danthedestroyer317Fischer vs Spassky III: The Controversial Re-Match
After the 1975 World Championship match against Anatoly Karpov failed to materialize, Bobby Fischer …
IM Lizard1Destroy 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…
LichessLichess Game of the Month: July '26
A pawn race ends in a classic promotion tactic
WFM szefruBoard Vision First, Strategy Later
What Should You Actually Think About During a Chess Game?
FM amazingatlasThe 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 …
IM Neimar24What is a Critical Position?
In this blog we are going to try to define critical positions.
RealraptorA flawed analysis of the FIDE classical rating deflation problem.
Peir4r has written a frustrating analysis of rating deflation
Realraptor"Most Thought Provoking Book" - "Best Play" by Alexander Shashin
Book proposes tools to mathematically analyse move priorities.
FM Zig_Zag_Zug_ZwangGood Piece, Bad Piece
Hi! My name is Vidar Grahn. I'm a 20-year-old FIDE Master from Sweden, and as part of my journey to …
FM amazingatlasThe 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…
RuyLopez1000Magnus Carlsen vs Garry Kasparov
It's a paradox.
FM amazingatlasThe Uncastled King: How a Young Capablanca Lost by Not Castling
The third game in Capablanca's Chess Fundamentals is another loss, and it turns on the most basic ru…
IM Lizard1God-Level Defense by White
White was under heavy pressure, short on time, and seemingly condemned to passive defense, but throu…
RuyLopez1000Interview with Grandmaster Alex Colovic
An engaging chat with a Grandmaster.
StefanRebnerCan AI See What Fischer and Botvinnik Saw?
How long will it take before trust overtakes suspicion? In an earlier article I argued that LLM-base…
WFM fla2021The Reti Rifle: Loading My Queen Behind the Bishop
Loading my queen behind the bishop to hit the center, Reti Rifle style, on and off the board.
Fire-workI found all records in Leela's games (including sacrifices) + 180 !! puzzles
What is the maximum number of sacrifices in a row that Leela has played? You might be surprised, but…
IM Lizard1Nakamura–Duda: An Immortal Game
This game started as an innocent Petrov, but one extraordinary move queen sacrifice turned Nakamura'…
FM amazingatlasProactive Prevention: The Question That Cost Even Capablanca a Game
A brand new series on Capablanca's own Chess Fundamentals, and he opens the book with a game he lost…
A8086555Why can't LLMs play chess well?
Large Language Models vs Chess Engines
leeaudrey0003i hate endgames
i hate endgames
RealraptorDaniel Naroditsky's Mastering Complex Endgames republished
New In Chess has revised Danya's books and republished on 2026-08-26
IM Lizard1Black Just Kept Pushing Pawns... And It Worked
Black barely developed any pieces, pushed pawns all over the board, and somehow ended up with a bett…
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