GM NoelStuderUnlocking Chess Success: Knowledge Meets Skill
Knowing is not doing. I know meditation helps me. Yet I’m not meditating every day. I know playing b…
IM mmsanchezchessLevel up your endgames Part 2: The Strengths and Weaknesses of the Minor Pieces
Hi Everyone! I’m back with the second part of my series on leveling up your endgame play. In my firs…
chesstigeoДебют "Жареной печени"
Жареной печень - вариант разыгрывания дебюта двух коней, где на шестом ходу белые жертвуют коня на f…
ChasChess_IgorТурниры ChasChess
практика важна!
FM MinckwitzReview: Some instructional and training works
Review by FM James Vigus of recent training/calculation books
GM NoelStuderFinding Your Chess North Star: What Are You Optimizing For?
Since starting my blog in 2021, I’ve answered hundreds of questions from readers. Most of my answers…
IM mmsanchezchessLevel Up Your Endgames Part 3: 2 Rook Endgame Ideas You Have to Know
In my first section I talked about how the strength of passed pawns depends significantly on what fi…
TeoKajLibrojHow I broke out of my plateau and gained 90 points in a month
For two years I had been stuck at 2000 - how did I break this rating ceiling?
FM CheckRaiseMateHow To Deal With Tilt
Tilt takes many forms. How do you make sure it doesn't ruin your day?
IM dabbang111Weirdest Idea in the Study
Hello, if you have found this post, welcome to the creative world of chess. its just an entertaining…
GM NoelStuder5 GM Habits for OTB Chess Success
Imagine enhancing your chess performance without solving a single exercise. Sounds too good to be tr…
TacticalMonkeyLichess milestones
How difficult can it be for someone to achieve a rating of at least 2000 in every variant and mode i…
GM NoelStuderWhy Making Mistakes is Your Secret Weapon
I love making mistakes. Yes, you read that correctly. I have come to realize that making mistakes is…
IM mmsanchezchessHow to Play against Lower Rated Opponents Part 1: Know your Advantage
Previously, I have written a series on how to do well and score upsets against higher rated opponent…
GM NoelStuderChess Improvement: Key to a Better Life
For most people, chess is a fun and great hobby. If done right, it can be so much more than that.
StepanStepan2011️Morro: FAIL️
This gambit has been used since the mid-19th century.
NM Schadenfreude__gutThe longer I think, the worse my move?
To think or not to think, that is the question. Should we move first, think later as Willy Hendriks …
FM CheckRaiseMateSolitaire Chess
The most underrated way to work on strategy
GM NoelStuderAdjusting Difficulty for Optimal Chess Improvement
A couple of years ago I talked to a seemingly very talented player, who invested a lot of time in ch…
CM HGaborProcrastination in chess decision making
This post is about another common mistake I see a lot as a chess coach. Pretty much all my students …
GM NoelStuderHow To Find A Plan In Chess Endgames
Endgames. Ugh, so boring you might think. I know this isn’t the favorite phase of the game for many.…
TheOnoZoneI Hate Winning
Chess truly is eternal suffering.
CSKA_Moscouthe ultimate travel guide for your Lichess tournaments! - 1. Tips about marathon
a marathon has ended, a new one will arrive, every hour you have arenas and tournaments by the thous…
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