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25 Jan 2025
NM
RyanVelez
I took my time, my opponent didn't, and I still lost!
Time management goes deeper than calculating your average time-per-move.
16 Mar 2023
SayChessClassical
Are We Tiktokificating Chess?
Chess has been played for centuries and has always been regarded as a game that requires strategic t…
12 Jun 2025
FM
Zig_Zag_Zug_Zwang
I BEAT A SUPER-GM!! | Day #1 of World Rapid & Blitz Team Championship
When my friend Tim first suggested we play the World Rapid and Blitz Team Championship together, it …
19 Aug 2023
FM
jeffforever
Lisbon Gambit - chess café in Portugal
My visit to a chess café in Lisbon, Portugal
30 Jan 2024
OnTheQueenside
Top 5 Women's Rising Stars to Watch in 2024
GM titles on the horizon!
13 Aug 2026
IM
Lizard1
He Refused To Develop a Single Piece For 17 Moves
In this game, White played 17 consecutive pawn moves before developing a single piece, which led to …
2 Nov 2023
GM
NoelStuder
Grandmaster Tips To Perform When You Are Not Feeling Great
We all know these days. You sleep badly, are sick, have a migraine, or have any other physical probl…
8 Mar 2024
CM
Kingscrusher-YouTube
The importance of Chess Visualisation skills
Reminders abound for the importance of chess visualisation skills
10 Feb 2024
NM
MrPushwood
FAVORITES: Capablanca vs Treybal 1929
A game which I've always regarded as the consummate positional masterpiece...
26 Nov 2025
Lichess
FIDE World Cup Finals: Sindarov Wins All, Esipenko Qualifies to Candidates
GM Javokhir Sindarov won the 2025 FIDE World Cup, defeating GM Wei Yi in the rapid tiebreaks. Meanwh…
8 May 2026
FM
BuendiaChess
Amazing Tiebreaks between Magnus & Erigaisi to decide the Champion
Magnus Carlsen is back playing classical chess in this very strong close tournament where Erdogmus m…
29 Jul 2023
GM
GABUZYAN_CHESSMOOD
Why You Should Reject Draw Offers
Why You Should Reject Draw Offers?
29 Jul 2025
NM
isaackaito
"Play Till Kings": How I Became a National Master by Declining Draws
How Saying “No” Transformed My Game And Why You Should Do the Same
27 Nov 2024
Lichess
WCC 2024 Round 3: Gukesh Bounces Back After Trapping a Bishop
GM Gukesh D won a piece and converted his position against GM Ding Liren to tie up the match heading…
3 Apr 2024
Lichess
FIDE Candidates 2024: Preview and Predictions
Sixteen players, two potential world champions
28 Aug 2024
BlindfoldBlunderer
Digitize OTB Games with ChessCam
An update on ChessCam, the free app to digitize your chess games
27 Sept 2024
OnTheQueenside
Nine Biggest Stars of the Women's Olympiad!
India! India! India!
9 Sept 2024
Lichess
2024 Budapest Olympiad: Preview
The 2024 Budapest Olympiad has all the makings of a very memorable chess spectacle.
22 Apr 2024
NM
Chess-Network
17-year-old Gukesh D makes chess history
Youngest challenger ever for a world chess championship title
1 Jan 2025
NM
Chess-Network
Carlsen and Nepomniachtchi share Blitz Chess Champion Title in historic finale
A peaceful resolution
29 Mar 2024
IM
nikhildixit
20 Best Chess Books for Intermediate Players
Are you looking to improve your game in chess? There are many chess books out there that can help yo…
24 Oct 2021
GM
Durarbayli
Game of the Week XLII-Yoo,Christopher (2485) - Mardov,Dimitar (2373)
The new generation of chess players has been fascinating me with their approach to the opening.
10 Sept 2023
FM
CheckRaiseMate
I won!
All the ups and downs from my OTB tournament in Charlotte
19 Sept 2021
GM
Durarbayli
Game of the Week XXXVII- Carlsen, Magnus (2855) - Firouzja, Alireza (2754)
“What openings should I play?” ; “Is _____ opening good to play?”
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