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3 Aug 2025
Chejason
English Opening
Opening Insights: Chess Openings Series
2 Aug 2025
FourtyTwoFields
Historic trends in the Caro-Kann
This overview looks at the development of the popularity of various Caro-Kann lines over decades. I …
2 Aug 2025
Chejason
The Queen's Pawn Opening: The Solid Strategic Foundation in Chess
Opening Insights: Chess Openings Series
1 Aug 2025
Chejason
King's Pawn Opening
Opening Insights: Chess Openings Series
1 Aug 2025
Chejason
Castling: Advanced
The historical evolution of castling, typical castling patterns in different openings, and the attac…
31 Jul 2025
TheUltimateTheorist
THE MOST AGGRESSIVE 1. d4 REPERTOIRE EVER!
Learn a reliable 1. d4 opening with tons of tactical chances!
31 Jul 2025
Chejason
Friend, make a Castling!
Practical strategies for castling, Rules for castling, and Castling in Special Situations
28 Jul 2025
achja
Titled Arena Philidor bishop sacrifice
Watching live I saw a well-known theme but an incorrect one
25 Jul 2025
FM
mizant83
My Favorite Anti-London Weapon
If you’ve ever found yourself half-asleep playing against the London System, you are here for a good…
25 Jul 2025
Roeselare
Wat te verwachten van een openingsboek?
Openingstheorie: hoe kan je die goed aanleren? Bestaan er wel ideale openingsboeken?
23 Jul 2025
shafen
1. b4 Polish opening: Why Amateurs Win More with 1.b4 Than with 1.e4 or 1.d4
Deep in Lichess database lies a startling anomaly: the Polish Opening (1.b4), nicknamed the "Orangut…
21 Jul 2025
lLeal
Laboratorio de aperturas: Apertura Italiana(Parte 2)
¡LAS APERTURAS PUEDEN COMPRENDERSE!
19 Jul 2025
AlexanderTheGreat49
What Opening Should I Play?
Chess starts with the opening. You make the first moves of the game, which will show your style of p…
19 Jul 2025
CkickyCheck
More Scandi OTB
Scandinavian works against 1900+ FIDE players
18 Jul 2025
achja
Gambits for U2000 players, part 4
The Bf4 line of Budapest gambit
18 Jul 2025
WFM
fla2021
How to Punish the Latvian Gambit as White
Latvian Gambit... with White!
17 Jul 2025
Jedidiah932
The Chess Improvement Formula: Study + Analysis = Mastery
Improving at chess isn't just about grinding games or memorizing moves. It’s a deliberate process th…
14 Jul 2025
LKama
The Shape of Time: How Openings Evolve from Blitz to Classical
I had a dream that the relationship between a player's Elo and the time on their clock was simple an…
10 Jul 2025
JBay2023
The Stonewall Defence: An Overview Beginners and Lower-Intermediate Players
The Stonewall Defense is designed for straightforward play
10 Jul 2025
JBay2023
The Stonewall Attack: A Guide for Beginners and Lower-Intermediate Players
The Stonewall Attack is easy to learn. It is an effective weapon for budding chess players
10 Jul 2025
JBay2023
The Caro-Kann Defense: A Beginner’s Guide to Solid Chess Foundations
Discussing the basics of the Caro-Kann Opening
10 Jul 2025
WFM
Bullet_House
The Jobava London System: Play it, Counter it, Master it!
Do you want an aggressive, easy-to-learn system that can throw your opponents off balance? Or perhap…
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 …
6 Jul 2025
IM
PseudoBenko
Vintage Theory
Exploring Ancient Openings
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