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22 Mar 2023
IM
datajunkie
#9: 10 Things You Should Know About Defending Against An Attack In Chess
To prepare you for the parallel world where defending is just as cool as attacking
11 Sept 2026
Roeselare
Bestaat een onbeleefd remisevoorstel?
Remisevoorstellen op de meest onmogelijke momenten - een laatste strohalm, of gewoon een poging tot …
26 Dec 2025
IM
Neimar24
Building a Repertoire with the White Pieces: Practical Guidelines for Long-Term
In this article, we will break down the key principles behind building a reliable White repertoire: …
17 Jun 2025
TotalNoob69
Analysing a single move in a very interesting position in the Closed Sicilian
... how to get more than a move and an eval from Stockfish
26 Jul 2023
Carlseng
Threat in Chess
If you dont know what to move, u can go thru this idea to find a good move!
28 Jun 2023
FM
andro2
HOW TO WORK ON CHESS OPENINGS: A Practical Guide
Tired of feeling defeated before the game even starts? Does working on chess openings look like "MIS…
11 Oct 2022
FM
TheBigPhoenix
¿Cómo mejorar en ajedrez?
El ajedrez es un deporte que goza de gran popularidad a nivel mundial. Es practicado por millones de…
11 May 2025
SMSD77
Fast Games? Play the Mind!
The content in this blog is very effective in low time controls, especially in ones with no incremen…
7 Feb 2023
Numerot
Book review: Practical Chess Exercises (Cheng, 2008)
An excellent collection of 600 positions with diverse themes and ideas for club players.
7 May 2024
GM
Craze
The Ten Most Common Chess Mistakes, According To A Grandmaster
Are you making these mistakes in your chess games?
7 Jun 2026
TotalNoob69
True chess collaboration
... I can't believe chess information is so disorganized
12 Oct 2026
Onion_Baba
Chess Rules of Thumb: GM Elisabeth Pähtz
A set of practical guidelines for choosing plans in the middlegame and endgame, and for finding cand…
1 Dec 2025
ooohhhmen
The Most Hated Part of Chess: Endgame
ENDGAME IS BORING!
17 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
The Rule of Three: The Candidate Move Capablanca Never Calculated
The fourth game in Capablanca's Chess Fundamentals is a loss he handed himself, and it teaches the o…
16 Jun 2024
IM
Fafa13RT
The Good, the Bad, and the Bishops: Chess Strategy Simplified
In chess, the bishop's unique diagonal movement makes it a key strategic piece. Bishops are confined…
4 Feb 2026
CaseyReese
On Exchanges, Open Files, and the Seventh and Eighth Ranks
Old-School Instruction by Aron Nimzowitsch
14 Mar 2022
CM
Kingscrusher-YouTube
Vassily Ivanchuk's immortal game vs Garry Kasparov
A must-see game showing how the bishop pair can be crushed!
7 Jan 2022
Tictachess
Wilhelm Steinitz: history, contributions to chess + games and puzzles!
Let’s learn about the first world champion, founder of the chess modern school, first to establish m…
24 Dec 2021
GM
Craze
Top 10 Reasons To Play The Caro-Kann
What makes the Caro-Kann such an effective opening against 1.e4 at all levels of play?
12 Jun 2026
Ayanokoji_Kiyotaka55
Summer Lock in Blog 1
This is the first blog in the series of reaching your prime that starts in the summer. In this blog …
18 Nov 2024
HelloImRiley
Training Game #9 with Super Eval
This is the ninth training game I have played with felew699's thought process, called Super Eval. Wh…
4 Nov 2022
FM
Minckwitz
Review: Countering the Queen's Gambit by Michael Prusikin
This is a review by FM James Vigus of Michael Prusikin's Countering the Queen's Gambit
29 Jan 2026
IM
Neimar24
Choosing the Right Openings with Black: Structures, Style, and Practical Chess
In this article, we will take a practical look at how to build a reliable and sustainable Black repe…
13 Jun 2026
IM
datajunkie
Igor Zaitsev's Attacking the Strongpoint
A philosophy of chess from a man who chose the shadows
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