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27 Oct 2026
ZugzwangedAgain
Tripping the knight fantastic
Wherein a lone king draws against three knights (yes!)
21 Oct 2026
Mradsomer
Endgame Bootcamp 19
Endgame technique: closing the case
20 Oct 2026
Mradsomer
Endgame Bootcamp 18
Black wins a King Rook Pawn Ending
19 Oct 2026
IM
Alex_lucky
Эндшпиль - твое слабое место, которое не позволяет расти дальше
"Сила мастера - в конце"
16 Oct 2026
WFM
szefru
The Most Basic Pawn Endgame Is Harder Than You Think
One Pawn, Two Kings, and a Lot to Think About
12 Oct 2026
ZugzwangedAgain
"I'll let you promote—if you let me mate."
How to navigate stalemate traps, allow promotion—and still win.
12 Oct 2026
Onion_Baba
Chess Rules of Thumb: GM Elisabeth Pähtz
A set of practical guidelines for choosing plans in the middlegame and endgame, and for finding cand…
4 Oct 2026
The_Knightmare_Bro
The Power of Opposite Colored Bishops
Hort vs Fischer, 1970.
29 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Three to Attack a King: When the King Joins the Attack
How many pieces do you need to mate a king? Against Chajes, Capablanca shows the answer is surprisin…
28 Sept 2026
ZugzwangedAgain
Look before you leap (or promote)!
Black presents one stalemate trap after another
26 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Developed Is Not Active: Piece Activity vs Development
Both sides finish developing, but only one side's pieces actually do anything. Capablanca shows the …
25 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
The Square in Front: How to Play Against an Isolated Pawn
The isolated pawn is not won by attacking it. It is won by owning the square in front of it, and Cap…
23 Sept 2026
Mradsomer
Endgame Bootcamp: 17
Skimming the surface: Kings and rooks and pawns oh my!
18 Sept 2026
WFM
szefru
When There’s Nothing Urgent to Solve
Applying “Board Vision First, Strategy Later” in a calm game
16 Sept 2026
The_Knightmare_Bro
The Power of The Bishop Pair
Englisch vs Steinitz, 1883.
15 Sept 2026
ZugzwangedAgain
Rescuing a draw from the jaws of defeat
Cherchez le pat!
11 Sept 2026
MEGALODON777hs
Rounding up the first week of the GCL - All the games you need to know
Looking at some key games from the 2026 edition of the Global Chess League in Bengaluru, India
10 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Developed Is Not Active: Piece Activity vs Development
Marshall got every piece off the back rank and was still worse, because none of them attacked anythi…
9 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
The Square in Front: How to Play Against an Isolated Pawn
An isolated pawn's real cost is the square in front of it, which no pawn can ever guard again. Capab…
8 Sept 2026
FM
MattyDPerrine
You're Down a Pawn. Now Trade Pieces.
The title of the article isn’t a typo.
8 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Material Is a Resource, Not a Plan: Two Questions When Ahead
This game teaches from both sides. Capablanca goes wrong first and hands Mieses the exchange. Then M…
7 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Take the Outpost: How Capablanca Won by Owning One Square
Capablanca's first win in his own book. No combination, no crisis. He plays a modest setup, waits fo…
6 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Whoever Attacks Wins: How Opposite-Coloured Bishops Beat Capablanca
The last loss Capablanca ever published. A pawn up with a great knight on d5, he was crushed anyway,…
4 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
The Crippled Majority: How Lasker Beat Capablanca on Structure
One of the most famous strategic games ever played. At St. Petersburg 1914, Emanuel Lasker needed a …
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