Lichess2026 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, …
LichessCandidates Round 6: Sindarov Wins Again, Muzychuk in Sole Lead
GM Javokhir Sindarov is 1.5 points ahead of GM Fabiano Caruana, who drew GM Andrey Esipenko today as…
IM iakov98Challenge 2500 | 7. A missed chance
Back with another tournament recap. This time, with some photos and diagrams.
LichessFIDE Women's World Cup R1: Favorites Rest as Gaal & Beydullayeva Get Eliminated
The top 21 seeds had automatically qualified to round 2; meanwhile, WGM Zsoka Gaal and WGM Govhar Be…
LichessFIDE Women's World Cup Semi-Finals: Divya and Humpy Advance to the Finals
IM Divya Deshmukh and GM Koneru Humpy advanced to the finals by defeating GM Tan Zhongyi and Lei Tin…
MartinaGeLearning about rook vs. pawn endgames: English/Spanish bilingual mode
We are going to talk about a chess position from a rook endgame and use endgame material in English …
BigBrainChess_08On That Crazy Gukesh-Carlsen Ending
Learn about Gukesh's first ever classical win against the World No. 1
NM Schadenfreude__gutShould you get into time trouble more often?
Most of us are advised as beginners not to get into time trouble. Some of us even manage to avoid it…
Lichess2024 Budapest Olympiad Round 7: India Defeats China, Two Points Ahead in Women's
India continues to lead both sections as it widens its lead further in the Women's.
IM nikhildixitTournament Review: Cannes Open 2025
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gh0strpmAnalyzing Games Based on Openings #1 - Sicilian Defense , Open Variation
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IM iakov98Challenge 2500 | 9. A Leap Forward!
In this blog entry, I'll review the GM tournament in Budapest I competed in late March. Also, an out…
Mike-SheaLetting lower rated players defeat themselves
Hello! Welcome to the blog about my OTB Adult Improvement journey. I would like to use this blog as …
LichessFIDE Women's World Cup R4: India's Top Four Women Score Tiebreak Wins
Tan Zhongyi, Song Yuxin, Nana Dzagnidze, and Lei Tingjie won their matches against Yuliia Osmak, Lel…
DimBroThe Cons of Blitz Chess - A More Critical Examination
Most people who play chess - online or over the board - play a lot of blitz chess. Sure, it's extrem…
LichessFIDE World Cup Quarterfinals: Wei, Sindarov, Esipenko, Yakubboev Through
GM Wei Yi, GM Javokhir Sindarov, GM Andrey Esipenko, and GM Nodirbek Yakubboev are through to the se…
CkickyCheckPlaying Scandi OTB
Finally got a chance to play some Scandinavian in both blitz and classical, and it went amazingly we…
FM BuendiaChessFirst win of Magnus Carlsen in his classical games return.
Magnus Carlsen is back playing classical chess in this very strong close tournament where Erdogmus m…
Lars420The slightly less worse player wins (game analysis)
Before this year's edition of my chess club's open tournament, I promised myself I'd do proper analy…
Lichess2026 Samarkand Olympiad Rounds 4–6: Uzbekistan in Sole Lead, Plays China in R7
After defeating India, Uzbekistan is in the sole lead with 12/12 match points, with China and Armeni…
Lichess2024 Budapest Olympiad Round 4: Ukraine Wins vs. US, Vietnam Wins vs. Uzbekistan
Ukraine caused a big upset in the Open section as it defeated the pre-tournament favorite, the USA, …
FM BuendiaChessUKRAINE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS
During the last 10 days in Georgia has taken place the european team championships and Ucraine had t…
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