TotalNoob69's Blog
An unexpected insight on d-pawn pushes/openings
TL;DR; Pushed d-pawns indirectly defend the second rank f square.
LiChess Tools - a review of 2025
... featuring appearances from ChatGPT
How to blog on Lichess
... learn by expressing
An interesting response to the Sicilian/Scandi that does unusually well
... not objectively good, but statistically crushing
Did you know Lichess can do this?! Board Editor
...more than meets the eye
Did you know Lichess can do this?! Commands
... yes, Lichess has a command line
Did you know Lichess can do this?! Puzzles' secret level
... not only what you see in the main menu
Did you know Lichess can do this?! Opening Explorer and Tablebase
... do click on that little book button
The dimmer dumb gambit against the French Defense
... or Diemer-Duhm, however you want to write it
The new LiChess Tools game analysis layout
... thanks to @DrTomHere
Defeat the Vienna with no effort whatsoever
... bonus a very nice gambit (the post has been heavily updated, you might want to reread it)
Spaced repetition opening moves - a good idea, or a really bad one?
... where I discuss my recent addiction to chess training sites
Reordering your study topics with LiChess Tools
... I am quite happy with how that came out.
Best opening for White after e4 e5 ?!
... people who know do, people who don't know write blog posts
Destroy the Caro Kann with style
... a beautiful line with a lot of lessons to impart
A quick introduction to LiChess Tools - browser extension improving Lichess
... post 1 of 150
Analysing a single move in a very interesting position in the Closed Sicilian
... how to get more than a move and an eval from Stockfish
The REAL value of chess pieces
... according to Stockfish
LiChess Tools openings that are/were not in Lichess
... how did they do?
Calculating your conversion rate
... a LiChess Tools use case
Crowdin saviour
... have you accepted the Save button into your heart?
A nice trick in the Zukertort or Hungarian openings (bonus in the Benko Gambit)
It's almost completely unknown and unintuitive and very likely to happen on the board especially at …
How to visualize K-MAPS analysis
... a LiChess Tools use case miniature