FM amazingatlasHow Capablanca Won a Dead Level Endgame With Two Plans
From a level rook endgame against three consulting opponents, Capablanca fixed a weak pawn, won it, …
FM amazingatlasHow Capablanca Won While His Opponent Had the Passed Pawn
Black had a protected passed pawn three squares from queening, yet Capablanca won the king and pawn …
Vihaan7387How I Analyze My Games
In this post, I'm going to break down how I analyze my games. I believe this method will be effectiv…
FM amazingatlasHow Capablanca Won a Piece Without Capturing It
Capablanca walled White's bishop in with pawns, then played the whole ending a piece up while the ma…
BocoPacerDestroying the Najdorf Autopilot: The Kraljevo Variation
Let’s be honest: playing against the Najdorf Sicilian can be deeply frustrating. It is the undispute…
FM amazingatlasHow Capablanca Gave Up the Exchange and Won
Capablanca gave up a rook for a knight on purpose, played most of the game down the exchange, and wo…
RajjSinghhPlay Strategically & Mastering Endgames - 4545 Part 2
This is the second part of my 4545 series written just after my third game. I'm so proud of this gam…
DimBroThe Aggressiveness of Attacking in Opposite Side Castling in the Pirc Defense
Attacking is a common strategy in chess games when a player is playing for a win. When both sides ar…
FM MattyDPerrineThe Threat Hierarchy: When to Fight Back Instead of Defending
Stronger players don't defend more. They defend less. Here's how.
FM amazingatlasHow Capablanca Won This Endgame a Pawn Down
Playing Black against Kostic, Capablanca gave away a healthy passed pawn on purpose, went a full paw…
khoigambit12345KG's Draw: Draw while losing 3 pawns!
In this blog, you will know that we still can draw, even when we are losing 3 pawns! And there are s…
FM amazingatlasHow Capablanca Marched His King Into the Enemy Camp to Win
With the queens gone, Capablanca stopped hiding his king and marched it the whole length of the boar…
DimBroUnderstanding a complicated Prophylactic Move in the basic Italian Game
There is a complex move that really helps White in a very basic and generally straight-forward openi…
FM amazingatlasHow Capablanca Sacrificed a Pawn to Put Marshall in Zugzwang
Capablanca gave up a pawn to make his pieces active and Marshall's useless, until the great attacker…
FM amazingatlasWhen Capablanca Played Like Five Different Masters
Chernev called it one of the greatest masterpieces in chess, because in one game Capablanca plays in…
GM Puli1234Strategy: Opposite Side Castling
Opposite-side castling creates positions where initiative and timing become especially important.
DimBroA Line in the Sicilian Defense that I Created and Why it Failed
I created a line in the Maroczy Bind of the Sicilian Defense that was designed to give both sides a …
FM amazingatlasThree Moves Where Capablanca Was Wrong
Capablanca won this game, but the engine corrects him three times, and the position his opponent res…
RajjSinghhLearning from 4545 - Being Your Own Coach
I've played in the Lichess 4545 league for a few seasons now, usually to poor results. I wanted to w…
Bald-Genious-OPHard Chess Puzzles
Challenge your mind with exciting chess puzzles every day. Improve your tactics, calculation, and ch…
FM amazingatlasCapablanca Was Up a Queen and the Game Lasted 31 More Moves
Winning your opponent's queen is not the same as winning the game. This king hunt shows what to do w…
IM datajunkieThe best non-chess book I’ve read for chess improvement
The Will to Keep Winning by Daigo Umehara
FM amazingatlasChoose Your Endgame: The Master Habit That Wins From Move 19
Capablanca does not accept the endgame he is handed, he steers into a bishop-versus-knight ending an…
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