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20 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Whoever Attacks Wins: How Opposite-Coloured Bishops Beat Capablanca
The last loss Capablanca ever published: with opposite-coloured bishops and queens on, the attacker …
19 Sept 2026
The_Knightmare_Bro
In 2019 Magnus Carlsen played a masterpiece.
Carlsen vs Rapport, 2019
18 Sept 2026
WFM
szefru
When There’s Nothing Urgent to Solve
Applying “Board Vision First, Strategy Later” in a calm game
18 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
The Crippled Majority: How Lasker Beat Capablanca on Structure
One of the most famous strategic games ever played. Lasker saddles Capablanca with a crippled queens…
18 Sept 2026
GM
ChessMindAI
Chess Olympiad 2026: Game of the Day Round #2
GM Awonder Liang defeated by IM Itgelt in a Very Instructive Benoni
17 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
The Rule of Three: The Candidate Move Capablanca Never Calculated
The fourth game in Capablanca's Chess Fundamentals is a loss he handed himself, and it teaches the o…
16 Sept 2026
Mysterious_Past
Reaching 2000 in Racing Kings: the Guide!
This is me passing on my gathered knowledge to you all...wanna use it?
15 Sept 2026
IM
datajunkie
Play openings you actually like
A chess lesson from Fantasy Premier League
15 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
The Uncastled King: Why Capablanca Lost by Staying in the Centre
The third game in Capablanca's Chess Fundamentals is a loss, and it turns on the most basic rule in …
15 Sept 2026
RuyLopez1000
Chess Improvement is a Spinning Top geometrically speaking...
A study of 1 Billion Games on Lichess and FICS.
14 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Structured Calculation: The Quiet Move Capablanca Missed
The second game in Capablanca's Chess Fundamentals is another loss, and it teaches the one habit eve…
13 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Provention!: The Question That Cost a Young Capablanca a Game
The first game in Capablanca's own Chess Fundamentals is one he lost, and it teaches the most import…
12 Sept 2026
The_Knightmare_Bro
Magnus Carlsen vs Vishy Anand
I am The_Knightmare_Bro, back with another educational article for you!
11 Sept 2026
Roeselare
Bestaat een onbeleefd remisevoorstel?
Remisevoorstellen op de meest onmogelijke momenten - een laatste strohalm, of gewoon een poging tot …
10 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Developed Is Not Active: Piece Activity vs Development
Marshall got every piece off the back rank and was still worse, because none of them attacked anythi…
10 Sept 2026
flash3s
A hitchhiker's guide to three classic pawn structures
How to approach three common pawn structures you probably see in your games
10 Sept 2026
The_Knightmare_Bro
Surprising King Moves That Stunned The Chess World
You'll never guess what they played!
9 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
The Square in Front: How to Play Against an Isolated Pawn
An isolated pawn's real cost is the square in front of it, which no pawn can ever guard again. Capab…
9 Sept 2026
IM
datajunkie
Why you should play interesting moves
The compass that helps me make decisions in my games
8 Sept 2026
FM
MattyDPerrine
You're Down a Pawn. Now Trade Pieces.
The title of the article isn’t a typo.
8 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Material Is a Resource, Not a Plan: Two Questions When Ahead
This game teaches from both sides. Capablanca goes wrong first and hands Mieses the exchange. Then M…
7 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Take the Outpost: How Capablanca Won by Owning One Square
Capablanca's first win in his own book. No combination, no crisis. He plays a modest setup, waits fo…
6 Sept 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Whoever Attacks Wins: How Opposite-Coloured Bishops Beat Capablanca
The last loss Capablanca ever published. A pawn up with a great knight on d5, he was crushed anyway,…
6 Sept 2026
AdamPoster
The Art of Taking Advantage of Inactive Pieces
This blog is about one of the most beautiful games that follows the concepts of restriction!
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