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From 1000 to 2000 in Just Over 1 year

This blog will outline my progression journey over the past year or so that i've played chess, and t…Lichess

Titled Arenas Announcement — July to September 2026

Announcing our schedule for upcoming Titled Arenas!Qd7 is the best move, but Nf4+ followed by g6 is clearerTotalNoob69

Discerning chess plans with Stockfish?!

... surely this can't be a thingFM amazingatlas

Four Against Three: How Capablanca Won a Textbook-Drawn Rook Endgame

Capablanca Best Chess Endings Series, FM Nicholas Van Der Nat, ChessExcellence.King in the centerGM Puli1234

Punishing the King in the Center

One of the most important attacking themes in chess is knowing how to play against a king stuck in t…IM datajunkie

10 chess books that changed how I see the game

Are chess books still relevant?FM amazingatlas

The Stabbing Sacrifice: How Capablanca Wins With Connected Passed Pawns

Capablanca Best Chess Endings Series, FM Nicholas Van Der Nat, ChessExcellence.Epictetus823

Why Should Seniors Play Chess?

As a senior chess playing amateur improver, I know that chess is a great, if not the best, form of m…FM BuendiaChess

Pragg scores 3/3 to be Leader in Croatia

In the first 2 days of rapid in the Croatia Grand Chess Tourn Praggnanandhaa scored the half of the …Lichess Ladders and LiChess Tools butting inTotalNoob69

Proudly announcing Lichess Ladders integration in Lichess via LiChess Tools

... a solution for slow and better chessndsimokhin

Play Lichess on Any Chessboard — No DGT Required

I love playing chess with a physical board just as much as I love playing on Lichess — so I built a …FM BuendiaChess

Fioruzja is Leading Croatia GCT

With 4 wins in 2 draws Alireza Firouzja is on the top of the laderboard in the rapic secition of the…lucaistschlecht

Lessons Learned - Part 4

Lessons Learned is my new series to force myself to reflect on my mistakes. I expose the blunders fr…FM amazingatlas

Wing to Wing: How Capablanca Wins a Pure Rook Endgame

Capablanca Best Chess Endings Series, FM Nicholas Van Der Nat, ChessExcellence.IM Lizard1

This Line Puts the Schliemann Defense to an End

A positional antidote to the Schliemann built around Qd3–Qc4, preventing Black's typical counterplay…Chrishyzz

Interesting endgames from the Grand Chess Tour: Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia 2026

Lots to learn from practical gamesIM nikhildixit

Road to Grandmaster – Part 2

Road to GrandmasterLichess

Lichess Game of the Month: May '26

A stunning three queens gameFM amazingatlas

The Seventh Rank Absolute: How Capablanca Punishes the Pawn Grab

Capablanca Best Chess Endings Series, FM Nicholas Van Der Nat, ChessExcellence.King's Gambit checkmate heatmap at Advanced level (1600-2000), showing mate square frequency for White and BlackTheMarginalEye

I Built a Chess Checkmate Heatmap — Here's What 1.5 Million Games Revealed

Your opening predicts where your king gets mated. Here's the data — filtered by opening, rating, and…lucaistschlecht

Lessons Learned - Part 3

Lessons Learned is my series to force myself to reflect on my mistakes. I expose the blunders from m…FM amazingatlas

The Pawn He Refused: How Capablanca Wins With the Bishop

Capablanca Best Chess Endings Series, FM Nicholas Van Der Nat, ChessExcellence.khoigambit12345

khoigambit12345, or KG on STUDIES

In this blog, I will show you how I use studies and how I rate studies nowadays.Noobmasterplayer123

Agine Analyzer

An open source tool that does deep analysis for a Lichess player