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29 Sept 2023
IM
datajunkie
#31: How to think on your opponent's turn
I asked 3 grandmasters what they do
25 Jun 2025
NM
isaackaito
Confidence: It’s Not Just About Playing Well... It’s About Believing You Can
How to stop letting one bad move ruin your whole game
19 Nov 2022
IM
mostrovski
Crossroads drama
On Erigaisi, tactical patterns, and Eric Clapton
11 Jan 2024
OnTheQueenside
Top 5 Things to Watch in Women's Chess in 2024
The Candidates! Did I mention the Candidates?
16 Dec 2024
FM
Patrocl
All Top Chess Players Are Superstitious — Or Are They?
In this article, we’ll explore some amusing cases related to chess players and their superstitions.
9 Jan 2022
GM
Durarbayli
Game of the Week I-Bernadskiy,Vitaliy (2599) - Tabatabaei,M. Amin (2643)
Allegedly, Radjabov said in an interview during the 2010 World Blitz Championship that “Everyone is …
16 Mar 2025
FM
jeffforever
Interview with GM Volodar Murzin - World Rapid Champion 2024
Get to know the 18-year old surprise World Champion who wasn't accepted at the chess club at seven!
31 Oct 2021
Kayrosas
My OTB experience and my first classical OTB tournament
After seriously picking up chess in late 2019 and mostly playing online, I finally got to play my fi…
18 Apr 2024
Lichess
Candidates Round 11: Nepomniachtchi, Tan Back in Sole Lead
Nepomniachtchi and Tan lead alone once again, while Nakamura's win puts him in shared 2nd with Gukesh
5 Apr 2024
Lichess
Candidates Round 1: 4 Draws in Open, While Tan Draws Blood
The peaceful results did not truly reflect the events of round 1: a day full of fresh ideas and some…
16 Apr 2025
Lichess
2025 Womens World Chess Championship Game 9: Ju wins her 5th World Championship!
Ju secures the draw in the 9th game, and wins her 5th Women's World Chess Champion title
31 Aug 2024
TheOnoZone
Actual Rating Anxiety
Only I could find a glimmer of disappointment in the greatest chess moment of my life so far.
11 Apr 2024
Lichess
Candidates Round 6: Praggnanandhaa Catches Up, All Decisive Games in Women's
Praggnanandhaa and Vidit win in the Open as Goryachkina, Tan, Lei, and Lagno win in the Women's
3 Mar 2024
OnTheQueenside
Entire History of Women's Chess in Eight Tournaments (Part 2)
The present awaits!
26 Jul 2025
scorpio08
How I Won My First Classical Chess Tournament: Lessons from an Adult Improver
If you started playing serious chess as an adult, and you've ever dreamed of real improvement or ste…
29 Jan 2024
GM
NoelStuder
A Guide to Successful 1:1 Chess Training
What 1:1 Chess Training is best? With a Chess Coach or a Chess Teacher?
29 Nov 2024
Lichess
WCC 2024 Round 4: Ding and Gukesh Play a Perfect Game
GM Ding Liren surprised GM Gukesh D with a rare variation, but both he and Gukesh played with 100% a…
29 Aug 2023
SayChessClassical
How to Become Good at Annotating Your Chess Games
8 Ideas to Improve Your Chess Annotations
5 Apr 2026
RuyLopez1000
Bobby Fischer's GOATed Endgame
Bobby plays a brilliancy. Instructive Lesson.
27 Jul 2023
NM
MrPushwood
The Lewis Flush
We've all had our frustrations with this bewitching game. But what would it take to make you chuck s…
12 Dec 2025
RuyLopez1000
Karpov vs Kasparov: The Rivalry (Part 1: 1975-1985)
Explore One of the Greatest Rivalries in the History of Chess
30 Sept 2025
Peter_the_Head
From Lichess to the Board: Converting Online Blitz Ratings to FIDE Ratings
What would my FIDE rating be?
6 Apr 2024
Lichess
Candidates Round 2: Fireworks in Toronto, Tan Solidifies her Lead
Four decisive results in the Open and two in the Women's!
3 Sept 2026
RuyLopez1000
Magnus Carlsen vs Garry Kasparov
It's a paradox.
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