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4 Aug 2023
imjammy
My Opponent Played a Weird Move on Turn 2. What now?
When our opponent plays a strange movein the opening, it can be really jarring. What do we do?
5 Aug 2023
ZendiScar
Double knight defense: A breakdown of this blunder.
After e3, b5, Bxb5 there comes this masterpiece of a move: Nh6, a blunder stockfish would say. And r…
5 Aug 2023
noahlz
A Few More Tricks and Traps That I've Actually Used
And they're not unprincipled, dubious sidelines or gambits.
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…
11 Aug 2023
ZendiScar
G3: a take on what I despise.
A take on what it's like to play against g3 in antichess.
12 Aug 2023
Rasul_Dzh
How to antichess960 correctly? < Beginner guide >
Let's uncover the "opening" strategies of Anti960 that I have concluded from my games.
13 Aug 2023
IM
datajunkie
#25: Book review: Study Chess with Matthew Sadler
4 out of 5 stars! 5 takeaways from the charming book
14 Aug 2023
FM
CheckRaiseMate
My Chessable Course Is Out!
A full repertoire for White in 100 lines starting with 1. Nf3
15 Aug 2023
RooksOnSteroids
10 Reasons To Play The Queen’s Gambit
Queen’s Gambit is itself one of the oldest, most played, and respectable openings ever. It was playe…
15 Aug 2023
VIKtor2414
Гамбит Блэкмара-Димера (Blackmar–Diemer Gambit)
Редкий вариант Дебюта ферзевых пешек, относится к закрытым началам
20 Aug 2023
noahlz
Sorry, Beginners: Openings DO matter.
Living in reality.
21 Aug 2023
FM
Kovalchuk94
Играем русскую партию
Репертуар за черных
21 Aug 2023
VIKtor2414
Van't Kruijs Opening (Дебют Ван Круйса)
Дебют ван Круйса — шахматный дебют, начинающийся ходом 1. e2-e3
24 Aug 2023
GM
NoelStuder
5 Things You Need To Avoid To Improve In Chess
There is a lot of talk about what you need to do in order to improve in chess. But what is even more…
28 Aug 2023
caelT8
Please, Keep Playing the London System
3 Annotated Games
28 Aug 2023
GM
NoelStuder
The One-Third-Rule: How To Take Control Of Your Chess Training
Many chess improvers spend a lot of time thinking about the ‘ideal’ chess study plan. “Should I trai…
4 Sept 2023
VIKtor2414
Атака Жареной Печени или Атака Фегателло (Fried Liver Attack)
Вредна ли жареная печень?
14 Sept 2023
Rasul_Dzh
1.g3 a6 Proof by Rasul_Dzh
This is a brief explanation of how and why this line is losing, featuring my new antichess goal.
15 Sept 2023
NM
MrPushwood
The Day We Discovered The Scholar's Mate
Return with me to those wacky days of yesteryear--back when Elvis was still alive and Elton John was…
17 Sept 2023
noahlz
Chess in the Schools Central Park Rapid Open 2023
Guest Starring GM Hans Neimann
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…
18 Sept 2023
NM
Chess-Network
Fischer defeats future US Armed Forces Chess Champion in 16 moves
First Lieutenant makes the first blunder
23 Sept 2023
TeoKajLibroj
Would we care so much about openings if they didn't have such cool names?
I only play the Dragon because I like the name
23 Sept 2023
redmenace07
Opening Acts
Changing openings can improve your game. I've done it a number of times.
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