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From Scholar's Mate to Chess Coaching

My Chess Journeyjk_182

A Visual Recap of the Sinquefiled Cup 2026

Summarising the tournament in 7 graphsIM datajunkie

Where my 60 minutes actually went

And what it told me about my own chessalphabetical_mno

SELESS Round 1: Aloysius Onyetube v Femi Emmanuel (Jesufemi Ogundalu)

The first round of the SELESS Chess League saw a thrilling game between Aloysius Onyetube as White a…CaseyReese

Nimzowitsch - Tarrasch, San Sebastian, 1912

The Other Lasker's NotesFM amazingatlas

Win Because of It, Not With It: Capablanca's Passed Pawn Paradox

Capablanca built two connected passed pawns that never queened. Their whole value was the paralysis …ALEEQAP

عظمه دفاع البيرك دفنس لما عين العقاب تفرجي الابيض النجوم بعز الظهر

يا هلا بكل المتابعين.. اليوم "عين العقاب" جايبتلكو مباراة مش أي مباراة، هاي قصة تكسير عظم صارت على ا…TheCommandalorian

Road to NM: Week 6 -- Playing as the Underdog

Welcome back to week 6 on the Road to NM series where I account my progress on the road towards the …ElementalMaster1

The Complete U2000 Guide to Theoretical Endgames

Everything you need in order to not have to worry about endgames anymoreALEEQAP

العقاب هجوم 150 اتاك الساعق ضد افتتاح البيرك والنمزو والملك الهندي وفيل التنين

يا هلا بكل المتابعين.اليوم بدنانشوف مباراه مش عاديه.مباره بتعلمك كيف تكون (عقاب)حفيقي على الرقعه .ال…FM amazingatlas

Three Directions at Once: How Capablanca Won a Level Queen Ending

Material was dead even and the books call it a draw. Capablanca centralized his queen so she blockad…IM Lizard1

Two Devil Knights Deliver Checkmate

Two knights on the edge of the board aren't supposed to be terrifying. Here, they combine to deliver…Kaiba2_2

Endgame Practice: Knight vs. Pawn

When I studied knight endgames I would let AI creat a random position for practice. One position I s…Vlad Ghita, FIDE Arbiter, FIDE National Instructor, and author of “The Rating Revolution”FM jeffforever

Interview with FIDE Arbiter Vlad Ghita alias Vlad_G92

Get to know the FIDE Arbiter, FIDE National Instructor, and author of “The Rating Revolution”FM MattyDPerrine

You Won Material. Now the Hard Part Starts.

How to consolidate, when to grab, and when the scary-looking move is just the winning one.FM amazingatlas

Winning From Nothing: How Capablanca Won a Full Pawn Down

A pawn down with an edge Chernev called hardly visible to the naked eye, Capablanca kept posing prob…FM Zig_Zag_Zug_Zwang

A Recap Of the U20 European Champiosnhip

Hi! I’m finally back from my long tournament trip and I’m ready to continue documenting my journey t…Approximation

Building + Testing ApproximationBot: Reliability 1st Lichess Chess Bot Project.

ApproximationBot - turning a chess bot idea into reality, with assistance from ChatGPT.FM amazingatlas

Welcome the Trade: How Capablanca Won Through the Exchanges

Menchik tried to force a draw by exchanging everything. Capablanca welcomed every trade, came out a …IM Emma-Chess

Nine Grandmasters in a Row: How I Earned My Third GM Norm

I came into the 2026 American Continental after a stretch of tournaments where I wasn't playing badl…ZugzwangedAgain

700+ years old ...

700+ years old and nary a wrinkleThree partial chessboards with the a, b and c files, with black pawns on a5 and a4, white pawns on a2 and b2, showing the en passant rule after 1. a2-a4 b4xb3epconniptions

Cool Chess Engine Bit Twiddling Trick

While having a go at writing my own chess engine I came across a ridiculously beautiful bit twiddlin…Rqtte

Chess Improvement Journey | Week 10

We're so back!Lichess

Streamer Arenas Announcement — August to December 2026

Announcing our schedule for upcoming Streamer Arenas!