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26 Feb 2026
NM
VoicelessFeather
Keep Your Head in the Clouds
Exploring the optimal mindset for playing chess
25 Feb 2026
FM
MattyDPerrine
What “Talent” Actually Means in Chess (It’s Not What You Think)
Talent exists but it's not what's holding you back.
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
22 Feb 2026
BulletFischerRandom
How Does Magnus Win Top-Level Tournaments So Consistently?
How can we play more like him?
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
Geraldosilva
As vezes tudo que Você deseja é que seu oponente dobre seus peões .
Deixar que seu oponente controle muitas casas proximas a seu rei levará a sua derrota .
18 Feb 2026
BlisterMalone
Offensive Defense
How to advance while retreating
17 Feb 2026
FM
Reynold9402
Buscando detrás del error
Reflexiones sobre el error en ajedrez. Este artículo constituye una adaptación del original, publica…
17 Feb 2026
francisludwigii
The Daily Gambit #10: The Evans (The "Hold My Monocle" Opening)
We made it.
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…
16 Feb 2026
Jagulep
Arrogance Chess Match (of normal bullet chess) with World No. 1 Antichess Player
Bullet Match with Extra Points for Winning Arrogantly!
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
hpy
5 Best Middlegame Books (for any rating)
The five most useful chess middlegame books that cover strategy, positional play, structures, static…
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
WGM
jovanaeric
Chess Problems We’ve Been Crushing On (Valentine’s Edition)
Today’s topic will be far from academic and closer to vibrant. Occasionally coherent, but I can’t pr…
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
ZMN_ALT
Road To 1500 OTB part two!
Welcome to part two! In this post I will go over my current play strategy as a player, and how I can…
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 …
11 Feb 2026
CaseyReese
Old-School Instruction
Chess Advice from Edward Lasker and Aron Nimzowitsch
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…
8 Feb 2026
JoeDavidLavante
From Zero to Kilo in two stages
A very beginner's guide from an intermediate-to-advanced rank player
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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