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19 Aug 2024
FM
Hurburt
Wei Yi and the Quest for Initiative
"Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack." - Sun Tzu.
18 May 2026
CkickyCheck
Beat the Jobava 2
A full dive into the Jobava for Black
18 Sept 2023
NM
Chess-Network
Fischer defeats future US Armed Forces Chess Champion in 16 moves
First Lieutenant makes the first blunder
20 Dec 2023
GM
Avetik_ChessMood
Stafford Gambit | The Refutation
Falling for the tricks of the Stafford Gambit? Not anymore! See move-by-move how to crush it, along …
28 Feb 2022
Tiberian
Learning openings for those who don't have time to learn openings
What if you don't have time to learn openings? There's a method (with a touch of madness) for you!
13 Mar 2026
jk_182
How have White's Responses to the Najdorf Changed over the Years?
Looking at popularity of white's 6th moves in the Najdorf variation
26 Jan 2026
shipwreck2026
The GothamChess Blitz Repertoire
Strike swiftly with the internet's chess teacher's trademark blitz weapons.
6 Jul 2025
LKama
King's Gambit vs. Queen's Gambit: A Statistical Breakdown by Elo
I'm developing an open-source tool to analyze opening statistics from the Lichess database. I ran a …
24 Aug 2026
FM
Zig_Zag_Zug_Zwang
I Analyzed 100+ Games In The Benoni... This Is What I Learnt:
Hi! My name is Vidar Grahn. I'm a 20 Year-Old FIDE-Master from Sweden, and as part of my journey to …
28 Jan 2025
FM
jeffforever
Interview with "The Beast" GM Adhiban Baskaran
Get to know the "Adhiban Gambit" founder
1 Aug 2024
FM
Zig_Zag_Zug_Zwang
How I Reached 2300 FIDE Using the Catalan Opening
In April of 2023 I had 2079 elo and flew to the island of Menorca to play a chess tournament. The to…
28 Nov 2025
LittleSoapBubble
Najdorf - A New Knight Sacrifice!
A New Knight Sacrifice in arguably the most played line in chess!
8 Nov 2024
GM
Gordima
Le Minh's Blitz Repertoire
Build a repertoire based on one of the most hated openings in chess!
18 Sept 2023
GM
NoelStuder
Mastering Chess Opening Strategy: A Grandmaster Guide
Before you learn the exact move-by-move chess opening theory, you should learn the Chess Opening Str…
10 Aug 2023
GM
NoelStuder
What I Learned From GM Iossif Dorfman
Good Coaches help you improve. Great Coaches change the way you think about Chess. I was lucky enoug…
10 Oct 2025
DeeTheta
The Gukesh Nimzo: d4's Strategic Analogy to the Najdorf
Gukesh, top GMs, and engines have stumbled upon a new way to play when white denies the Nimzo. It's …
19 Feb 2026
GM
Craze
The Top 10 Chess Openings In 2026
Discover the 10 openings performing the best in GM games in 2026
18 Jun 2024
WFM
fla2021
Control the center!!!
Four positions that demonstrate the superiority of controlling the center in chess
20 Jun 2026
FM
mizant83
When The Engine Makes You Worse At Chess
The advice I'm about to give sounds completely absurd - if you're trying to improve at chess, one of…
8 Feb 2025
TotalNoob69
Shatter the Philidor Defense with the Zombie King gambit
a devastating weapon against a supposedly solid opening
27 Nov 2025
LittleSoapBubble
Nimzo - Grischuk Gambit!
The strong novelty that has stayed off the radar, until now...
10 Aug 2025
JakeStateFarm
Recognizing Patterns in Atomic Chess: Part 1
Much of atomic can be boiled down to one part of the game: openings. But are openings really all abo…
8 Sept 2021
NM
FischyVishy
Fabiano Caruana vs. The French Defense - Early Beginnings (Part 1)
This series of articles will cover Fabiano Caruana's games against the French Defense since the begi…
7 Dec 2021
CM
Kingscrusher-YouTube
One of the worst blunders in World Chess Championship History
Game 9 - "The blunders are all there waiting to be made" - Saveilly Tartakower
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