LichessAnnouncing the ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix
A $20,000 prize event open to all Lichess streamers’ teams
FrankWillowEn Croissant: The Ultimate Chess Toolkit
En Croissant is an open-source, cross-platform chess GUI that aims to be powerful, customizable and …
LichessMobile App: Official Release!
Now available on both Google Play and the App Store.
CM HGaborEffective training methods - doing tactics
My previous post was about chess training in general. We will dive into the details now. So, what yo…
FM CheckRaiseMateBeating Hikaru
I won the game of my life. Then I was selected for fair play screening.
GM NoelStuderWhy Losing At Chess Hurts So Much (And The Antidote)
Losing a chess game hurts. It certainly hurt me a lot in my professional days. Sometimes I needed da…
FM CheckRaiseMateIs Chess a Game of Luck?
The answer isn't as obvious as it seems
LichessLichess Game of the Month: June24
A fast and furious attack
LichessLichess Game of the Month: November 23
Piece sacrifice fireworks by FC7PLAY!
GM NoelStuderHow To Remember Chess Moves And Openings
In chess, a lot is about proper memorization. Not only opening lines but important endgames and patt…
WFM fla2021Bishop or Knight? Which one to choose?
In this blog post, I want to show you some practical examples to help you understand when a bishop i…
GM GordimaHikaru's Blitz Repertoire 2023
Learn to play practical, and tricky openings like Hikaru
GM NoelStuderHow much chess improvement is possible?
I get asked all the time a question along the lines of: "I'm 45 years old, started 3 years ago, now …
BlindfoldBlundererRecord Live Games & Upload them to Lichess with ChessCam
An introduction to ChessCam, a free website/app to digitally export live chess games
TotalNoob69The REAL value of chess pieces
... according to Stockfish
IM theScotLife Hacks for Getting to IM
A post about the life-skills that help you in chess.
GM NoelStuderThe Art of Resilience: How to Defend Lost Chess Positions
Today, I’m going to show you how to defend a lost position. Let’s face it, we all get into lost posi…
FM CheckRaiseMateHow Do You Stop Caring About Rating?
Everyone knows it's not healthy to obsess over your rating. But how do you stop?
GM Avetik_ChessMoodDoes bullet chess make you better or worse?
Does playing bullet games improve your chess? GM Avetik Grigoryan reveals the answer to this questio…
GM NoelStuderMy Favorite Chess Advice: Talk To Your Pieces
My favorite Chess advice was given to me when I was around 10 years old. My Coach back then, a Swiss…
LichessLichess Game of the Month: August '24
Queen sacrifice leading to an imaginative mate threat
GM NoelStuder7 Reasons Why You’re Not Improving at Chess
You aren’t improving at Chess despite your best efforts? You are not alone! Plateaus are a normal pa…
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…
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