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20 Aug 2026
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SELESS Round 1: Aloysius Onyetube v Femi Emmanuel (Jesufemi Ogundalu)
The first round of the SELESS Chess League saw a thrilling game between Aloysius Onyetube as White a…
20 Aug 2026
CaseyReese
Nimzowitsch - Tarrasch, San Sebastian, 1912
The Other Lasker's Notes
20 Aug 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Win Because of It, Not With It: Capablanca's Passed Pawn Paradox
Capablanca built two connected passed pawns that never queened. Their whole value was the paralysis …
19 Aug 2026
TheCommandalorian
Road to NM: Week 6 -- Playing as the Underdog
Welcome back to week 6 on the Road to NM series where I account my progress on the road towards the …
19 Aug 2026
ElementalMaster1
The Complete U2000 Guide to Theoretical Endgames
Everything you need in order to not have to worry about endgames anymore
19 Aug 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Three Directions at Once: How Capablanca Won a Level Queen Ending
Material was dead even and the books call it a draw. Capablanca centralized his queen so she blockad…
19 Aug 2026
IM
Lizard1
Two Devil Knights Deliver Checkmate
Two knights on the edge of the board aren't supposed to be terrifying. Here, they combine to deliver…
19 Aug 2026
Kaiba2_2
Endgame Practice: Knight vs. Pawn
When I studied knight endgames I would let AI creat a random position for practice. One position I s…
19 Aug 2026
FM
jeffforever
Interview with FIDE Arbiter Vlad Ghita alias Vlad_G92
Get to know the FIDE Arbiter, FIDE National Instructor, and author of “The Rating Revolution”
18 Aug 2026
FM
MattyDPerrine
You Won Material. Now the Hard Part Starts.
How to consolidate, when to grab, and when the scary-looking move is just the winning one.
18 Aug 2026
FM
Kazmin_Semyon
Сицилианская защита. Ускоренный дракон за чёрных
Практический курс по Ускоренному дракону: основные варианты, планы, типичные тактические мотивы, пар…
18 Aug 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Winning From Nothing: How Capablanca Won a Full Pawn Down
A pawn down with an edge Chernev called hardly visible to the naked eye, Capablanca kept posing prob…
18 Aug 2026
FM
Zig_Zag_Zug_Zwang
A Recap Of the U20 European Champiosnhip
Hi! I’m finally back from my long tournament trip and I’m ready to continue documenting my journey t…
17 Aug 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Welcome the Trade: How Capablanca Won Through the Exchanges
Menchik tried to force a draw by exchanging everything. Capablanca welcomed every trade, came out a …
17 Aug 2026
IM
Emma-Chess
Nine Grandmasters in a Row: How I Earned My Third GM Norm
I came into the 2026 American Continental after a stretch of tournaments where I wasn't playing badl…
16 Aug 2026
Rqtte
Chess Improvement Journey | Week 10
We're so back!
16 Aug 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Four Against Three: How Capablanca Won the "Drawn" Rook Ending
A rook and four pawns against a rook and three, all on one wing, is a theoretical draw. Capablanca w…
16 Aug 2026
Pastanoob11
My Road to 2000; Part X
This is Part X of my Road to 2000 series, where I try to reach 2000 in both rapid and blitz before t…
15 Aug 2026
GM
Puli1234
The Outpost Square
A strong outpost can sometimes become the foundation of your entire strategy.
14 Aug 2026
The4545LeagueGOTM
Lichess4545 GOTM - July '26: The Long Way to Checkmate!
Welcome to our monthly 4545 GOTM blog post!
14 Aug 2026
TheOnoZone
Chess Improvement Is Solved
This is not clickbait.
14 Aug 2026
IM
datajunkie
Deciding to play
What I tell myself before a tournament
13 Aug 2026
IM
Lizard1
He Refused To Develop a Single Piece For 17 Moves
In this game, White played 17 consecutive pawn moves before developing a single piece, which led to …
13 Aug 2026
kringleman5566
A Disappointing Defeat
I analysis a loss of mine that should have been a victory
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