CkickyCheckPlaying Scandi OTB
Finally got a chance to play some Scandinavian in both blitz and classical, and it went amazingly we…
Lichess2024 Budapest Olympiad Round 4: Ukraine Wins vs. US, Vietnam Wins vs. Uzbekistan
Ukraine caused a big upset in the Open section as it defeated the pre-tournament favorite, the USA, …
FM realcyberbirdFun stats about the Lichess 2025 Spring Marathon
Stats like: Who played the most games, who played the longest time, stats per rating category and mu…
Lichess2026 Samarkand Olympiad Rounds 4–6: Uzbekistan in Sole Lead, Plays China in R7
After defeating India, Uzbekistan is in the sole lead with 12/12 match points, with China and Armeni…
CyberShredderNorway Chess 2025
Strongest Players, exciting format, viral meme, do you need anything else?
YouTube_GarudapuraThe Berlin Endgame | Origin and Modern Practice
Have you every wondered about the intricacies of the Berlin Endgame? I wrote this blog to improve my…
LichessTitled Arena Announcement(s)
Announcing our schedule for upcoming Titled Arenas!
LichessFIDE Women’s Grand Prix Shymkent Round 8: Status Quo Remains Unchanged
A quiet day of four draws saw little changes in the standings before the final round on November 8.
GM NoelStuderChess Clarity: Overcoming Decision Fatigue for Peak Performance
The more decisions you must make daily, the worse they get. This phenomenon is called decision fatig…
FM BuendiaChessUKRAINE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS
During the last 10 days in Georgia has taken place the european team championships and Ucraine had t…
Lichess2025 Women's World Chess Championship Game 4: Neck and Neck
Ju Wenjun holds the draw, despite the time disadvantage and harder position to navigate, with the ma…
FM CheckRaiseMateMailbag: OTB Tournaments
What are people saying about OTB chess?
WFM SarahLongsonHarrogate Congress - My First Tournament as a Mum
Since my last chess tournament in 2019 I've given birth twice and played precisely zero over the boa…
FM CheckRaiseMateUS Amateur Team East Recap
The good, the bad, and the ugly
Lichess2024 Budapest Olympiad Round 9: India Leads Open, Kazakhstan 1st in Women's
India is still two points ahead in the Open as Kazakhstan takes sole 1st in the Women's.
RuyLopez1000World Champion Tiebreaks: A Counter-Intuitive Proposal.
The Winner is the one who wins the Coin Toss.
IM trainingaccount996Game of the Week 13/52
Welcome to Game of the Week #13! This is a short but very instructive game showing how to handle a p…
CyberShredderAI Slop and AI Hype in Chess
So here I will write about 2 different instances of AI invading chess world
FM jeffforeverBOTS & Humans League every Tuesday 7-8:30PM CET started
BOTS & Humans can now compete together in Arenas & Team Battles!
GM rhungaski“Luchamos como Húsares.”
El match Botvinnik-Tal de 1960 dio origen a uno de los clásicos de la literatura ajedrecística. Casi…
CM AdrianoNunesFXWhen preparation meets opportunity: looking back at my first chess tournament
In this blog post, I'll address my first classical chess tournament, which I've referred to in my pr…
LichessCandidates Round 2: Calm Round Sees Octuple Draws
The Open saw four relatively quiet draws, but in the Women's, only two games were calm draws as GM K…
FM CheckRaiseMateReviewing My Games From A 15-minute Tournament
Key moments from an OTB tournament
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