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25 Feb 2026
JakeStateFarm
Five Reasons Why You Should Try Atomic Chess
As I write this blog, lichess sees roughly 700,000 weekly blitz players, as opposed to just 10,000 w…
24 Feb 2026
IAMWAITING123
QUITE COMEBACK FROM LOSSING POSITION
ANANTHA K putting pressure on opponent by time and win the match
24 Feb 2026
ElyneLee
Lichess vs. Chess.com: The 1,000-Game Verdict
If you’ve ever tuned into my stream, you know the question that pops up at least 1 to 2 times every …
22 Feb 2026
IM
Lizard1
The Rook That Did Nothing — Until It Won the Game
Watch White mysteriously lift a rook up one square — only for it to decide the game later.
21 Feb 2026
FrankWillow
Training Openings with En Croissant
En Croissant is an app that lets you easily build and practice all of your openings.
20 Feb 2026
EXEternal
Halloween Gambit LINES.
God there are so many weird ways people respond to the halloween gambit.
19 Feb 2026
GM
Craze
The Top 10 Chess Openings In 2026
Discover the 10 openings performing the best in GM games in 2026
18 Feb 2026
BlisterMalone
Offensive Defense
How to advance while retreating
18 Feb 2026
francisludwigii
The Daily Gambit Season 1 Wrap Up
They say it takes 21 days to form a habit, but apparently, it takes 40 days to master the art of the…
17 Feb 2026
francisludwigii
The Daily Gambit #10: The Evans (The "Hold My Monocle" Opening)
We made it.
16 Feb 2026
CkickyCheck
Declining the Declined Nimzowitsch
The Colorado looks like too much, but it's OTB certified:)
16 Feb 2026
IM
CSB7
A dangerous novelty on move 9 in the Najdorf?
Can you find the only way to equalise?
16 Feb 2026
GM
rhungaski
La Variante Argentina
En cuestión de pocos años la Variante Argentina pasó de ser una rareza teórica a convertirse en un a…
15 Feb 2026
FM
newbie87
Stafford Gambit Explained: The Best Way for White to Stop It
How to Neutralize the Stafford Gambit as White
15 Feb 2026
francisludwigii
The Daily Gambit #9: The Benko (The "I'll Take Your Soul" Opening)
Alright, settle down class. We had our fun with the "crimes against humanity" openings (Jerome, Grob…
14 Feb 2026
francisludwigii
The Daily Gambit #8: The Vienna (The "I'm Done Clowning Around" Opening)
Alright, listen up. For the last seven days, I have fed you absolute garbage. I gave you the Jerome …
13 Feb 2026
GM
rhungaski
Un Libro y un Amigo
En 2012 estaba en mi último año de universidad y jugaba muy pocos torneos. Entonces llegaron dos inv…
13 Feb 2026
francisludwigii
The Daily Gambit #7: The Hillbilly (The "Hold My Beer" Opening)
Welcome back to The Daily Gambit. If you are reading this, you have likely survived the Jerome, the …
12 Feb 2026
francisludwigii
The Daily Gambit #6: The Alien (The "Are You Serious?" Opening)
Welcome back to The Daily Gambit, the only blog series on Lichess that actively lowers your accuracy…
12 Feb 2026
IM
Lizard1
Sick of the Catalan? Try This Aggressive Setup
This is a practical, highly aggressive way to meet the Catalan that takes positional players out of …
11 Feb 2026
GM
rhungaski
Defensa Reti
Algunas partidas se olvidan rápido. Otras, en cambio, te acompañan durante años. En el Mundial Sub-2…
8 Feb 2026
saharshdevaraju
Tired of 1. e4?
Are you in that level of chess where every single chess game seems to begin the same way? Its either…
7 Feb 2026
No_Weakness_Found
The Rare Exception Of Trading Bishops In The Spanish
In this case, to take is not a mistake
6 Feb 2026
YouTube_Garudapura
The Berlin Endgame | Origin and Modern Practice
Have you every wondered about the intricacies of the Berlin Endgame? I wrote this blog to improve my…
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