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10 Oct 2021
CM
Kingscrusher-YouTube
How a World Chess Champions' game philosophy could save the World!
Tigran Petrosian was known as a master of prevention and prophylaxis. Such measures could be used by…
28 Sept 2021
NM
Simplychess92
Chess Analysis
I'll analyse one game (maybe 1 each week) choosen by you!
31 Dec 2023
benD3
Purging my blitz brain: My Biggest lessons from first year of OTB chess
What i learned my first year of OTB chess
3 Aug 2025
Dell_Iris
Pawn promotion in atomic
"Chess is a war at the board, the purpose of which is to crush the opponent's mind" - Bobby Fischer
6 Sept 2025
Onion_Baba
Improve | Bangalore Chess Club: Winners and Lessons from the Week #1
Hey folks, Time for a quick update from the group. We have some standouts, some lessons learned, and…
3 Sept 2025
danbock
Preventing counterplay is hard to do
How to tackle the seemingly impossible task of proving your opponent has no good moves
12 Oct 2023
FM
MattyDPerrine
"Sacrifice" vs "Invest" in Chess
How a change of words can help our mindset during a game
14 Sept 2023
Rasul_Dzh
1.g3 a6 Proof by Rasul_Dzh
This is a brief explanation of how and why this line is losing, featuring my new antichess goal.
4 Jul 2024
FM
WelshWhiteSinge
Why the French Defence?
A blog about why I started to play the French defence and what options you have v 1.e4
27 Dec 2025
pakhan873
Как не ВЛЯПАТЬСЯ в пат
Кажется, что пат — ошибка новичков, которая с нами, опытными любителями, уже не случится. Мы все зна…
28 May 2022
SayChessClassical
The Match with Marshall
“The most surprising feature of all was the fact that I played without having ever opened a book to …
10 Sept 2026
The_Knightmare_Bro
Surprising King Moves That Stunned The Chess World
You'll never guess what they played!
2 Oct 2021
TheFord
Venciendo a un Maestro de Ajedrez
Narro mi experiencia vs un jugador titulado. (PARTIDA FIDE)
16 Apr 2026
FM
BuendiaChess
Caruana Brings Rxc3!!! Back to Live
In the last round of the candidates Fabiano Caruana outplayed Esipenko with the very old exchange sa…
26 Mar 2026
GM
Durarbayli
What Is Your Worst Blunder?
The chess world was surprised to see a Grandmaster blundering mate in one in an advantageous positio…
13 Feb 2026
WGM
jovanaeric
Chess Problems We’ve Been Crushing On (Valentine’s Edition)
Today’s topic will be far from academic and closer to vibrant. Occasionally coherent, but I can’t pr…
14 Nov 2025
FM
Reynold9402
Últimos retoques. !Reajuste su Repertorio de Aperturas!
Este artículo continúa la serie sobre la Preparación de Aperturas. Todos los artículos son adaptacio…
22 Jul 2024
IM
Fafa13RT
What is chess Strategy ?
Tactics teaches the use of armed forces in the engagement; strategy the use of engagement for the ob…
4 Jan 2025
Toadofsky
Elite Chess Lessons with GM Vladimir Georgiev
What separates average players from masters?
3 Oct 2026
FM
MaoTao
A Bad Bishop Is a Fact. A Bad Position Is an Evaluation.
Two games, four months apart, taught me why a bad bishop does not necessarily mean a bad position.
31 Dec 2025
somerapidplayer
Beating Berserkers: How I Finished 37th in the 2025 Winter Marathon
Who needs sleep when you can survive 24 hours of blitz?
17 Jul 2025
lIONEL_2013
3 Minor pieces vs a queen Who wins?
3 minor pieces equals 9 points of material... But so does a queen. Which is better?
27 Jun 2026
GM
Puli1234
Prophylactic Thinking
One of the most important aspects of positional chess is not just finding your own plans, but unders…
29 Jun 2025
tanneywanney25
Hear Me Out: Playing Ultrabullet Is Actually Helpful for OTB
Think ultrabullet is just chaos and mouse slips? Think again. Here’s why it might secretly be the be…
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