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28 Aug 2026
FM
amazingatlas
The Knight Dances: How Capablanca Beat a Bad Bishop in the Series Finale
The sixtieth and final game of Chernev's book. Capablanca lures Reshevsky into a knight-versus-bisho…
27 Aug 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Position First, Material Next: How Capablanca Won a Pawn Down vs Two Masters
A consultation game: Capablanca alone against two strong masters. He lets them win a pawn, centraliz…
27 Aug 2026
DeepHuman_95
Force your opponent to checkmate you
This article is all about the selfmate genre in chess compositions. Reading this article will cost y…
27 Aug 2026
leeaudrey0003
Simple Plans are Often the Most Lethal
Simple Plans are Often the Most Lethal
26 Aug 2026
BigBrainChess_08
How Caruana beat Firouzja in just 9 moves...
Learn about this cool trap in the English opening to beat your opponent in just 9 moves!
26 Aug 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Simplify, Then Strike: How Capablanca Untangled a Jam and Queened a Pawn
Eight heavy pieces crammed onto two files, and an advantage almost too small to see. Capablanca diss…
26 Aug 2026
RuyLopez1000
Viktor Korchnoi vs Géza Maróczy
An Unearthly and Heavenly Game.
25 Aug 2026
Realraptor
An out-of-print endgame classic
An advanced endgame course from the old Yugoslavia
25 Aug 2026
IM
Lizard1
5 Most Common London System Mistakes (+ Course Announcement)
The London System may look quite benign and simple, but these five common mistakes can ruin your cha…
25 Aug 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Hunt the Naked King: How Capablanca Beat Lasker With a Single Quiet Move
The last decisive game these two giants ever played. In a dead-level queen ending, Capablanca hunts …
24 Aug 2026
FM
Artem_0degov
Rusty but Ready: My first IM norm
*I'm a boring player: 16 draws in 25 games*
24 Aug 2026
fcz
Meu sistema de apoio a streamers de xadrez e como ele vem evoluindo
Há 2 meses atrás iniciei uma obsessão com o xadrez que me levou a uma rotina diária de prática, estu…
24 Aug 2026
FM
Zig_Zag_Zug_Zwang
I Analyzed 100+ Games In The Benoni... This Is What I Learnt:
Hi! My name is Vidar Grahn. I'm a 20 Year-Old FIDE-Master from Sweden, and as part of my journey to …
24 Aug 2026
Roeselare
Zomerschaak
Nu de open van Brasschaat achter de rug is, kunnen we stellen dat het zomerseizoen 2026 in de schaak…
24 Aug 2026
CM
ChessFlow_orgCEO
Is Chess Coaching Worth It?
My answer may come as a surprise
23 Aug 2026
StefanRebner
Why Knowing More Chess Doesn't Mean Knowing What to Do
We chess players have never had such easy access to knowledge. Grandmasters explain openings, endgam…
22 Aug 2026
AlwaysDizzy
I Challenged a 2700-Rated Player to a 3-Game Handicap Match
How much of a handicap does a 2200 need to compete with a 2700? I teamed up with fellow YouTuber @Li…
22 Aug 2026
danthedestroyer317
Fischer vs Spassky II: The Match of the Century
The 1972 World Chess Championship is perhaps the most famous chess match ever played. It has been an…
21 Aug 2026
IM
Lizard1
A Textbook Blackburne’s Mate
A queen sacrifice in a blitz game leads to one of the purest examples of Blackburne’s Mate.
21 Aug 2026
RuyLopez1000
Can Anyone Become an Expert with Deliberate Practice?
Deliberate Practice vs Cognitive Abilities.
21 Aug 2026
FM
amazingatlas
The Minority Attack in Disguise: How Capablanca Won With Fewer Pawns
Everyone learns the minority attack as White, on the queenside, in a Queen's Gambit middlegame. Capa…
21 Aug 2026
WFM
szefru
From Scholar's Mate to Chess Coaching
My Chess Journey
21 Aug 2026
jk_182
A Visual Recap of the Sinquefiled Cup 2026
Summarising the tournament in 7 graphs
21 Aug 2026
IM
datajunkie
Where my 60 minutes actually went
And what it told me about my own chess
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