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25 May 2023
GM
NoelStuder
Everyone Can Improve Their Chess
While there is no one-size-fits-all approach to chess improvement, there is one thing everyone has i…
25 Mar 2024
NM
RyanVelez
Resigning Strategy
This article is for anyone who wants to understand the strategy of resigning, at both low and high l…
26 Jul 2022
CM
ChuckPhil
How i crossed 2200 Elo in the Dortmund Sparkassen A-Open
In 2018, I got my first FIDE rating in classical chess: 2179. At that time, I had already been playi…
28 Apr 2026
TheOnoZone
Chess Enlightenment
I open the door and literally fall to my knees, face in hands.
21 Aug 2023
FM
CheckRaiseMate
Reviewing My Games From A 15-minute Tournament
Key moments from an OTB tournament
16 Nov 2025
Lichess
FIDE World Cup R5: Donchenko Wins Tense Match, Arjun and Wei to Play in Quarters
GM Arjun Erigaisi, GM Wei Yi, GM Javokhir Sindarov, GM Andrey Esipenko, GM Nodirbek Yakubboev, GM Sa…
7 Apr 2026
Lichess
Candidates Round 8: Sindarov Extends Lead, Five-Way Tie in Women’s
GM Javokhir Sindarov extended his lead to two full points after he drew his game against GM Andrey E…
5 Feb 2024
GM
NoelStuder
How To Ask The Right Questions
Many Chess improvers are stuck because they ask the wrong questions.
8 Sept 2025
Lichess
FIDE Grand Swiss R5: Parham Keeps Gap in Grim Day for Top, 4-Way Tie in Women's
The tournament leader, GM Parham Maghsoodloo, won against GM Richard Rapport, while the chasing pack…
18 May 2026
GM
rhungaski
La Gran Pelicula de Ajedrez
A comienzos de los años 80, el ajedrez vivía uno de los períodos más intensos y políticamente cargad…
13 Jan 2025
Amateur_Chess_Org
Meet and train with IM Eric Rosen at ACO World Amateur Chess Championship
From 6-15 May on Kos island (Greece)
14 May 2022
FM
CheckRaiseMate
Magnus Dominates Titled Tuesday
How the world champion consistently crushes lesser grandmasters
25 Jun 2022
Whitedancingrockstar
Swedish Schackligan Shows Shy Signs of Success
Schackligan - The Critique
2 Aug 2023
IM
datajunkie
#22: 3 Lessons from Wimbledon
Applying Markéta Vondroušová and Carlos Alcaraz's mindsets to your chess
11 Jan 2025
FM
realcyberbird
recap of the Bundesliga 1 competition 2024 on Lichess
Stats like: which team team won the most, which player scored the most points in a battle
28 Nov 2024
FM
jeffforever
Chess in Reykjavik - Iceland
On the trail of Bobby Fischer
12 Jun 2026
FM
BuendiaChess
AMERICAN CAPTAIN!! Shankland wins the continental championship scoring 9.5/11
Samuel Shankland camed to Mexico as seed nº1 and the demostrated why he is the best dominating from …
22 Jul 2025
Lichess
FIDE Women's World Cup R5: Lei, Tan, Divya, and Humpy Through to Semis
GM Lei Tingjie, GM Tan Zhongyi, IM Divya Deshmukh, and GM Humpy Koneru beat GM Nana Dzagnidze, GM Va…
26 May 2024
TeoKajLibroj
Irish Chess Union gives massive rating boost to Irish chess players
How I gained 400 points without playing a game
24 Feb 2025
JeremyIsFishing
6th THINK Correspondence Championships
Come and join one of the Premier Correspondence Championships on Lichess
21 May 2024
Lichess
7th Sharjah Masters Round 7: Daneshvar and Shankland in Joint Lead
Bardiya Daneshvar and Sam Shankland are on 5.5/7 and in the joint lead with two more rounds to go; t…
29 Apr 2025
FM
Zig_Zag_Zug_Zwang
I'm so lucky! | Day 2 of road to IM
Today was rounds 3 and 4 of the IM tournament I’m playing in. First up, I was paired with the strong…
11 Sept 2026
MEGALODON777hs
Rounding up the first week of the GCL - All the games you need to know
Looking at some key games from the 2026 edition of the Global Chess League in Bengaluru, India
8 Jan 2025
TeoKajLibroj
Irish chess continued to grow in 2024
Growth was especially strong for rapid and blitz tournaments
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