LichessFIDE Grand Swiss 2025: Preview
With GM Praggnanandhaa R, GM Arjun Erigaisi, and world champion GM Gukesh D in the Open, as well as …
JakeStateFarmWhat 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…
LichessCandidates Round 12: Sindarov One Draw Away, Vaishali and Zhu in Joint First
GM Javokhir Sindarov needs just one draw in the next two games to win the 2026 FIDE Candidates, whil…
OnTheQueensideWhich current women do well in open tournaments?
Zhu Jiner, Divya, and...
Lichess2026 Samarkand Olympiad Rounds 1–3: the USA, India, Uzbekistan, and China in 1st
The top 10 seeds in both the Open and Women's, except for England in the Open and Georgia, Ukraine, …
LichessCandidates Round 6: Sindarov Wins Again, Muzychuk in Sole Lead
GM Javokhir Sindarov is 1.5 points ahead of GM Fabiano Caruana, who drew GM Andrey Esipenko today as…
LichessFIDE Women's World Cup R1: Favorites Rest as Gaal & Beydullayeva Get Eliminated
The top 21 seeds had automatically qualified to round 2; meanwhile, WGM Zsoka Gaal and WGM Govhar Be…
OnTheQueensideHas the women's chess year gone as expected?
Not really! Except...
IM iakov98Challenge 2500 | 7. A missed chance
Back with another tournament recap. This time, with some photos and diagrams.
QueenRosieMaryA Lichess Team transformed my online chess experience. Are you missing out?
Many people are members of teams on Lichess, but equally, there are those for whom this is not a par…
danbockMy two favorite chess tournaments
US Amateur Team East and ALTO are the best in-person chess experiences I've found.
LichessFIDE Women's World Cup Semi-Finals: Divya and Humpy Advance to the Finals
IM Divya Deshmukh and GM Koneru Humpy advanced to the finals by defeating GM Tan Zhongyi and Lei Tin…
BigBrainChess_08On That Crazy Gukesh-Carlsen Ending
Learn about Gukesh's first ever classical win against the World No. 1
IM nikhildixitTournament Review: Cannes Open 2025
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Lichess2024 Budapest Olympiad Round 7: India Defeats China, Two Points Ahead in Women's
India continues to lead both sections as it widens its lead further in the Women's.
Fingolfin7A Harness for LLM Chess: Board State and Context Handling
LLMs are terrible at chess — but mostly because we’re prompting them badly. I built a system that gi…
Ledger4545Season 36 Week 1 Ledger – Fresh Beginnings
A new season, a new set of eager players and grizzled veterans steel themselves for eight rounds of …
Lichess2025 Women's World Chess Championship Game 6: Ju Extends Her Lead
Ju wins a second consecutive one-sided way, finishing the Shanghai leg of the match with a 2 wins le…
Ledger4545Lichess4545 Update: Roger the Turtle Is Fine, But the Standings Are in Chaos
We talk to Oooshonufooo and look at rounds 4 and 5.
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IM iakov98Challenge 2500 | 9. A Leap Forward!
In this blog entry, I'll review the GM tournament in Budapest I competed in late March. Also, an out…
FM BuendiaChessFirst win of Magnus Carlsen in his classical games return.
Magnus Carlsen is back playing classical chess in this very strong close tournament where Erdogmus m…
LichessFIDE Women's World Cup R4: India's Top Four Women Score Tiebreak Wins
Tan Zhongyi, Song Yuxin, Nana Dzagnidze, and Lei Tingjie won their matches against Yuliia Osmak, Lel…
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