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20 Mar 2025
FM
CheckRaiseMate
I Don't Like Chess Tournaments
It doesn't have to be this way!
27 Nov 2021
NM
Chess-Network
Nepomniachtchi vs Carlsen, Game 1 | 2021 FIDE World Chess Championship
3-time defending champion Magnus Carlsen plays black in game 1 against Ian Nepomniachtchi
6 Jul 2023
GM
NoelStuder
Bishop vs Knight In Chess: A Grandmaster Guide
Bishop vs Knight: the most common imbalance in chess. But when is it better to have a Bishop? And wh…
24 Jan 2024
BlindfoldBlunderer
Free Tournament Broadcasting with ChessCam
A tutorial on how to broadcast tournaments on Lichess with a phone and a tripod
21 Dec 2025
RuyLopez1000
AI Slop is Invading the Chess World
Claiming that AI can teach chess is the latest fad
11 Jun 2024
WFM
fla2021
Do not capture that pawn!
Should I capture the b2 pawn, yes or no?
24 Aug 2023
GM
NoelStuder
5 Things You Need To Avoid To Improve In Chess
There is a lot of talk about what you need to do in order to improve in chess. But what is even more…
5 Mar 2022
NM
visualdennis
My Ultimate Guide to Chess960
In-Depth Guide about History, Strategies & Opening Tips, Resources for Chess960 and more
14 Oct 2022
TheOnoZone
Your (Chess) Personality
I met this one guy who told me he had a party machete. You know - a machete that you take to parties…
29 May 2024
NM
ZugAddict
Introducing MoleChess, where playing badly is often the best move
Behold and Gasp in Awe at its Majesty
5 Sept 2026
StockfishNews
Stockfish 19 is here!
Stronger, smaller, and easier to run, thanks to an upgraded network architecture, universal binaries…
27 Jul 2023
GM
NoelStuder
How to Stay Focused and Calm When You Have a Winning Position in Chess
Everybody knows the feeling. You are having a great position against a strong opponent and you start…
13 Nov 2023
GM
NoelStuder
Adjusting Difficulty for Optimal Chess Improvement
A couple of years ago I talked to a seemingly very talented player, who invested a lot of time in ch…
7 Feb 2026
Lichess
Op1 - Partial 8-piece tablebase available
63 TiB of chess knowledge sent across the Atlantic and now available on the Lichess analysis board
8 Oct 2024
GM
Avetik_ChessMood
7Q Method: Your Roadmap to Formulating Chess Plans in Any Position
You'll never get stuck again, unsure of what plan to choose.
23 Sept 2024
Lichess
2024 Budapest Olympiad Round 11: India Achieves Double Gold
India achieved double gold as the United States obtained silver in the Open and bronze in the Women'…
17 Oct 2021
NM
Chess-Network
Magnus Carlsen and the Hostile Hedgehog
Magnus Carlsen scores his 1st win ever against Vladimir Kramnik with the Hedgehog Defense at the 200…
22 May 2023
FM
CheckRaiseMate
Analysis: Engine On Or Off?
The engine will tell you where you went wrong, but is it better to analyze on your own?
19 May 2025
FM
CheckRaiseMate
A Strategic Rule I've Never Seen Before
How do you choose which piece to use for defense?
10 Sept 2023
IM
datajunkie
#29: The 14 Rules of Hedgehog Club
Welcome to Hedgehog Club. The first rule of Hedgehog Club is: you do not talk about Hedgehog Club.
5 Feb 2024
airfloo
The Duck Method
A modification towards behavioral mechanisms
1 Jan 2023
FM
CheckRaiseMate
Working on Play
Can you teach yourself to have more fun playing chess?
12 Mar 2024
Lichess
Your chance to qualify to Sharjah Chess Masters – with a $52,000 prize fund!
A $1,000 prize fund event - with the winner qualifying to Sharjah Chess Masters
6 Oct 2021
NM
Chess-Network
Bobby Fischer wins AGAIN with the Fischer-Sozin Attack in 19 moves
Fischer scores a 2nd win in under 20 moves at the 1967 Skopje Tournament with the Fischer-Sozin Atta…
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