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25 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
The Square in Front: How to Play Against an Isolated Pawn
The isolated pawn is not won by attacking it. It is won by owning the square in front of it, and Cap…
22 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
How to convert like Capablanca !
Capablanca wins the exchange early and then shows the technique: when you are ahead, material is a r…
22 Sept 2026
IM
ArtdW_01
Five positions you can play out in a practice game
This article looks at five interesting positions that I think are worth playing out in a practice ga…
22 Sept 2026
yanez
Tension in chess: Olympiads through the years
We calculate the overall tension on the chessboard during chess Olympiads from 1927 to 2024
21 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Take the Outpost: How Capablanca Won by Owning One Square
A hole on d5, a knight that can never be chased, and a whole game built on owning a single square.
20 Sept 2026
IM
ArtdW_01
5 Moments from the Dutch Blitz Championship.
I won the Dutch Blitz Championship with a score of 8.5/11 in the Finale Pool. This article looks at …
20 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Whoever Attacks Wins: How Opposite-Coloured Bishops Beat Capablanca
The last loss Capablanca ever published: with opposite-coloured bishops and queens on, the attacker …
19 Sept 2026
The_Knightmare_Bro
In 2019 Magnus Carlsen played a masterpiece.
Carlsen vs Rapport, 2019
18 Sept 2026
WFM
szefru
When There’s Nothing Urgent to Solve
Applying “Board Vision First, Strategy Later” in a calm game
18 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
The Crippled Majority: How Lasker Beat Capablanca on Structure
One of the most famous strategic games ever played. Lasker saddles Capablanca with a crippled queens…
18 Sept 2026
GM
ChessMindAI
Chess Olympiad 2026: Game of the Day Round #2
GM Awonder Liang defeated by IM Itgelt in a Very Instructive Benoni
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 Sept 2026
Mysterious_Past
Reaching 2000 in Racing Kings: the Guide!
This is me passing on my gathered knowledge to you all...wanna use it?
15 Sept 2026
IM
datajunkie
Play openings you actually like
A chess lesson from Fantasy Premier League
15 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
The Uncastled King: Why Capablanca Lost by Staying in the Centre
The third game in Capablanca's Chess Fundamentals is a loss, and it turns on the most basic rule in …
15 Sept 2026
RuyLopez1000
Chess Improvement is a Spinning Top geometrically speaking...
A study of 1 Billion Games on Lichess and FICS.
14 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Structured Calculation: The Quiet Move Capablanca Missed
The second game in Capablanca's Chess Fundamentals is another loss, and it teaches the one habit eve…
13 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Provention!: The Question That Cost a Young Capablanca a Game
The first game in Capablanca's own Chess Fundamentals is one he lost, and it teaches the most import…
12 Sept 2026
The_Knightmare_Bro
Magnus Carlsen vs Vishy Anand
I am The_Knightmare_Bro, back with another educational article for you!
11 Sept 2026
Roeselare
Bestaat een onbeleefd remisevoorstel?
Remisevoorstellen op de meest onmogelijke momenten - een laatste strohalm, of gewoon een poging tot …
10 Sept 2026
ALEEQAP
Sicilian Defense. الصقلي. و. Van't Kruijs فان كرويس
بهالجيم لعبت ميرا (FMالمستقبل) باللون الأبيض ضد الكنج أبو فؤاد باللون الأسود، وكان الجيم نظيف ودقّته…
10 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Developed Is Not Active: Piece Activity vs Development
Marshall got every piece off the back rank and was still worse, because none of them attacked anythi…
10 Sept 2026
flash3s
A hitchhiker's guide to three classic pawn structures
How to approach three common pawn structures you probably see in your games
10 Sept 2026
The_Knightmare_Bro
Surprising King Moves That Stunned The Chess World
You'll never guess what they played!
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