TotalNoob69Chess Pursuit 2 in LiChess Tools
... the rise of Warbear
Lichess2026 Lichess Meetup in Prague
A weekend of team working, chess, and meeting the public for more chess
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…
ecoarrivazumashoomzo3 of the wannabe uzbek gms review their games.
Our games last round in the Classical Team Champions League reviewed by the players themselves. (Sat…
FM Zig_Zag_Zug_ZwangThe Pyramid of Evaluation [Part 1]
There is nothing more important in chess than the ability to evaluate a position. Without it, you ca…
IM Lizard1The Time Mikhail Tal Got Destroyed
This is a spectacular attacking masterpiece in which Lev Polugaevsky unleashed 25 moves of home prep…
WFM szefruThe Most Basic Pawn Endgame Is Harder Than You Think
One Pawn, Two Kings, and a Lot to Think About
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…
NM Serog1sPerog1sThanksgiving Open Analysis Day 3 | Positional Debacles
This is Part 3/3 of my Thanksgiving tournament experience, played October 10-12. Each part focuses o…
Mathmochess47% of hanging pieces lost could have been saved at every rating (52,005 games)
We named 302,391 mistakes in 52,005 amateur games, rated 400 to 2399. The skill that does not improv…
NM Serog1sPerog1sThanksgiving Open Analysis Day 2 | Risk & Reward
This is Part 2/3 of my Thanksgiving tournament experience, played October 10-12. Each part focuses o…
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 justiniano565Small Variations in 960 starting positions I
Why starting positions that we may confound at a first glance have different evaluations?
NM Serog1sPerog1sThanksgiving Open Analysis Day 1 | New Openings Against Kids
This is Part 1/3 of my Thanksgiving tournament experience, played October 10-12. Each part focuses o…
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
NM suhaasnThree Games That Got Me to NM
A rematch, a draw with a GM, and my first win over an FM. Three games from the climb back up, with t…
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 …
LichessTitled Arenas Announcement — October to December 2026
Announcing our schedule for upcoming Titled Arenas!
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…
ZugzwangedAgain"I'll let you promote—if you let me mate."
How to navigate stalemate traps, allow promotion—and still win.
Onion_BabaChess Rules of Thumb: GM Elisabeth Pähtz
A set of practical guidelines for choosing plans in the middlegame and endgame, and for finding cand…
Ledger4545Lichess4545 Round 3: Arrr You Not Entertained?
I am.
d4Nc3Bf4ROAD TO FM - Week 4: The sacrifice that repeated!
This week, I’ll be sharing a very beautiful combination that occured in a recent game.
FM MaoTao