FM amazingatlasTwo Questions to Ask When You Are Winning
Most won games are thrown away by trading at random. A pawn up against two opponents in consultation…
FM amazingatlasThe Pawn the Rook Could Not Leave: Capablanca's Advanced Passed pawn
Capablanca out calculates Fox in the complications. He comes out an exchange up and then rolls a paw…
FM amazingatlasThe Attack That Should Not Have Worked: Capablanca's Pawn Storm
Capablanca throws his queenside pawns at a castled king and the engine says the attack is not sound.…
IM datajunkieWhat most improvers are missing (a new GM explains)
Interview Part 2/2: how Rishi Sardana got from 1800 to IM, and advice for improvers
FM amazingatlasCount Tempi, Not Material: Capablanca Mates Two Pieces Down
Kings castled on opposite wings turn a game into a race. Raubitschek went material hunting with his …
FM amazingatlasHunt the Uncastled King: Capablanca at Twelve Years Old
The champion of Cuba chose a gambit to punish a boy with no opening theory. Instead he lost the righ…
TheCommandalorianRoad to NM -- Weeks 12 & 13: Anticipation
Welcome back to weeks 12 + 13 on the Road to NM series where I account my progress on the road towar…
Kampfschach_OfficialThe Man Who Beat the Champion at 23: Charousek’s Games, Remastered
Converting a 1919 book into playable Lichess studies
FM amazingatlasRook Versus Two Pieces: How Carlsen Rescued a Lost Endgame
Anand sacrificed the exchange and had Carlsen lost on the board and down to his last seconds. Carlse…
FM amazingatlasThe Long-Range Pair: How Capablanca Won a Pawn Down
Capablanca dropped a pawn on purpose. To let a long range bishop and rooks on the seventh outclass a…
IM datajunkieHe became an IM at 16. 12 years later, he became a GM.
Australia’s newest GM-elect, Rishi Sardana on what it took to make the jump
FM amazingatlasThe Power of the Longest Diagonal: A Bishop That Attacks and Defends
A fianchettoed bishop doing two jobs at once. Protecting its own king and raking the length of the b…
FM BuendiaChessUZBEKISTAN & CHINA ARE THE 2026 OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONS
The 2026 Chess Olympiad has come to an end, with Uzbekistan winning the Open section and China takin…
IM datajunkieThe 4 types of chess improvers
And the missing piece that keeps each one stuck
FM amazingatlasThree to Attack a King: When the King Joins the Attack
How many pieces do you need to mate a king? Against Chajes, Capablanca shows the answer is surprisin…
Ledger4545Lichess4545 Season 50 starts: Cracking Time with GM Daniel King
We are under way!
FM amazingatlasThe Castling Race: Push Pawns, Count Tempi, Win
Kings on opposite wings turn a game into a race. Capablanca shows how to win it: push your pawns, co…
Lichess2026 Samarkand Olympiad Rounds 10–11: Uzbekistan, China Win Open, Women’s
Uzbekistan wins the open on 20/22 match points, with India taking the silver and Germany the bronze.…
FM BuendiaChessOlympiad Rounds 9-10 Recap: Uzbekistan & China One Step Away from Gold!
With just one round remaining, Uzbekistan lead the Open section, with India only one point behind an…
FM amazingatlasDeveloped Is Not Active: Piece Activity vs Development
Both sides finish developing, but only one side's pieces actually do anything. Capablanca shows the …
Lichess2026 Samarkand Olympiad Rounds 7–9: Uzbekistan & China Lead Open and Women’s
Uzbekistan is in sole first on 16/18 match points, with India, Uzbekistan 2, and Armenia one point b…
FM BuendiaChessOlympiad Rounds 7-8 Recap: Germany Stops Uzbekistan & China Women Fly
Uzbekistan's perfect run comes to an end against Germany, China stays in the medal race, and the Wom…
FM amazingatlasThe Square in Front: How to Play Against an Isolated Pawn
The isolated pawn is not won by attacking it. It is won by owning the square in front of it, and Cap…
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