Curated Lichess Studies

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Chess Analysis Lichess Chess variant Strategy

Collection of high quality or original studies on Lichess

Intro

In this post, i'll share a collection of Lichess studies, which i consider to be high-quality, instructive or simply original. The collection covers a range of chess variants and themes. The list is a non-exhaustive, similar to Staff Picks by Lichess, and will hopefully grow with time and ideally become a collaborative project. If you have study suggestions, feel free to contact me to submit them and i'll review & eventually update the list. So stay tuned!

(Original version of this post, which was written on lichess editor with purely markdown, you can find here: Curated Lichess Studies, unfortunately, when i submitted, style changed to default markdown..)

Endgame

Rook Endgames: Lucena & Philidor: Concept of shelter by Dejokz and Tournaments

Explains the key strategical concepts and point of this must known positions

Geometry of Chess: The Futile Chase by okei

Explores some important endgame positions with a geometrical approach

Chess Studies and Problems

Beautiful Chess Studies by FM thijscom

Collection of 64 Beautiful Chess Problems and Studies from 1860 to today

EZ mate-in-one House Puzzle Battle1 by Illion

Not the mate in 1 problems you see everyday! Some can be challenging

Problems by ojb

Collection of 13 beautiful chess compositions (10th is my fav)

Mitrofanov, Leopold by Humoresque

Collection of legendary composer Mitrofanov. Humoresque has a huge collecton of studies of this type(101!), def worth checking!

Miscellaneous

Theory of Premove Mating by Wolfram_EP

This highly original study handles a topic relevant for all, who plays online! Study eloquently explains the necessary techniques to checkmate with a bare queen or bare rook with only premoves

Crazyhouse

Instructive zh positions by catask

This study masterfully manages to illustrate complex key ideas of Crazyhouse in digestible chunks and provides priceless insights for anyone who is passionate about the game

1. d4 Intro Guide by catask

Highly instructive study about 1.d4 in Crazyhouse and examines key strategic concepts as well as positional nuances such as the different knight set ups. A must for all d4 players.

Lessons in zh960 through Season 9.60 Highlights by okei (with some contributions by me as well - see Lesson 2)

The study aims to introduce typical ideas for all levels as well as rich tactics that the wild and fun Crazyhouse960 has to offer for us.

Introducing tsumehouse problems by Illion

In this very unique study the authors presents us a collection of Crazyhouse Problems & Compositions inspired by Tsumes (mate problems in Shogi - Japanese Chess). Dealing with Shogi style tactics on chess board will be a definitely refreshing and a fun experience for everyone who enjoys the game!

Chess960

2020 Biel Chess960

This study is designed to provide some insights about how to approach different starting positions in Chess960 in general on the basis of 2020 Biel Chess960 Tournament. Not only the games are annotated, but there are also special chapters that explores the nature of starting positions of each Round.