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…
IM trainingaccount996Game of the Week 11/52
Welcome to this week’s Game of the Week! It was a quiet week in serious games among 2400+ players, b…
IM trainingaccount996Game of the Week 10/52
Welcome to the Game of the Week n.10! This encounter features a surprising material sacrifice by Whi…
f0rked_upMy first OTB tournament in 3 years! First time over 1900 Fide!
Analysis of my games on the local team chess tournament that just finished!
LichessCandidates Round 1: Caruana, Sindarov, & Praggnanandhaa Win as Women All Draw
GM Fabiano Caruana defeated GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Javokhir Sindarov won against GM Andrey Esipenko,…
GM rhungaskiEl Ajedrez del Futuro
El campeonato mundial de blitz que se llevo a cabo en 1988 no solo fue un evento memorable por el ca…
OnTheQueensideWomen's Candidates Preview
Safe in Cyprus?
FM Reynold9402Pragg's final step towards the world title: The games that brought him here.
The series continues to properly introduce each of the candidates.
LichessFIDE Candidates 2026: Preview
Sixteen players, two potential world champions
IM nikhildixit6 King's Indian Defense Resources I used in the last 14 years
Do read
CM goldenstatewarriorMy Candidates Predictions
These are just my biased thoughts and not based on any computer model (lol)
FM Reynold9402Anish Giri revitalized. From the ELO slump to the hunt for Gukesh
The series continues to properly introduce each of the candidates.
jk_182Candidates 2026 Predictions
Predictions of my Elo based model for the open and women's section
danthedestroyer317The Final Round of the Curaçao 1962 Candidates Tournament
The date is June 26, 1962. It is the final round of the 28-round Curaçao Candidates Tournament and M…
MartinaGeGM Monika Soćko turns the tables around
Learning Polish and analyzing games from the Polish Women's Championship?!
GM DurarbayliWhat Is Your Worst Blunder?
The chess world was surprised to see a Grandmaster blundering mate in one in an advantageous positio…
FM Reynold9402Everyone's favorite: A modern Kortchnoi seeking to change his history
The series continues to properly introduce each of the candidates.
Ledger4545Lichess4545 Season 47 Finale: No pressure, Just the Entire Season on the Line
The finish was epic.
CkickyCheckFacing A Legend
I played GM Batrosz Soćko in a classical game
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…
jk_182How to Win the Candidates Tournament
Looking at all previews editions of the current Candidates format to find out what separates the win…
FM Reynold9402Concrete by Nature: Sindarov's path to the crown
The second article in a short series, dedicated to each of the 2026 Candidates, prior to the start o…
IM nikhildixitSlow Growth in Chess: The Truth Most People Don’t Want to Hear
Slow Growth
FM Reynold9402