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Five positions you can play out in a practice game

This article looks at five interesting positions that I think are worth playing out in a practice ga…IM trainingaccount996

Olympiad 2026 - Round 6: Test Your Chess

Round 6 was undoubtedly the most eventful round of the Olympiad so far. The match between Uzbekistan…IM datajunkie

How to build a chess training plan that works

You need to connect these three things to improvemAtteoYOsef07

My Very First Composition!

This is my first ever chess composition ever! This is a mate in 7 puzzle. (there is something weird …GM Nodirbek Yakubboev gets a handshake after winning his game from team captain GM Rustam KasimdzhanovLichess

2026 Samarkand Olympiad Rounds 4–6: Uzbekistan in Sole Lead, Plays China in R7

After defeating India, Uzbekistan is in the sole lead with 12/12 match points, with China and Armeni…TheCommandalorian

Road to NM -- Week 10: Winning another Tournament

Welcome back to week 10 on the Road to NM series!FM BuendiaChess

Olympiad Rounds 5-6 Recap: Uzbekistan at the Top

Rounds 5 and 6 completely changed the shape of the Olympiad, because several of the main favourites …FM amazingatlas

Take the Outpost: How Capablanca Won by Owning One Square

A hole on d5, a knight that can never be chased, and a whole game built on owning a single square.FM BuendiaChess

Olympiad Rounds 3-4 Recap : The Favorites Hold.

Rounds 3 and 4 brought no major upsets among the Open favorites, while the Women’s section was domin…d4Nc3Bf4

Road to FM Week 2: Olympiad ideas & A New Book!

In Week 2, I focused on Olympiad games and the Mauricio Flores book.Rqtte

Chess Improvement Journey | Week 12

Getting into the flow of the new training planIM trainingaccount996

Olympiad 2026 - Round 5: Test Your Chess

Round 5 brought plenty of interesting positions, and this time I’ve picked six of my favourites.sgis

Chess Olympiad 2026: round 5 in numbers

Germany beat the USA, Uzbekistan whitewash Hungary, checkmate on move 4, and Gukesh plays ...f6 on m…ElementalMaster1

The Game(s) to NM

How I pulled off some of the most impressive losses in recent historyIM ArtdW_01

5 Moments from the Dutch Blitz Championship.

I won the Dutch Blitz Championship with a score of 8.5/11 in the Finale Pool. This article looks at …FM amazingatlas

Whoever Attacks Wins: How Opposite-Coloured Bishops Beat Capablanca

The last loss Capablanca ever published: with opposite-coloured bishops and queens on, the attacker …IM trainingaccount996

Olympiad 2026 - Round 4: Test Your Chess

Let’s be honest.. Round 4 was probably not the most exciting round of the Olympiad so far (with a fe…sgis

Chess Olympiad 2026: round 4 in numbers

The USA take 3½ off Ukraine, Gukesh wins on board 4, a queen that travelled 108 squares, 32 minutes …video-serachpg_chess_training

I built a free tool to scan chess positions from screen & instantly find YouTube

A while ago, I created ChessInsights — a browser extension that uses AI to instantly scan chess posi…RuyLopez1000

Chess.com Hopes to Introduce Gambling to Chess Fans

Chess.com opens new Poker site.IM trainingaccount996

Olympiad 2026 - Round 3: Test Your Chess

Some really nice positions came up in Round 3, and I've picked ten of my favourites for this edition.The_Knightmare_Bro

In 2019 Magnus Carlsen played a masterpiece.

Carlsen vs Rapport, 2019Lichess

2026 Samarkand Olympiad Rounds 1–3: the USA, India, Uzbekistan, and China in 1st

The top 10 seeds in both the Open and Women's, except for England in the Open and Georgia, Ukraine, …sgis

Chess Olympiad 2026: Round 3 in Numbers

An 82-year-old wins, a 51-year age gap on one board, a 580-point upset, and a game that went from ni…