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13 Jun 2025
FM
Zig_Zag_Zug_Zwang
Good End to a Tough Day | Day #2 of World Rapid & Blitz Team Championship
After a night of perhaps one too many blitz games, we rolled into Day 2 looking pretty rough. I felt…
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 …
12 Jun 2025
Vlad_G92
What really matters when choosing a chess tournament
Whether you're chasing norms or just hungry for a better performance, choosing the right tournament …
11 Jun 2025
OnTheQueenside
How many women have beaten super-GMs?
It's happened over 50 times!
9 Jun 2025
Harshalpatil
Gukesh Beats Magnus: Is a New Rivalry Brewing?
“Gukesh beat Magnus... but why is everyone celebrating?” At Norway Chess 2025, D Gukesh defeated Mag…
9 Jun 2025
FM
Reynold9402
Todo lo que deberías saber sobre la memorización en la apertura I
Este artículo da inicio a una serie dedicada a la memorización en la apertura. Los artículos son ada…
9 Jun 2025
jdannan
Mighty Yorkshire U1850s march on!
Semi-final report and game analysis
8 Jun 2025
CM
ved1703
6 Important things to do before playing a OTB game!
Playing over the board chess just got easier!
8 Jun 2025
GM
spidy92
Behind the Scenes: The IM to GM Transformation
Congratulations to L.R.Srihari for becoming India's latest GM
6 Jun 2025
TeoKajLibroj
Am I the strongest player in my chess club?
5 games from my club championship
3 Jun 2025
IM
Valandir
A draw against a World Champion
Blitz Match: Anand against Austrian girls at the FIDE Womens Grand Prix in Austria
2 Jun 2025
achja
Some impressions from the 50th OKU tourney June 2025 Utrecht (NL)
This weekend I had a look at the OKU tourney with some 300 participants.
1 Jun 2025
Feet_Barbie
How to get good enough so that you can beat random people in a pub!
Tips from someone really strong against beginners, and really weak against chess players.
1 Jun 2025
IM
Valandir
10-jähriger Österreicher besiegt einen IM im Turnierschach
Chicheng Leon Chens neuer Rekord
31 May 2025
IM
theScot
The Psychology of Time Trouble
A post on how our minds react to time shortages in chess
26 May 2025
MEGALODON777hs
A Resource of World Champions
All the World Championship games in one place
26 May 2025
StephaneLam
2nd Ocean Villas Chess Open 2025 Recap
2nd Ocean Villas Chess Open 2025 Recap
25 May 2025
MartinaGe
Learning 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 …
24 May 2025
Toadofsky
More 2025 FIDE Sexual Harassment
Does FIDE care about women?
23 May 2025
krowmedy
A tale of two Alapins
Two of my classical OTB games as white in the Sicilian-Alapin. One a loss and another a win against …
22 May 2025
Harshalpatil
The Magnus Effect
In one of the most jaw-dropping moments of the 2025 CCT Chess.com Classic Playoffs, we witnessed som…
21 May 2025
FM
jeffforever
TU Vienna Chess Festival 2025 - Blitz, Rapid & Bughouse
New participants record with 111 players in the Blitz section
20 May 2025
MartinaGe
Remis im Endspiel: Eine Philidor-Stellung in freier Wildbahn!
Die Deutschen Meisterschaften 2025 schreiten weiter voran. Heute, am 20.05.25, spielte GM Rasmus Sva…
19 May 2025
OnTheQueenside
May Top 25 Women's Rankings: Somehow Humpy returned!
Humpy is now No. 3 at 38!
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