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6 Jul 2024
Lichess
Accomplished Bangladeshi GM Ziaur Rahman Dies Mid-Game
Lichess extends its condolences to the family, friends, and many fans of GM Ziaur Rahman, who died a…
16 Jul 2024
Lichess
Lichess 2024 Half-Year Update
Chess tournament coverage, the mobile app, improved broadcasts and governance, and more!
31 Jul 2024
Lichess
Lichess Game of the Month: June24
A fast and furious attack
8 Jul 2024
GM
NoelStuder
Stop planning - start doing
Planning the ideal way to improve is a noble way of procrastinating.
1 Jul 2024
NM
Chess-Network
Youngest International Master EVER | Faustino Oro
10 years, 8 months, and 16 days
26 Jul 2024
jk_182
Concepts Discovered by AlphaZero
Looking at a paper from DeepMind about concept discovery and transfer
3 Jul 2024
GM
NoelStuder
Why You Shouldn't Train Like Grandmasters
You might have heard that you should be training differently from a Grandmaster. But why is that?
16 Jul 2024
NM
MrPushwood
Can You Find the Mate in 4 That Smyslov Missed?
Perhaps my favorite chess book of 'em all is this collection of Smitty's. I've long been envious of …
3 Jul 2024
WFM
fla2021
Key points and Plans in the Italian Opening
Learn How to Play the Italian Opening by Focusing on Key Points and the Games Shared in This Post
27 Jul 2024
FM
Statham_13
"Secret" Things on Lichess You Didn't (Maybe) Know
Just want to share with some interesting functions on Lichess
6 Jul 2024
revoof
Optimizing the tablebase server
Hunting down tail latencies
27 Jul 2024
FM
mizant83
French Defense - Good or Bad for Beginners?
French Defense is known to be one of the soundest openings for Black against 1.e4, but is it suitabl…
12 Jul 2024
jk_182
Using Stockfish to automatically find Tactics Puzzles
Can an engine find a tactical puzzle by itself?
26 Jul 2024
GM
RealDavidNavara
Five big myths concerning my appeal to FIDE
This text was written to remove some misunderstandings concerning my complaint to FIDE
7 Jul 2024
FM
mizant83
Tarrasch French: Morozevich Variation
The Purpose Behind 3...Be7
11 Jul 2024
GM
Avetik_ChessMood
Colorado Gambit | The Refutation
A complete guide to crush the Colorado Gambit without needing to remember long variations.
28 Jul 2024
NM
RyanVelez
Exploring Chess
Looking deeply at simple topics
18 Jul 2024
MartinaGe
How to prepare for a chess tournament abroad ... language-wise
“Hey, I want to participate in a chess tournament. I have to prepare my chess game. I don’t have tim…
29 Jul 2024
FM
WelshWhiteSinge
A Queens Gambit Trick
Pattern recognition is key to improvement so remember to look out for this trick if the right condit…
23 Jul 2024
FM
Zig_Zag_Zug_Zwang
This Is What Happens When Two 17 Year Olds Organize A Worldwide Chess Tournament
It all kicked off in fall 2023 when me and my buddy, FM Axel Falkevall, became friends with a random…
18 Jul 2024
Toadofsky
Impressions about US Chess
Who profits from the nonprofit?
22 Jul 2024
FM
jeffforever
Chess in Asia - Philippines & Brunei
Tarrasch Knight Chess Club in Manila & Brunei Chess Centre
25 Jul 2024
FM
Hurburt
Second to None: Warmerdam's Dutch Championship
"Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise bef…
8 Jul 2024
FischyVishy
Mikhail Tal Sacrifices a Queen for Art - HCWMTS Part 5
Many pundits claim that Mikhail Tal's sacrifices were objectively quite unsound, but how true is thi…
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