CM HGaborHow titled players lie to you
This post is a word of warning for the average club player. As the chess world is becoming increasin…
LichessShould I report this?
Ever encountered a user misbehaving on Lichess? Check out if and how to report them.
GM NoelStuderHow much chess improvement is possible?
I get asked all the time a question along the lines of: "I'm 45 years old, started 3 years ago, now …
WFM fla2021Endgame Tips That Might Change Your Life...Or Not!
In this post you will find some important tips to improve your endgames without having to study that…
WFM fla2021Consequences of Not Applying the Opening Principles in Chess
In this post, I will show some positions where players ignored opening principles and the negative e…
FM HurburtThe Good, the Bad, and the Dubovious
A post about Daniil Dubov
GM NoelStuderWhy system openings are bad for black
Many chess improvers love system openings. If you play the London, you can develop in nearly every g…
FM CheckRaiseMateThe Woodpecker Method, Revisited
It's been used to win GM norms and gain 500 points. Is this the ultimate chess training method?
jk_182Finding Pawn Breaks automatically
Difficult concepts like pawn breaks are best understood when looking at many examples. But finding t…
FM mizant83Caro-Kann: good or bad for beginners?
While an opening suited for a GM might not always be appropriate for a beginner, the question arises…
CyberShredderCool Lichess Studies List
List of studies that I like written in markdown ;)
GM GordimaBortnyk's Blitz Repertoire
How to get non-standard tricky opening positions?
BlindfoldBlundererDigitize OTB Games with ChessCam
An update on ChessCam, the free app to digitize your chess games
SyltStonksStop inventing, start copying !
Stop wasting your time inventing bad plans during your games and start learning from the masters !
FM realcyberbirdFun stats about the Lichess 2024 Summer Marathon
Stats like: Who played the most games, who reached the top 100 with the lowest number of games
GM NoelStuderHow to procrastinate less
YouTube videos, opening courses, the latest Chess Drama - no matter your chess vice, it is hard to a…
FM HurburtWei Yi and the Quest for Initiative
"Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack." - Sun Tzu.
FM Zig_Zag_Zug_ZwangHow I Reached 2300 FIDE Using the Catalan Opening
In April of 2023 I had 2079 elo and flew to the island of Menorca to play a chess tournament. The to…
TheOnoZoneActual Rating Anxiety
Only I could find a glimmer of disappointment in the greatest chess moment of my life so far.
FM CheckRaiseMateHow Should a Chess Strategy Book Be Structured?
Most of the books out there share the same handful of problems
FM ChessisEternalHandling the Initiative - Learn from MVL and AlphaZero
In chess, mastering the initiative is key to controlling the game. It’s the ability to create threat…
NDpatzerScience of Chess - Finding chess expertise in the brain: A case study
What do we learn by looking for neural networks that support chess expertise in the human brain? Wha…
GM NoelStuderHow to prepare like a Grandmaster
Next week I will prepare my fiancée WFM Alessia in her OTB tournament in Maia, Portugal. The goal is…
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