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10 Sept 2026
CkickyCheck
Out-english the English!
Symmetrical and... combative! Yes, really!! Exactly what the bossman ordered
9 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
The Square in Front: How to Play Against an Isolated Pawn
An isolated pawn's real cost is the square in front of it, which no pawn can ever guard again. Capab…
9 Sept 2026
ALEEQAP
RUY LOPEZ "عين العقاب"( اهداء خاص) افتتاح روي لوبيز (Ruy Lopez) مع جميع افخاخه
اليوم معنا شرح مبسط واضح المعالم بهذا الافتتاح عشان يقدر يفهمه كل لاعب تصنيفو تحت 2000
9 Sept 2026
IM
datajunkie
Why you should play interesting moves
The compass that helps me make decisions in my games
8 Sept 2026
IM
nikhildixit
10 Most Common Mistakes I See While Coaching 1400–1900 Rated Players
I have been coaching chess for the last six years. These are some of the key things I have observed …
8 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Material Is a Resource, Not a Plan: Two Questions When Ahead
This game teaches from both sides. Capablanca goes wrong first and hands Mieses the exchange. Then M…
8 Sept 2026
ALEEQAP
كبتن كربم Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack | الدفاع الصقلي: هجوم الغراند بري
كانت من المباريات اللي من أول نقلاتها بتحس إن الرقعة ما رح تهدأ بسهولة. مباراة قوية بين الدكتور وكبت…
8 Sept 2026
d4Nc3Bf4
ROAD TO FM 2300 - Week 1: Starting the REAL Work
Starting my Road to FM 2300: a weekly journal of my chess improvement through analysis and practice!
7 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Take the Outpost: How Capablanca Won by Owning One Square
Capablanca's first win in his own book. No combination, no crisis. He plays a modest setup, waits fo…
7 Sept 2026
CkickyCheck
I'll never recover from this
1.g4
6 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Whoever Attacks Wins: How Opposite-Coloured Bishops Beat Capablanca
The last loss Capablanca ever published. A pawn up with a great knight on d5, he was crushed anyway,…
6 Sept 2026
AdamPoster
The Art of Taking Advantage of Inactive Pieces
This blog is about one of the most beautiful games that follows the concepts of restriction!
6 Sept 2026
IM
MatBobula
The 3 Levels of Calculation (Which One Are You?)
Today I want to talk about one of the most important skills in chess: calculation and how deeply it'…
6 Sept 2026
leeaudrey0003
Engine Hates It, Humans Fear It
Engine Hates It, Humans Fear It
5 Sept 2026
TheCommandalorian
Road to NM -- Week 8: My Highest Rated Classical Win
Welcome back to week 8 on the Road to NM series where I account my progress on the road towards the …
5 Sept 2026
StockfishNews
Stockfish 19 is here!
Stronger, smaller, and easier to run, thanks to an upgraded network architecture, universal binaries…
5 Sept 2026
danthedestroyer317
Fischer vs Spassky III: The Controversial Re-Match
After the 1975 World Championship match against Anatoly Karpov failed to materialize, Bobby Fischer …
4 Sept 2026
IM
Lizard1
Destroy the King’s Indian With This Aggressive Setup
King’s Indian players are used to playing ...e5, ...f5 and attacking White’s king, but this aggressi…
4 Sept 2026
Lichess
Lichess Game of the Month: July '26
A pawn race ends in a classic promotion tactic
4 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
The Crippled Majority: How Lasker Beat Capablanca on Structure
One of the most famous strategic games ever played. At St. Petersburg 1914, Emanuel Lasker needed a …
4 Sept 2026
IM
Neimar24
What is a Critical Position?
In this blog we are going to try to define critical positions.
3 Sept 2026
Realraptor
"Most Thought Provoking Book" - "Best Play" by Alexander Shashin
Book proposes tools to mathematically analyse move priorities.
3 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
The Rule of Three: The Candidate Move Capablanca Never Calculated
The fourth game in Capablanca's Chess Fundamentals is his second straight loss to the same habit, no…
3 Sept 2026
RuyLopez1000
Magnus Carlsen vs Garry Kasparov
It's a paradox.
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