FM Coach_IstvanovszkiHow to build a PRO opening repertoire (from a FM's perspective)
Yesterday, I gave a lecture at a local chess club for youth players on how to actually build an open…
FM amazingatlasAlways look for options for yourself and the opponent
Capablanca called this one of his very best games, and in his own notes he refutes his own move 23. …
FM amazingatlasHow to turn a temporary advantage into a long term one.
St Petersburg 1914, the first brilliancy prize. Kasparov said the jury got the prize wrong.
FM amazingatlasWhen Their Plan Is the Mistake, Let It Happen
Capablanca writes down Black's entire plan before Black plays it, sees that the plan loses, and then…
FM amazingatlasAttack With with the Isolated Pawn
Capablanca takes an isolated d-pawn against a twenty one year old Alekhine. Doesn't have any of the …
FM amazingatlasRuy Lopez Masterclass
Capablanca builds a big centre, cashes it in with e5 at the right moment, and the attack that follow…
Ayanokoji_Kiyotaka55The Sindarov Pack: Thinking Like a World Championship Challenger
Hi everyone, I’m Ayanokoji! Since 2024, Javokhir Sindarov has been my absolute favorite chess player…
DeepHuman_95What the knight?! Knight-weels and selfblocks
In this article, i show you two beautiful and classic motifs from the world of chess composition: kn…
FM amazingatlasA Rook Down Against a King With Nowhere to Hide
Corzo won a rook and the engine says he was close to winning for seven moves. He also had a king wit…
FM amazingatlasThe Greek Gift That Was Not Sound, and Won Anyway
Capablanca played the classic bishop sacrifice on h7 and the engine says it was not even his best mo…
IM datajunkieChess players remember too much
Losing and the weight of experience in your chess
FM amazingatlasAttack Where the Bad Bishop Cannot Help!
Black's light-squared bishop ended up on a8 watching the game. Capablanca attacked the other side of…
NM Chess-NetworkBodhana Sivanandan BREAKS Judit Polgar's 38-Year-Old Record!!
11 years, 7 months, and 16 days
FM amazingatlasThe Check Janowski Filed Under the Wrong Heading
Janowski had a check that kept his attack alive and never played it, because he had already decided …
FM amazingatlasLet Him Eat the Pawns: Capablanca at San Sebastian
Bernstein grabs on a2 and c2 while Capablanca builds on the kingside. For a few moves the engine say…
Tetiksh1Agrawal2025: A year to remember....
Cut to Jan 2025: I had just come back from a break and was definitely rusty. Now I stand here lookin…
FM amazingatlasPROVENTION ! Take the Square Away Before the Knight Gets There
Marshall's whole attack rested on one square, h5. Capablanca survived it by kicking the knight away,…
FM amazingatlasThe Knight on f5 That Marshall Could Never Chase
Capablanca puts a knight on f5 and spends the rest of the game building around it. Marshall cannot k…
LichessEnding the Boycott
Lichess has resumed cooperation with US Chess after positive changes
FM amazingatlasLet the Pawn Structure Pick the Plan
Capablanca beat Marshall eight to one in their 1909 match without studying openings. This game shows…
FM amazingatlasTwo Questions to Ask When You Are Winning
Most won games are thrown away by trading at random. A pawn up against two opponents in consultation…
FM amazingatlasThe Pawn the Rook Could Not Leave: Capablanca's Advanced Passed pawn
Capablanca out calculates Fox in the complications. He comes out an exchange up and then rolls a paw…
FM amazingatlasThe Attack That Should Not Have Worked: Capablanca's Pawn Storm
Capablanca throws his queenside pawns at a castled king and the engine says the attack is not sound.…
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