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29 Jan 2022
NM
Chess-Network
Magnus Carlsen plays AlphaZero's favorite move
The Catalan is on display in Round 9 of the 2022 Tata Steel Masters
23 Sept 2021
Nytik
How I Went From 2000 FIDE to 2000 FIDE in just 3 years (as an adult)
Maximal time wastage is a science, not an art
12 Dec 2024
Lichess
WCC 2024 Round 14: Gukesh Becomes the Youngest World Champion in History
GM Gukesh D pressed a slightly better endgame for a long time against GM Ding Liren, who blundered u…
12 Feb 2024
GM
NoelStuder
How To Think During A Chess Game
Today, I will teach you how to think during a Chess game. Most students draw a blank when I ask them…
3 Jul 2022
NM
Chess-Network
Magnus Carlsen is defeated in 19 moves by Judit Polgár!
A careless move in the Sicilian Taimanov produces a chess miniature
20 Oct 2025
GM
Craze
A Legend Has Fallen
RIP Daniel Naroditsky (1995-2025)
17 Aug 2023
GM
NoelStuder
Why Losing At Chess Hurts So Much (And The Antidote)
Losing a chess game hurts. It certainly hurt me a lot in my professional days. Sometimes I needed da…
1 Jan 2025
ebk1976
Aging in Chess
The age too old for gold.
14 Dec 2023
BlindfoldBlunderer
Record Live Games & Upload them to Lichess with ChessCam
An introduction to ChessCam, a free website/app to digitally export live chess games
20 Sept 2024
NoseKnowsAll
Introducing a universal rating converter for 2024
Have you ever wondered what your different OTB ratings would be?
22 Jan 2024
GM
NoelStuder
Why You Shouldn't Always Trust The Engine
Sometimes the Top Engine move is not the move you should play in a game. This Newsletter explains wh…
24 Dec 2022
GM
Durarbayli
Am I a “Chess Tourist”?
I am currently ranked the 177th chess player in the world with a rating of 2612, and two days ago pa…
19 Oct 2023
GM
NoelStuder
Don’t Be A Genius
Every single time I thought I found an extremely sophisticated, “genius” solution to a simple proble…
16 Oct 2023
Lichess
Questioning French Federation Partnership
Lichess stance (available in English and French)
22 Apr 2024
Lichess
Round 14: Gukesh and Zhongyi are officially the World Championship Challengers
A historic finish to the FIDE Candidates, as 17 year old Indian prodigy becomes the youngest World C…
1 Jan 2025
CyberShredder
World Rapid and Blitz being absolute meme
Some news, memes, controversies
11 Jun 2025
OnTheQueenside
How many women have beaten super-GMs?
It's happened over 50 times!
1 Sept 2023
Lichess
Lichess Meetup: Barcelona
Meet the Lichess team
27 Nov 2021
NM
Chess-Network
Nepomniachtchi vs Carlsen, Game 1 | 2021 FIDE World Chess Championship
3-time defending champion Magnus Carlsen plays black in game 1 against Ian Nepomniachtchi
24 Jan 2024
BlindfoldBlunderer
Free Tournament Broadcasting with ChessCam
A tutorial on how to broadcast tournaments on Lichess with a phone and a tripod
8 Nov 2023
IM
mmsanchezchess
How to Play against Lower Rated Opponents Part 1: Know your Advantage
Previously, I have written a series on how to do well and score upsets against higher rated opponent…
24 Aug 2023
GM
NoelStuder
5 Things You Need To Avoid To Improve In Chess
There is a lot of talk about what you need to do in order to improve in chess. But what is even more…
27 Jul 2023
GM
NoelStuder
How to Stay Focused and Calm When You Have a Winning Position in Chess
Everybody knows the feeling. You are having a great position against a strong opponent and you start…
23 Sept 2024
Lichess
2024 Budapest Olympiad Round 11: India Achieves Double Gold
India achieved double gold as the United States obtained silver in the Open and bronze in the Women'…
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