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20 Mar 2026
danthedestroyer317
Ståhlberg's Losing Streak in Zürich 1953
In the 1953 Candidates Tournament, Swedish Grandmaster Gideon Ståhlberg finished in last place scori…
20 Aug 2025
WFM
fla2021
How to Climb from 1600 to 1800: Four Coaches Share Their Experience!
Stuck at 1600? Four titled coaches (WFM, FM, IM & GM) share their secrets to reaching 1800, clear, p…
7 Nov 2025
Lichess
FIDE World Cup R2: So, Niemann, Nepomniachtchi, and Nihal eliminated
The automatically qualified top seeds joined the World Cup in round 2; for top seeds GM Wesley So, G…
2 Sept 2023
BenjiPortheault
Heart Rate Variability for chess players
What is Heart Rate Variability and how to use it for performance improvement.
2 Apr 2025
Lichess
2025 Women's World Chess Championship Preview: GM Ju Wenjun vs. GM Tan Zhongyi
GM Ju Wenjun will defend her title against challenger GM Tan Zhongyi starting on Thursday, April 3.
18 Jul 2024
Toadofsky
Impressions about US Chess
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4 Sept 2025
Lichess
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 R1: Gukesh, Firouzja Win As Muzychuk and Tan Falter
In the Open, the top 10 boards did not see any upsets, while in the Women's, it was a brutal day for…
4 Feb 2025
TeoKajLibroj
All the time in the world - but enough time to win?
My games from the Gonzaga Charity Chess Classic
15 Jun 2026
Kellogzz
IAF Antichess World Championship 2026
Five years ago, this championship existed as an mere idea in a text message. Today it has become the…
9 Apr 2025
Lichess
2025 Women's World Chess Championship Game 5: Tan’s Opening Surprise Backfires
GM Tan Zhongyi surprised GM Ju Wenjun as she played the Kan Variation of the Sicilian Defense; Ju hi…
25 Mar 2025
OnTheQueenside
Who's next?
The next 2500? The next GM? The next World Champ?
4 Mar 2025
Vlad_G92
Becoming a national champion U2000 (Part 1)
It's been 17 years, but the day has finally arrived!
8 Aug 2023
IM
datajunkie
#24: Why Don't You Play More Endgames?
What I realised last week when I got to play a fascinating final round game
6 Apr 2026
Lichess
Candidates Round 7: Sindarov Maintains Lead, Vaishali 1/2 Point Behind Muzychuk
GM Javokhir Sindarov retains his 1.5-point lead ahead of GM Fabiano Caruana, while GM Vaishali Rames…
22 Jan 2026
Lichess
Tata Steel Chess 2026 Rounds 1–5: Three-Way Tie for First in Both Sections
GM Hans Moke Niemann, GM Javokhir Sindarov, and GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov are in shared first in the …
2 Oct 2026
WFM
szefru
The Mistakes Never Stop. Get Used to It.
How to take your mistakes seriously without taking them personally
16 Jun 2026
Lichess
FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2026 Preview
Five days of extremely exciting, world class speed chess!
15 Jan 2025
MatthewKCanada
Dice Chess Rules
A fun variant for playing chess with friends and family.
2 Sept 2025
Lichess
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025: Preview
With GM Praggnanandhaa R, GM Arjun Erigaisi, and world champion GM Gukesh D in the Open, as well as …
5 Sept 2026
TheCommandalorian
Road to NM -- Week 8: My Highest Rated Classical Win
Welcome back to week 8 on the Road to NM series where I account my progress on the road towards the …
13 Apr 2026
Lichess
Candidates Round 12: Sindarov One Draw Away, Vaishali and Zhu in Joint First
GM Javokhir Sindarov needs just one draw in the next two games to win the 2026 FIDE Candidates, whil…
18 Sept 2026
Lichess
2026 Samarkand Olympiad Rounds 1–3: the USA, India, Uzbekistan, and China in 1st
The top 10 seeds in both the Open and Women's, except for England in the Open and Georgia, Ukraine, …
15 Jun 2026
OnTheQueenside
Which current women do well in open tournaments?
Zhu Jiner, Divya, and...
9 Nov 2024
OnTheQueenside
Has the women's chess year gone as expected?
Not really! Except...
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