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11 Nov 2025
RuyLopez1000
Chess.com is being sued for violating the Video Privacy Protection Act:
Chess.com has shared user data without consent to third party advertisers according to a lawsuit.
10 Nov 2025
Klim_2024
FIDE World Cup 2025: Complete Statistical Deep Dive - Rounds 1 & 2
Opening frequencies, win rates, probabilities, and the numbers that tell the real story of knockout …
8 Nov 2025
aminson123
FIDE World Cup 2025: Complete Statistical Deep Dive - Rounds 1 & 2
Opening frequencies, win rates, probabilities, and the numbers that tell the real story of knockout …
4 Nov 2025
tpr
Reprintsev wins direct GM title at age 66.
IM Alexander Reprintsev of Ukraine rated 2256 won the 65+ FIDE World Senior Individual Chess Champio…
30 Oct 2025
TotalNoob69
Spaced repetition opening moves - a good idea, or a really bad one?
... where I discuss my recent addiction to chess training sites
30 Oct 2025
TimeToPlayAtomic
A few patterns in atomic
I think everyone know it, but it can be difficult to recognize it.
27 Oct 2025
CkickyCheck
There Are No Good Anti-Scandinavians
You must accept the Scandi!
25 Oct 2025
micshafes
Chess Memory - An opening explorer for Danya's speedrun games
A project built to honor Daniel Naroditsky’s incredible speedrun series
24 Oct 2025
WFM
fla2021
What’s the difference between an accelerated dragon, a knight, and a dinosaur?
Key knight jumps in the Accelerated Dragon!!!!
22 Oct 2025
koalamousepp
如何准备开局
本文主要面对中级棋手 国际等级分 1200-1600, 国内三级棋士到一级棋士 或者棋手家长
19 Oct 2025
takaknikak
What If You Just Play e5?
After 1.e4 c5 2.e5, the Sicilian stops being Sicilian
18 Oct 2025
NoseKnowsAll
Introducing "Morphy Simulator"
The best way to learn the fundamentals of chess strategy from Morphy's games
18 Oct 2025
Ayanokoji_Kiyotaka55
Road to 2000
Hi! I'm Ayanokoji, and this is my first ever blog. In this series, I’ll be sharing my tournament gam…
15 Oct 2025
IM
Neimar24
Dynamic Play on Display: Lessons from the U.S. Championship
A Deep Dive into the Round 1 Clash: Caruana vs. Oparin
15 Oct 2025
d4Nc3Bf4
Getting Started with the Jobava London!
A short guide to the London System's wild cousin!
13 Oct 2025
TusharAnand20008
The Sicilian Wing Gambit: A Flank Attack Against the Monster
When most players hear Sicilian Defense, they imagine a sharp, tactical jungle—Najdorf, Dragon, Sche…
11 Oct 2025
TotalNoob69
Best opening for White after e4 e5 ?!
... people who know do, people who don't know write blog posts
11 Oct 2025
drooksh
Opening Training for Antichess (and in general)
In this blogpost I discuss my experience with opening training, repertoire building through the stag…
10 Oct 2025
DeeTheta
The Gukesh Nimzo: d4's Strategic Analogy to the Najdorf
Gukesh, top GMs, and engines have stumbled upon a new way to play when white denies the Nimzo. It's …
2 Oct 2025
EnGot12
The longest chess opening
How many moves does it take to leave the opening? 10? 15? What if I told you some lines go beyond 30…
2 Oct 2025
yasirnihaal
Crush With the Rousseau Gambit
It starts with e4,e5...
1 Oct 2025
Shaquille-O-Neal
The guide of chess basics of the opening for beginners
How to play the opening well when you are a beginner, what's important ?
27 Sept 2025
chessrave
From Sicilian to Petroff: My best chess decision
Every chess player needs an answer to 1.e4. For years mine was the Sicilian, but switching to the Pe…
24 Sept 2025
FM
MattyDPerrine
Why Masters Crush Lower-Rated Players (and You Struggle)
Hint: The secret isn’t a high ceiling
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