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Javokhir Sindarov plays Fabiano Caruana in round 11 of the Candidates Tournament, where a Catalan Opening was featured.DimBro

Switching my Openings with White (No more Italian)

I've gotten tired of playing the Italian Game and now that I am rising to the intermediate and advan…TheCommandalorian

Road to NM: Week 3 — An Up and Down Week

Welcome back to week 3 on the Road to NM series!FM BuendiaChess

Aronian's Weapon against the French

In this post i going to show you the idea that Levon Aronian is employing to face the french defence…FM amazingatlas

The Knight Wheel: How Capablanca Won a Pawn by Circling It Like a Hawk

Capablanca beat Yates in 1924 not with a combination but with the Knight Wheel, sending a knight on …leeaudrey0003

Denying Counterplay

Denying CounterplayRqtte

Chess Improvement Journey | Week 9

Rather quick update againFM amazingatlas

How Capablanca Won a Rook Ending Two Pawns Down

In one of the most famous rook endings ever played, Capablanca gave Tartakower two extra pawns, marc…A8086555

LeelaChessZero vs Stockfish: Who could be your best chess coach?

There is not WorstFishdanthedestroyer317

A Brief History of the Sicilian Dragon

The Sicilian Dragon has always attracted a passionate following. While Bobby Fischer famously dismis…flash3s

How you should create and execute your middlegame plans

The process of selecting and achieving your post-opening ideasFM amazingatlas

Provention: How Capablanca Beat Atkins Move by Move

Capablanca beat Atkins in 1922 not with tactics but with provention, my term for prevention that imp…Pastanoob11

My Road to 2000; Part IX

This is Part IX of my Road to 2000 series, where I try to reach 2000 in both rapid and blitz before …White to play and winchesstom2021

Another strange puzzle

Another very strange puzzle, from a very strange position. It's white to play and win.ElementalMaster1

How to Lose with the Catalan

Some of my horrific opening mistakes in the Catalan and how you can avoid themFM amazingatlas

How Capablanca Buried a Bishop and Won the Race

Down no material but effectively a piece ahead, Capablanca shut Bogoljubow's bishop out of the game …Ferstep

How to Train Chess Tactics: A Step-by-Step System

One of the most common conclusions after such an assessment is that you need to improve your tactica…Opening Repertoire: The Semi-Slavforsoothplays

Book Review: Yap on the Semi-Slav

I share my thoughts on Nicolás Yap’s work on the Semi-Slav for Popular ChessIM MatBobula

How My Opening Repertoire Evolved From 1000 to 2400

My Opening Repertoire (and How I Built It) I didn't build my repertoire in one day. It evolved over …Apparently Mortal Chess is an IP ZombieTotalNoob69

Play like Mortal Chess

... as White, with d4 Nc3 and Bf4FM amazingatlas

How Capablanca Won a Level Endgame With a Dominating Rook

From a dead level rook and bishop endgame against Morrison in 1922, Capablanca dominated with his ro…jdannan

Progress!?

I used to think my lack of rating rise meant I wasn't improving. Now I think it was an artefact of t…WangMuyuan123

Dutch Defence's Killer: Staunton Gambit

I'll show you how to deal with the Dutch Defence and initiate a fast break.What's more,I'll use one …FM amazingatlas

How Capablanca Beat Lasker With the Principle of Two Weaknesses

In their 1921 title match Capablanca beat the World Champion from a level endgame, creating a second…TotalNoob69

Idea that brings us closer to measuring the difficulty of moves

... context is for kings