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How to prepare for a chess tournament abroad ... language-wise
“Hey, I want to participate in a chess tournament. I have to prepare my chess game. I don’t have tim…![](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=hurburt:ublog:RxU1pAHj:UZvZ2svI.jpg&w=400&sig=8db31e71f8c6924946d3375660198c8282edfa6c)
Second to None: Warmerdam's Dutch Championship
"Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise bef…![](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=coatsichess:ublog:bgrT2TCH:Rg9NIp1P.jpg&w=400&sig=61d1bc7800889945a3fa8bced84f80d1af60ab86)
Fortun£ Friday$ August Edition - Everything You Need to Know
Introducing our third-ever free-to-play, cash prize-funded Fortun£ Friday$ series.![](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=zig_zag_zug_zwang:ublog:9qqTdccS:IYhFZc2L.jpg&w=400&sig=99240a43bfb6ac7cad1e64a534c7eb29f60cad28)
This Is What Happens When Two 17 Year Olds Organize A Worldwide Chess Tournament
It all kicked off in fall 2023 when me and my buddy, FM Axel Falkevall, became friends with a random…![](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=welshwhitesinge:ublog:LYzVZRot:JiCh6mGN.jpg&w=400&sig=c3d927ca27ec59381a7b6860201f3d59efbeef75)
Best football squad at the Olympiad?
Welsh team lays down the gauntlet to other nations, challenge us!![](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=checkraven:ublog:ANgiqVlm:dwYX2dEA.jpg&w=400&sig=594b667be5b861ee97239667d0e997e1b33d504d)
From the highest highs....
The highlight of the tournament![](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=titomarcabili24:ublog:EhMFbHGM:DwQvFp9X.jpg&w=400&sig=944477288939c6984c02ba56769d7fee8cc6972e)
Sunset
Allen Northern Samar![](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=chessnews1:ublog:ATP9W68D:bLtk3ssh.jpg&w=400&sig=2ffd422cd5833c5470de5e2ffca75d6978de7651)
These chess records are CRAZY.
Millions of dollars,hours,tears just for one royal game, resumed in one blog. Live the craziest ches…![](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=nikhildixit:ublog:hvW9QuaI:KCEU30Hu.jpg&w=400&sig=14084efa1b5300f059997ee34b28677d0d69c4b2)