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12 May 2026
FM
mizant83
Pawn chains and direction
A look at how pawn chains influence where to attack in closed positions.
12 Oct 2021
NM
FischyVishy
Fabiano Caruana vs. The French Defense - The Rise of a French Destroyer (Part 4)
This series of articles will cover Fabiano Caruana's games against the French Defense since the begi…
20 Mar 2026
ayoCHILLBRO
Frying the French Defense
I am making an anti french defense course for free
27 Mar 2026
TotalNoob69
The Qc7 variation of Alekhine's Defense, when White annoyingly plays Nc3
... how to still have fun against chess accountants
25 May 2025
CkickyCheck
Beating the Delayed London
A bizzare sideline, you probably didn't know of
6 Apr 2026
IM
Lizard1
My Most Beautiful Checkmate Ever
What started as a strange King’s Pawn setup ended with one of the most beautiful checkmates I’ve eve…
5 Feb 2026
MyChessPosters
The Best White Opening at YOUR ELO: A 71-Million Game Analysis
What if the opening that crushes at 800 ELO becomes a liability at 1600?
19 Aug 2026
IM
Lizard1
Two Devil Knights Deliver Checkmate
Two knights on the edge of the board aren't supposed to be terrifying. Here, they combine to deliver…
2 Feb 2022
LM
TonyRo
A Practical Way to Challenge the Smith-Morra Gambit
Use the Tried and True Taylor Defense to Snatch the Pawn and Score
28 Apr 2025
CkickyCheck
Beating the Jobava London (and other Nc3 lines)
Start an attack on move 4 with the Black pieces against the Jobava London
21 Sept 2021
NM
FischyVishy
Fabiano Caruana vs. The French Defense - The French Tournament (Part 2)
This series of articles will cover Fabiano Caruana's games against the French Defense since the begi…
3 Jan 2026
flash3s
How you can stop sucking at KOTH
A comprehensive guide on improving your KOTH game
15 Jan 2022
CM
Kingscrusher-YouTube
How threats can improve own position and damage the opponent's position
Nearly every move a threat! - Porges vs Lasker - 1896
19 Mar 2022
FM
CheckRaiseMate
The Problem With Memorization
Starting the game with perfect computer moves seems like it should help you win. Why doesn't it?
27 May 2024
NM
Chess-Network
Ding Liren defeats Kosteniuk with the English
Ding's a-pawn is sneaky
1 Jan 2026
IM
justiniano565
Non human 960 openings IV
Flanks attacks I
5 Aug 2026
IM
Lizard1
My Favorite Way to Combat the King's Gambit
The King's Gambit can look intimidating to accept, but Black doesn't have to play passively, and so …
22 Sept 2026
IM
ArtdW_01
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…
7 Nov 2024
Vlad_G92
New direction in the Queen's Gambit Accepted
I was spending my afternoon browsing on Lichess, when the game Vidit-Aravindh from the Chennai Grand…
19 Jun 2022
FM
Minckwitz
Review: Trompowsky Attack & London System by Viktor Moskalenko
This is a review by FM James Vigus of Viktor Moskalenko's Trompowsky Attack & London System
13 Sept 2024
NDpatzer
Science of Chess: A Case Study of Reflex Epilepsy Induced by Playing Chess
An electrical storm in the brain reveals links between chess and (some) other forms of complex thoug…
20 Jan 2026
broiledlemming
My Problem with the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings
A criticism of the modern state of opening identification codes, and why the ECO kinda sucks.
15 Oct 2025
IM
Neimar24
Dynamic Play on Display: Lessons from the U.S. Championship
A Deep Dive into the Round 1 Clash: Caruana vs. Oparin
3 May 2025
TotalNoob69
A nice trick in the Zukertort or Hungarian openings (bonus in the Benko Gambit)
It's almost completely unknown and unintuitive and very likely to happen on the board especially at …
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