StockfishNewsStockfish 17 is here!
The free and open source engine that you love, now stronger than ever before!
FrankWillowEn Croissant: The Ultimate Chess Toolkit
En Croissant is an open-source, cross-platform chess GUI that aims to be powerful, customizable and …
GM NoelStuderWhy 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…
TotalNoob69The REAL value of chess pieces
... according to Stockfish
StockfishNewsStockfish 16.1 is here!
The free and open source engine that you love, now stronger than ever before!
FM CheckRaiseMateAnalysis: Engine On Or Off?
The engine will tell you where you went wrong, but is it better to analyze on your own?
GM NoelStuderForget Cheaters - Enjoy Chess
Ever suspect your opponent of cheating online? It’s a terrible feeling, leaving you powerless.
GM NoelStuderHow To Use Chess Engines
Chess engines have revolutionized our beloved game and Sport. Instead of analyzing a position severa…
jk_182The Candidates in 13 Graphs
Looking at stats from the 2024 Candidates tournament
GM NoelStuderHow To Improve By Playing Online Blitz: Analyse Every Single Game
Blitzing is fun. But it can slow down your improvement tremendously if done wrong. There is a big da…
NM Chess-NetworkLeela Chess Zero traps Stockfish in the King’s Indian Defense, Simagin variation
The Top Chess Engine Championship Superfinal produces super games
StockfishNewsStockfish 17.1 is here + quick survey
Stronger, with a new speedtest command, improved hardware support, and bug fixes for tablebase suppo…
FM CheckRaiseMateThe Power of a Plan
And how to make the engine into an effective teacher
FM ubdipFinding the value of pieces
What are the piece values in chess? The answer is 1 3 3 5 9. Is it? How do we know?
FM CheckRaiseMateCreativity in Training
Ideas from two very different adult improvers
jk_182Concepts Discovered by AlphaZero
Looking at a paper from DeepMind about concept discovery and transfer
CM HanSchutLeela Chess Zero's spectacular Qxf5!!
It is all in the network!
jk_182Using LC0's WDL to Analyze Games
I always like to look at the analysis graph of a chess game. It gives a nice overview of how the gam…
SayChessClassicalIs Chess Culture Important for Improving at Chess?
Should we really ignore all books written before 2000?
FM CheckRaiseMateThe Engine Is An Oracle
Using the engine effectively isn't easy, but it's well worth learning
CM HanSchutFinally, there is a ChessBase alternative: Hiarcs Chess Explorer Pro
A review of Hiarcs Chess Explorer Pro
nvasquezLearning from Jacob Aagaard
GM Aagaard was on several podcasts over the last few years, I listened to all of them.
FischyVishyUnderstanding Chess Engines' Evaluations
This article will help the reader understand how to correctly interpret chess engine evaluations.
NM Chess-Network