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2 May 2026
Lichess
Lichess Game of the Month: March '26
A rapid counterattack and sacrifice
23 May 2026
Lichess
Viswanathan Anand Interview with Lichess
Legendary Indian Grandmaster and five-time World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand sat down for an in…
24 May 2026
ashtonanderson
Introducing Maia-3: free and open source
A human-like chess engine open to all
22 May 2026
TotalNoob69
Customizing Lichess pieces, boards, sounds and more with LiChess Tools
... not exactly technical, but many people requested this
12 May 2026
FM
MattyDPerrine
Higher-Rated Players Want You to Be Afraid of Them
Your fear is their biggest weapon. Here's how to stop handing them the game.
2 May 2026
DaBassie
Improving at chess: calculation as a skill
This post is about me rambling about calculation. I provide some techniques that make chess calculat…
4 May 2026
Lionter
Out. Back in 5 minutes
New York has a habit of hiding its best things in plain sight. I found him by accident — a random se…
8 May 2026
FM
BuendiaChess
Amazing Tiebreaks between Magnus & Erigaisi to decide the Champion
Magnus Carlsen is back playing classical chess in this very strong close tournament where Erdogmus m…
30 May 2026
Bosburp
My First Chess Composition
I’ve always been interested in chess composition, so recently I decided to challenge myself by creat…
29 May 2026
FM
move5
5 Stunning Chess Studies
Chess studies are not just random pieces on a board — they are a form of art. In this selection, I c…
28 May 2026
HollowLeaf
2 Years of Programming Chess Apps: My Lessons
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” - Lao Tzu from the Tao Te Ching
15 May 2026
CkickyCheck
The Most Embarassing Loss Of My Life
Literally lost in 6 moves
9 May 2026
IM
datajunkie
How to think like a master in quiet positions
The 3CE method
5 May 2026
TotalNoob69
Calculation Trainer
... a new feature in LiChess Tools
18 May 2026
CkickyCheck
Beat the Jobava 2
A full dive into the Jobava for Black
23 May 2026
RuyLopez1000
Does Stockfish Dream of Electric Knights?
Could Stockfish be Conscious?
6 May 2026
IM
HelloItsDmitri
The Stories of Openings - The Catalan
In this post we will learn the story of the Catalan Opening, not in a historical sense, but rather t…
7 May 2026
neilgd72
Open sourced positional puzzles
2,200 interesting chess positions with positional rather than tactical best moves
25 May 2026
gh0strpm
Analyzing Games Based on Opening #4 - King's Indian Defense
Analyzing super GM games everyday!
30 May 2026
mullerrj
Avoid burnout- play Chess960!
Are you burning out in standard chess? If so, have you played Chess960?
14 May 2026
RuyLopez1000
Stories Behind the Moves: 22.Nxd7.
In 1971, Bobby Fischer played a famous move.
18 May 2026
RuyLopez1000
Hourly Rapid Arena - 4th Place!
My Hourly Rapid Arena Adventure.
14 May 2026
IM
theScot
Chess Wunderkings
A post about what allows younger and younger players to succeed in chess. Big time.
9 May 2026
RuyLopez1000
Epic Endgame: Win with a Passed Pawn
Alekhine vs Capablanca Game 34
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