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6 Mar 2024
NM
RyanVelez
Plateau vs Consistency
How can you become a more consistent player?
3 Jun 2025
paunchypawn
An amazing victory in the Pirc
When you are playing in an Olympiad, your team counts on you
7 May 2024
FM
mizant83
Main Line Slav Defense (Dutch variation)
Quick guide to the main line of the Slav defense! (video)
2 Mar 2026
NDpatzer
Science of Chess: Seeing moves with momentum over the board
Prediction is fundamental to how we see, and for strong players it's also part of what they see OTB.
21 Mar 2026
IM
Lizard1
This Sneaky Pawn Push Broke the Benko Gambit
In this Lichess rapid game, an untitled 2400-rated player completely dismantles a CM's Benko Gambit …
20 Oct 2024
BerserkChess79
Bird's Openning: Finnish Gambit (own variant)
"Finnish Gambit"
5 Oct 2024
BigBrainChess_08
French Defense Trap - Advance Variation
Learn a very cool trap for white in the advanced variation!
21 Apr 2025
HollowLeaf
Chess Repertoire Builder Beta Update
“I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand.” – Confucius
30 Oct 2025
TimeToPlayAtomic
A few patterns in atomic
I think everyone know it, but it can be difficult to recognize it.
12 Mar 2024
FM
mizant83
Steinitz French for Black
A simple idea to use when facing Steinitz variation of the French!
28 May 2025
paunchypawn
The brilliancy that will make you want to play the Smith–Morra
Would have hooked me up too, but I'd been playing it already
28 Nov 2021
GM
Durarbayli
Game of the Week XLVII Carlsen,Magnus (2855) - Nepomniachtchi,Ian (2782)
“A Knight on f5 is worth a pawn" - Garry Kasparov
25 Apr 2025
CM
Kingscrusher-YouTube
The Complete Guide to Chess Opening Principles -"King Safety Driven Development"
An unexpected perspective on the classic golden chess opening principles
11 Dec 2025
JudeBaeTorrens
Atomic Openings Every Player Should Know About
(personal opinion and not guaranteed that you will hit 2300 either)
5 Apr 2025
CkickyCheck
Beating the London System
A completely normal reccomendation against the London System
16 Feb 2026
GM
rhungaski
La Variante Argentina
En cuestión de pocos años la Variante Argentina pasó de ser una rareza teórica a convertirse en un a…
28 Oct 2022
GM
Craze
How To Play Against The 'Chessable Generation'
Get The Advantage Against The Droves Of Players Drilling Their Repertoires On Chessable
17 Jun 2024
NM
Schadenfreude__gut
The art of doing nothing
Inactivity comes easily to many of us. Have you ever wondered what would happen if you just shuffled…
4 Mar 2023
firebatprime
fbp's Guide to Antichess
-Antichess guide-
28 Nov 2025
Persiandrunkard
The Greenland Gambit
Gut them with the Greenland !! A blitz weapon against the Scandinavian
21 Jan 2024
NM
MrPushwood
Duncan The Subtle
"Explore the unique and confusing chess of Canadian Grandmaster Duncan Suttles." :D
7 May 2022
FM
CheckRaiseMate
Serve and Volley
Roger Federer's strategy for dealing with getting older
30 Mar 2024
NM
Schadenfreude__gut
Understand Alekhine's Defence in six diagrams
The Alekhine is a combative opening which can do particularly well at blitz and can pose immediate p…
14 Dec 2021
GM
Durarbayli
Game of the Week XLIX- Gelfand,Boris (2663) - Adams,Michael (2700)
A small twist in the opening can change the flow of the game.
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