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The importance of pawns

Do you often sacrifice pawns without thinking? Let’s change that!Rochade Europa Author GM Alexander Bagrationi at the Heusenstammer Sparkassen OpenFM jeffforever

Interview with GM Alexander Bagrationi alias DizzasterFritz - Lichess coach

Get to know the 36-year-old GM, who likes to play as many tournaments as possibleGM Javokhir Sindarov sitting alone in the player's loungeLichess

Candidates Round 5: Sindarov Retains Lead; Lagno, Muzychuk, & Zhu Share 1st

GM Javokhir Sindarov is on 4.5/5, with GM Fabiano Caruana close behind on 3.5/5, while three players…GM Javokhir Sindarov staring at an out-of-focus boardLichess

Candidates Round 4: Sindarov in Sole Lead, Assaubayeva & Muzychuk in Joint 1st

GM Javokhir Sindarov is in the sole lead on 3.5/4 after beating the ex-co-leader, GM Fabiano Caruana…FM BuendiaChess

How Sindarov have 2.5/3 in the Candidates????

Other of the top odds for this tournament after his victory in the world cup, Javokhir Sindarov is t…FM BuendiaChess

How Caruana have 2.5/3 in the Candidates???

My odd to win the candidates and dethrone Gukesh have started so well the tournament winning both wh…GM R Praggnanandhaa vs. GM Javokhir SindarovLichess

Candidates Round 3: Caruana & Sindarov Lead, Assaubayeva & Lagno in 1st

GM Javokhir Sindarov and GM Fabiano Caruana lead the Open after their respective wins against GM R P…GM Andrey Esipenko making a hand gesture as he thinks about hsi move, with spectators behind himLichess

Candidates Round 2: Calm Round Sees Octuple Draws

The Open saw four relatively quiet draws, but in the Women's, only two games were calm draws as GM K…IM JJPL03

TRADING - 20+ Ch. Lessons by IM Jerzy Jesus

Hi Chess Improvers, I know how difficult it is to improve at chess. Therefore, even though this Know…IM trainingaccount996

Game of the Week 11/52

Welcome to this week’s Game of the Week! It was a quiet week in serious games among 2400+ players, b…IM trainingaccount996

Game of the Week 10/52

Welcome to the Game of the Week n.10! This encounter features a surprising material sacrifice by Whi…f0rked_up

My first OTB tournament in 3 years! First time over 1900 Fide!

Analysis of my games on the local team chess tournament that just finished!GM Fabiano Caruana vs. GM Hikaru NakamuraLichess

Candidates Round 1: Caruana, Sindarov, & Praggnanandhaa Win as Women All Draw

GM Fabiano Caruana defeated GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Javokhir Sindarov won against GM Andrey Esipenko,…GM rhungaski

El Ajedrez del Futuro

El campeonato mundial de blitz que se llevo a cabo en 1988 no solo fue un evento memorable por el ca…OnTheQueenside

Women's Candidates Preview

Safe in Cyprus?Lichess

FIDE Candidates 2026: Preview

Sixteen players, two potential world championsIM nikhildixit

6 King's Indian Defense Resources I used in the last 14 years

Do readCandidates PhotoCM goldenstatewarrior

My Candidates Predictions

These are just my biased thoughts and not based on any computer model (lol)GM Durarbayli

What Is Your Worst Blunder?

The chess world was surprised to see a Grandmaster blundering mate in one in an advantageous positio…CM AdrianoNunesFX

When preparation meets opportunity: looking back at my first chess tournament

In this blog post, I'll address my first classical chess tournament, which I've referred to in my pr…IM nikhildixit

Slow Growth in Chess: The Truth Most People Don’t Want to Hear

Slow GrowthChess in Serbia: Belgrade Premier LeagueFM jeffforever

Chess in Serbia: Belgrade Premier League

A Journey into the Serbian Chess CultureRuyLopez1000

2026 Candidates: Everything You Need to Know

Eight players enter. Only one makes it out alive. Begins 29th March.Swedish Grandmaster Gideon Ståhlberg shakes his opponent's hand in 1961.danthedestroyer317

Ståhlberg's Losing Streak in Zürich 1953

In the 1953 Candidates Tournament, Swedish Grandmaster Gideon Ståhlberg finished in last place scori…