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18 Aug 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Winning From Nothing: How Capablanca Won a Full Pawn Down
A pawn down with an edge Chernev called hardly visible to the naked eye, Capablanca kept posing prob…
18 Aug 2026
FM
Zig_Zag_Zug_Zwang
A Recap Of the U20 European Champiosnhip
Hi! I’m finally back from my long tournament trip and I’m ready to continue documenting my journey t…
17 Aug 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Welcome the Trade: How Capablanca Won Through the Exchanges
Menchik tried to force a draw by exchanging everything. Capablanca welcomed every trade, came out a …
17 Aug 2026
IM
Emma-Chess
Nine Grandmasters in a Row: How I Earned My Third GM Norm
I came into the 2026 American Continental after a stretch of tournaments where I wasn't playing badl…
17 Aug 2026
ALEEQAP
جامبيت بينكو المتولده من رحم البنوني كيف تشتري السيطره والهجوم مقابل بيدق واحد
في الشطرنج البيدق هو عمله وفي جامبيت بينكو نحن ندفع هذا البيدق لنشتري وقتا ومساحه وضغطا لا ينتهي . س…
16 Aug 2026
Rqtte
Chess Improvement Journey | Week 10
We're so back!
16 Aug 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Four Against Three: How Capablanca Won the "Drawn" Rook Ending
A rook and four pawns against a rook and three, all on one wing, is a theoretical draw. Capablanca w…
16 Aug 2026
Pastanoob11
My Road to 2000; Part X
This is Part X of my Road to 2000 series, where I try to reach 2000 in both rapid and blitz before t…
15 Aug 2026
GM
Puli1234
The Outpost Square
A strong outpost can sometimes become the foundation of your entire strategy.
14 Aug 2026
The4545LeagueGOTM
Lichess4545 GOTM - July '26: The Long Way to Checkmate!
Welcome to our monthly 4545 GOTM blog post!
14 Aug 2026
TheOnoZone
Chess Improvement Is Solved
This is not clickbait.
14 Aug 2026
IM
datajunkie
Deciding to play
What I tell myself before a tournament
13 Aug 2026
IM
Lizard1
He Refused To Develop a Single Piece For 17 Moves
In this game, White played 17 consecutive pawn moves before developing a single piece, which led to …
13 Aug 2026
kringleman5566
A Disappointing Defeat
I analysis a loss of mine that should have been a victory
13 Aug 2026
FM
amazingatlas
King Safety Is Paramount: How Capablanca Won a Queen Ending With One Quiet Move
The first pure queen ending of the series. Material was level and Capablanca's pawns were worse, but…
13 Aug 2026
DIAChessClubStudies
Problem Solving Methods Applied to Chess
Using Chess to Improve Problem Solving Skills
12 Aug 2026
GM
DrAgnevstein
The Power of a Queenside Pawn Majority
When I was a child, the following game made a big impression on me. The idea behind it stayed with m…
12 Aug 2026
leeaudrey0003
The Power of Activity Over Material
The Power of Activity Over Material
12 Aug 2026
CkickyCheck
The Most Annoying Tournament
Prepare for a little bit of complaining
11 Aug 2026
FM
amazingatlas
One Bishop, Two Passers: How Capablanca Won an Opposite-Coloured Bishop Ending
Opposite-coloured-bishop endings are famously drawn. Capablanca steered into one on purpose and won …
9 Aug 2026
DIAChessClubStudies
The Think Aloud Method
The Most Important Chess Improver's and Coach's Tool
9 Aug 2026
GM
alexcolovic
The Woodpecker Before the Woodpecker Method
Everything new is something well forgotten
8 Aug 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Create It, Then Use It: Capablanca's Passed Pawn Masterclass
A pawn majority is a passed pawn waiting to be born. Capablanca turned a modest queenside majority i…
8 Aug 2026
baskervile
You Won. That Doesn’t Mean You Played Well.
Winning doesn’t always mean you played well. Sometimes the most valuable lesson is hidden in the mis…
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