share a few fun chess riddles I enjoyed dur…
20 Jun 2025
IM
HelloItsDmitri
Confirmation Bias - What is it, and how does it apply to chess?
Confirmation Bias is one of the more than a hundred cognitive biases that human brains are victims o…
30 Nov 2024
BenjiPortheault
10,000 hours? Understanding the conditions for expert learning
An introduction to key ideas about the expert learning process
1 Nov 2024
ambrona
The Castle of Chess Vampires
Can you solve this Halloween puzzle?
18 Mar 2026
IM
datajunkie
Our 64 most memorable blunders
Add your worst move to this community collection
13 Feb 2023
FM
CheckRaiseMate
Dealing With Your Opponent's Preparation
Is it better to have a wide or narrow opening repertoire?
16 Feb 2023
TheOnoZone
Ben Johnson Came To My (Chess) Birthday Party
I invited 436 chess celebrities to my second chess birthday party.
6 Oct 2023
GM
GABUZYAN_CHESSMOOD
Open Files: How to Exploit them
It’s said that “Rooks belong on open files” – but actually there’s a lot more to it! See GM Gabuzyan…
8 Nov 2024
HollowLeaf
Chess Web Programming: Part One: Getting Started
Getting Started with Chess Web Application Programming
9 Jun 2022
TheOnoZone
Sex, Drugs and 1.d4
Back when I was at university, I remember watching Russell Brand’s new YouTube channel in what was a…
29 Sept 2023
IM
datajunkie
#31: How to think on your opponent's turn
I asked 3 grandmasters what they do
19 Dec 2025
GM
ChessMindAI
Should You Trade Queens? Part 1
Trading queens is one of the most transcendental decisions you need to make in a game. In this post,…
21 Dec 2025
HollowLeaf
Opening Inaccuracies Tool
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results
17 Jan 2024
GM
ChessMood
7-Step Plan to Succeed in Chess in 2024
GM Noël Studer shares how you can train effectively, stay inspired, be consistent and more.
13 Dec 2025
TotalNoob69
Did you know Lichess can do this?! Board Editor
...more than meets the eye
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