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23 Sept 2022
NM
Chess-Network
Hans Niemann beats Levon Aronian in 21 moves
"Hans played very very strange moves at some point." -Levon Aronian
4 Oct 2023
GM
Avetik_ChessMood
5 Crucial Steps to Stop Bad Results in Chess
Nobody likes to be in a bad chess period where you lose too many games. However, you can not only st…
1 Jun 2024
Lichess
Lichess Game of the Month: April 24
Unstoppable King march
27 Jun 2023
oortcloud_o
Cheater gameplay? - part 1
How do they differ in 1+0 Bullet games
1 Feb 2024
Lichess
Lichess Game of the Month: December 23
Detailed GOTM study by IM lovlas on the French Defense
24 Feb 2024
StockfishNews
Stockfish 16.1 is here!
The free and open source engine that you love, now stronger than ever before!
2 Jul 2023
GM
Avetik_ChessMood
The Complete Checkmate Patterns List (with examples)
Discover 37 important checkmating patterns, each explained with a practical example.
1 Sept 2023
Lichess
Lichess Meetup: Barcelona
Meet the Lichess team
11 Jun 2025
OnTheQueenside
How many women have beaten super-GMs?
It's happened over 50 times!
27 Nov 2021
NM
Chess-Network
Nepomniachtchi vs Carlsen, Game 1 | 2021 FIDE World Chess Championship
3-time defending champion Magnus Carlsen plays black in game 1 against Ian Nepomniachtchi
6 Jul 2023
GM
NoelStuder
Bishop vs Knight In Chess: A Grandmaster Guide
Bishop vs Knight: the most common imbalance in chess. But when is it better to have a Bishop? And wh…
24 Jan 2024
BlindfoldBlunderer
Free Tournament Broadcasting with ChessCam
A tutorial on how to broadcast tournaments on Lichess with a phone and a tripod
13 Aug 2024
WFM
fla2021
Consequences of Not Applying the Opening Principles in Chess
In this post, I will show some positions where players ignored opening principles and the negative e…
24 Aug 2023
GM
NoelStuder
5 Things You Need To Avoid To Improve In Chess
There is a lot of talk about what you need to do in order to improve in chess. But what is even more…
14 Oct 2022
TheOnoZone
Your (Chess) Personality
I met this one guy who told me he had a party machete. You know - a machete that you take to parties…
11 Jun 2024
WFM
fla2021
Do not capture that pawn!
Should I capture the b2 pawn, yes or no?
27 Jul 2023
GM
NoelStuder
How to Stay Focused and Calm When You Have a Winning Position in Chess
Everybody knows the feeling. You are having a great position against a strong opponent and you start…
29 May 2024
NM
ZugAddict
Introducing MoleChess, where playing badly is often the best move
Behold and Gasp in Awe at its Majesty
23 Sept 2024
Lichess
2024 Budapest Olympiad Round 11: India Achieves Double Gold
India achieved double gold as the United States obtained silver in the Open and bronze in the Women'…
13 Nov 2023
GM
NoelStuder
Adjusting Difficulty for Optimal Chess Improvement
A couple of years ago I talked to a seemingly very talented player, who invested a lot of time in ch…
17 Oct 2021
NM
Chess-Network
Magnus Carlsen and the Hostile Hedgehog
Magnus Carlsen scores his 1st win ever against Vladimir Kramnik with the Hedgehog Defense at the 200…
22 May 2023
FM
CheckRaiseMate
Analysis: Engine On Or Off?
The engine will tell you where you went wrong, but is it better to analyze on your own?
12 Mar 2024
Lichess
Your chance to qualify to Sharjah Chess Masters – with a $52,000 prize fund!
A $1,000 prize fund event - with the winner qualifying to Sharjah Chess Masters
5 Feb 2024
airfloo
The Duck Method
A modification towards behavioral mechanisms
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