jk_182Looking at Piece Heatmaps in Different Openings
When studying openings, it’s important to get a feeling where the pieces generally belong in that st…
GM NoelStuderMastering Chess Opening Strategy: A Grandmaster Guide
Before you learn the exact move-by-move chess opening theory, you should learn the Chess Opening Str…
GM NoelStuderWhat I Learned From GM Iossif Dorfman
Good Coaches help you improve. Great Coaches change the way you think about Chess. I was lucky enoug…
NM Chess-NetworkLeela Chess Zero traps Stockfish with BLACK
LCZero nets a rook in 68 moves
FM mizant83When The Engine Makes You Worse At Chess
The advice I'm about to give sounds completely absurd - if you're trying to improve at chess, one of…
ToadofskyModern Morals of Chess
"The game of chess is not merely an idle amusement." - Benjamin Franklin
GM NoelStuderThe Three Ways To Build Self Confidence
Today, I’m going to teach you how to become more self-confident when playing Chess.
JakeStateFarmRecognizing Patterns in Atomic Chess: Part 1
Much of atomic can be boiled down to one part of the game: openings. But are openings really all abo…
IM HelloItsDmitriThe Stories of Openings - The Catalan
In this post we will learn the story of the Catalan Opening, not in a historical sense, but rather t…
FM CheckRaiseMateInevitability
Who's winning the long game?
IM HelloItsDmitriConfirmation Bias - What is it, and how does it apply to chess?
Confirmation Bias is one of the more than a hundred cognitive biases that human brains are victims o…
FM MattyDPerrineYou're Down a Pawn. Now Trade Pieces.
The title of the article isn’t a typo.
GM GABUZYAN_CHESSMOODOpen Files: How to Exploit them
It’s said that “Rooks belong on open files” – but actually there’s a lot more to it! See GM Gabuzyan…
FM Zig_Zag_Zug_ZwangGood Piece, Bad Piece
Hi! My name is Vidar Grahn. I'm a 20-year-old FIDE Master from Sweden, and as part of my journey to …
GM ChessMindAIShould You Trade Queens? Part 1
Trading queens is one of the most transcendental decisions you need to make in a game. In this post,…
IM datajunkie#31: How to think on your opponent's turn
I asked 3 grandmasters what they do
FM mizant83An interesting idea in the KIA French Defense
Intro to the game: Gabor Pinter vs Aleksandar Kekenj, Litochoro (GRE) 1999.
FM CheckRaiseMateHow Should a Chess Strategy Book Be Structured?
Most of the books out there share the same handful of problems
CM Kingscrusher-YouTubeAn appreciation of Aron Nimzowitsch - one of the greatest Hypermodernists
One of the great Hypermodernists who really influenced the evolution of chess style and openings wit…
WuraolaABreaking Barriers one move at a time
Walking into the tournament hall, I quickly realized I was the only female player. Intimidating? Yes…
AmaanAnoojWhat to do in the Middle Game
This is a guide on what to do in the middle game if you are stuck
GM NoelStuderChoosing the Right Chess Openings for Beginners – 3 Key Traits
I get often asked: “Are there any beginner-friendly chess openings you recommend?” Yes, there are. I…
GM NoelStuderThe Most Important Factor Of Chess Improvement
You spend a lot of time on chess but do not really see improvement? I have been there as well. This …
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