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23 Mar 2026
IM
nikhildixit
Slow Growth in Chess: The Truth Most People Don’t Want to Hear
Slow Growth
23 Mar 2026
FM
Reynold9402
The throne in the crosshairs: Wei Yi's tactics storm the Candidates Tournament.
The first article in a short series, dedicated to each of the 2026 Candidates, prior to the start of…
22 Mar 2026
MysticalMoon
Masters Unmasked: Confessions of a WGM, CM, and NM️
Triple Threat Alert! With this fantastic trio, we’re journeying into their minds, behind their ratin…
22 Mar 2026
flash3s
How you should build your repertoire
A level-based approach to selecting and learning your openings
21 Mar 2026
IM
Lizard1
This Sneaky Pawn Push Broke the Benko Gambit
In this Lichess rapid game, an untitled 2400-rated player completely dismantles a CM's Benko Gambit …
18 Mar 2026
WGM
jovanaeric
Confidential Chess Files: Knight
After the pawn’s entry diary, we continue our series exploring the true stars of the chessboard and …
17 Mar 2026
FM
felew699
A Transitional Phase between Technical and Tactical Positions
Building upon the phase classification
16 Mar 2026
WFM
fla2021
How to Reach 1200: Insights from Enrique, the Kind of Coach Every Beginner Needs
A new friend from the meetup, a passionate coach, and a simple roadmap to reach 1200
13 Mar 2026
pascalg
Publication de "Sacrifier judicieusement aux échecs"
Une excellente lecture pour tous les joueurs qui désirent devenir des as du sacrifice aux échecs !
11 Mar 2026
FM
MattyDPerrine
What Every Chess School Got Right (And What You Can Steal From Each One)
Five training philosophies from five different countries. You don't need to be from any of them to u…
11 Mar 2026
JakeStateFarm
What I Learned from the 2026 Atomic World Champion
Wolfram_EP (aka Grevozin) recently won the 2026 Atomic Chess Championship on chess.com. I had the op…
9 Mar 2026
Mradsomer
Endgame Bootcamp 2: Part 4
All about that d5: Swimming in Rc1 Waters
8 Mar 2026
GM
rhungaski
Scheveningen vs Boleslavsky
Durante años encontré refugio en el Ataque Grand Prix, pero con el tiempo llegó el momento de enfren…
8 Mar 2026
IM
Levi_1604
Rethinking the Tartakower Caro-Kann: Manual Castling
The Tartakower Variation is one of the modern mainlines of the Caro-Kann Defense, leading to rich an…
7 Mar 2026
RuyLopez1000
Fischer vs Larsen: The Rivalry
Explore one of the Greatest Rivalries in the History of Chess
5 Mar 2026
WGM
jovanaeric
Confidential Chess Files: Pawn
We are entering serious territory now, as I’m starting a series exploring each piece in what is esse…
2 Mar 2026
NDpatzer
Science of Chess: Seeing moves with momentum over the board
Prediction is fundamental to how we see, and for strong players it's also part of what they see OTB.
1 Mar 2026
JoshiAbhyuday
My First Ever Over The Board Tournament
I played my first ever otb chess tournament as a part of the annual inter-departmental sports meet, …
1 Mar 2026
GM
rhungaski
El Peon Flotante
El peón flotante es una variación del peón dama aislado: un matiz estructural —con el peón c del ban…
28 Feb 2026
a230kg
Why Reading Chess Books is Hard and How I Fixed It
Tired of Decoding Coordinates? I Found a Solution.
26 Feb 2026
imaginedragon001
Bähr rule easily explained.
guys i will be helping all of you in the complicating rule of Bähr rule lets begin!!!
26 Feb 2026
NM
VoicelessFeather
Keep Your Head in the Clouds
Exploring the optimal mindset for playing chess
25 Feb 2026
FM
MattyDPerrine
What “Talent” Actually Means in Chess (It’s Not What You Think)
Talent exists but it's not what's holding you back.
25 Feb 2026
JakeStateFarm
Five 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…
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