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2026 Women's Olympiad Preview

Uzbekistan’s big stage.IM datajunkie

Play openings you actually like

A chess lesson from Fantasy Premier LeagueLichess

2026 Samarkand Olympiad: Preview

The 2026 Samarkand Olympiad promises to be a very exciting and memorable chess Olympiad.FM amazingatlas

The Uncastled King: Why Capablanca Lost by Staying in the Centre

The third game in Capablanca's Chess Fundamentals is a loss, and it turns on the most basic rule in …IM Neimar24

Surprising Your Opponents with the Kupreichik Sicilian

In this post we are going to talk about one interesting variation of the Sicilian Defense.RuyLopez1000

Chess Improvement is a Spinning Top geometrically speaking...

A study of 1 Billion Games on Lichess and FICS.DimBro

DimBro's Game of the Month: I Got Crushed in 15 Moves at the NJ Open

I recently played in the famous USCF annual tournament New Jersey Open, playing in the Under 1400 se…CkickyCheck

Time to draw conclusions

A post about chess games... I think...Mistakes GaloreGyllenstierna

Mistakes Galore

We all know that mistakes are flock creatures, but it's still fascinating to watch an unlucky streak…FM amazingatlas

Structured Calculation: The Quiet Move Capablanca Missed

The second game in Capablanca's Chess Fundamentals is another loss, and it teaches the one habit eve…FM amazingatlas

Provention!: The Question That Cost a Young Capablanca a Game

The first game in Capablanca's own Chess Fundamentals is one he lost, and it teaches the most import…Ledger4545

"The Sunday" and more from some of our champions

Who needs a recap when you've got interviews?TheCommandalorian

Road to NM -- Week 9: Taking the Week Off

Welcome back to week 9 on the Road to NM series where I account my progress on the road towards the …Rqtte

Restructuring my Training Plan

I (re-)started my Chess Improvement Journey on the 27th of May this year and introduced a clear trai…ProstheticBrain

A Rare Scotch Game Variation: The "Schemm Variation"

A proposed name for a rare variation.Sonnetx

Humiliate the Sicilian with the Smith-Morra Gambit and the Alapin Sicilian

A post about the Smith-Morra gambit and the Alapin Sicilian noting my studies and other people's gam…The_Knightmare_Bro

Magnus Carlsen vs Vishy Anand

I am The_Knightmare_Bro, back with another educational article for you!GM DrAgnevstein

How meeting Vasyl Ivanchuk changed my chess career

In 2017, I played one of the most memorable games of my chess career against Vasyl Ivanchuk at the G…IM Lizard1

The Time Alekhine Sac'd the Whole House

Alekhine offered Black one rook, then another, and Black's position was completely hopeless despite …Roeselare

Bestaat een onbeleefd remisevoorstel?

Remisevoorstellen op de meest onmogelijke momenten - een laatste strohalm, of gewoon een poging tot …Ibad1215

Knights control way more than you think. Heres how.

Knights are generally considered as “short ranged”. I’m gonna be showing the knights true power.Magnus signs for the fansMEGALODON777hs

Rounding up the first week of the GCL - All the games you need to know

Looking at some key games from the 2026 edition of the Global Chess League in Bengaluru, IndiaCM CoachAnton

#1661 Партия недели А.Хонг - Э.Бакро

Если король соперника задержался в центре — иногда важнее вскрыть позицию сейчас, чем считать матери…FM amazingatlas

Developed Is Not Active: Piece Activity vs Development

Marshall got every piece off the back rank and was still worse, because none of them attacked anythi…