RuyLopez1000Instructive Endgame: One Pawn vs Bishop
How to draw a losing position tutorial.
JakeStateFarmFive Reasons Why You Should Try Atomic Chess
As I write this blog, lichess sees roughly 700,000 weekly blitz players, as opposed to just 10,000 w…
TotalNoob69Delaying d6 in the Indian Defense
... valid lines, very unintuitive
TheOnoZoneThe Random Skills of Adult Improvers
Someone recently asked me if I had seen the Greek Gift and I thought it was a sandwich.
CM Gadhavi_VeerbhadraFinding The Right Place For Your Pieces
Have you ever seen a complicated puzzle from a grandmaster game, and thought-- He was lucky to have …
GM NoelStuderHow to Transform 0/9 into World #14
What would you do after losing 9 games in a row? Cry? Quit Chess? Talk about how unlucky you are?
ToadofskyOpportunism
Never interrupt an opponent while he is making a mistake.
The_Knightmare_BroThe Power of a Good Knight
Fischer vs Bolbochan, 1962.
FM ubdipBishop vs Rook: Why They Differ in Value
It isn't all black and white
FM CheckRaiseMateThe Four Stages of Competence
How to master chess ideas intuitively
IM theScotChess Stubbornness
A post about how chess lends itself to stubborn moves; on and off the board.
LichessCandidates Round 13: Gukesh takes the lead, Zhongyi pulls ahead
A massive day for the 17 year old Indian, as his chances to win the Candidates skyrockets, as Zhongy…
GM ChessMindAIHow to Evaluate Positions Part 2: King's Indian Defense
Learn how a typical King's Indian structure can become a nearly won position in the ending
GM ChessMoodHow Quiet Moves can Turn Around a Game
Super GM Pavel Eljanov reveals why quiet moves are tough to spot, especially with 2 specific pieces.…
GM NoelStuderBuilding Discipline: 3 Key Ideas for Improving at Chess
Chess improvement is hard. Like anything worth achieving in life, it requires time and energy. Howev…
NDpatzerScience of Chess: Can you tell a human opponent from a machine?
Do chess engines pass the Turing Test?
NM Chess-NetworkGame 1: Gukesh D vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship 2024
India vs China
CM Kingscrusher-YouTubeOpening Theory TN ALERT! - Stunning Opening Novelty discovered in Smith-Morra!
I could not believe my eyes when this came up! Think of all the roads and bouncy roads to the Oppone…
CM Kingscrusher-YouTubeEpic Top 100 Finish in Lichess Spring Marathon!
Some hints, tips, observations from the Spring 2024 marathon which was a 5 minute time control
McieThe Art of Interference
When Disruption Creates Brilliance
IM Lizard1The Most Instructive Positional Idea I’ve Seen in Years
A bishop trade that looks completely voluntary turns into a long-term positional squeeze that Black …
FM CheckRaiseMateThe Strange Power of Doing Nothing
Sometimes the best plan is no plan at all
CM ved17036 Important things to do before playing a OTB game!
Playing over the board chess just got easier!
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