DimBroWitty Alien vs Magnus Carlsen: Two Close Games, One Made History
The world's best chess player, Magnus Carlsen, has defeated and has also lost to many of the best pl…
IM Neimar24How to Stop Blundering: The Blunder Check Method
This blog introduces a simple two-step blunder-check method designed to help you avoid tactical over…
Fire-work78,754,801 Brilliant Moves — and I found the best
This is the opera game of our times
BocoPacerA Night at the Bullet Opera: Triggering the Morphy Pattern to Topple GM Makhnev
Trapped in a midnight bullet tilt and falling below 2500, I was paired against a mysterious GM with …
DimBroHow to irritate people with the Jobava London at Beginner and Intermediate Level
While most people expect you to play a regular London System with a pyramid setup, this variation of…
CM StephaneLamMauritius Blitz Championship 2026 ️ — A 7th-Place Finish with 6.5/9!
Mauritius Blitz Championship 2026 ️ — A 7th-Place Finish with 6.5/9!
MrPawnWoodwardRoad to 2200 Rapid: Week 1 - The rough bounce back
For many years I have dreamed and thought, will I ever become a titled player? Then I realized, shor…
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…
IM datajunkieOur 64 most memorable moves
Share a move you'll never forget for our community chess collection
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 …
TheCommandalorianRoad to NM -- Week 14: 1600!!!
Welcome back to week 14 on the Road to NM series where I account my progress on the road towards the…
RajjSinghhChess Master vs Chess Amateur: A Closer Look
For a while I had been struggling with being a good player when my opponent plays poorly but struggl…
FM amazingatlasLet the Pawn Structure Pick the Plan
Capablanca beat Marshall eight to one in their 1909 match without studying openings. This game shows…
IM Lizard1The Time Mikhail Tal Got Destroyed
This is a spectacular attacking masterpiece in which Lev Polugaevsky unleashed 25 moves of home prep…
FDAIMANProblemas en la identificación de patrones
En algunas partidas existen varias posibilidades donde muchas ejercen el factor distractor sobre la …
IM datajunkieWhat most improvers are missing (a new GM explains)
Interview Part 2/2: how Rishi Sardana got from 1800 to IM, and advice for improvers
Onion_BabaChess Rules of Thumb: GM Elisabeth Pähtz
A set of practical guidelines for choosing plans in the middlegame and endgame, and for finding cand…
d4Nc3Bf4ROAD TO FM - Week 4: The sacrifice that repeated!
This week, I’ll be sharing a very beautiful combination that occured in a recent game.
Kampfschach_OfficialThe Man Who Beat the Champion at 23: Charousek’s Games, Remastered
Converting a 1919 book into playable Lichess studies
TheCommandalorianRoad to NM -- Week 11: Playing a Viewer OTB?!?!
Welcome back to week 11 on the Road to NM series where I account my progress on the road towards the…
TotalNoob69A double missed mistake in the opening
... an examination of a game start
Reso64Articulating the ideas behind the moves
My first league game this season turned out to be a relatively easy game where my opponent lost a mi…
AdamPosterWhen Karpov Lost in 12 Moves
Even World Champions Lose Games This Fast!
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