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31 Aug 2026
CM
the_trainer_miroslav
“A Positional Misjudgment: Keymer–Sindarov”
A game that caught my attention because of how quickly a seemingly comfortable position turned into …
31 Aug 2026
Fire-work
I found all records in Leela's games (including sacrifices) + 180 !! puzzles
What is the maximum number of sacrifices in a row that Leela has played? You might be surprised, but…
31 Aug 2026
H3rnan
El agua.. ella
Si pienso, juego mal. Viswanathan Anand
30 Aug 2026
IM
Lizard1
Nakamura–Duda: An Immortal Game
This game started as an innocent Petrov, but one extraordinary move queen sacrifice turned Nakamura'…
30 Aug 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Proactive Prevention: The Question That Cost Even Capablanca a Game
A brand new series on Capablanca's own Chess Fundamentals, and he opens the book with a game he lost…
30 Aug 2026
A8086555
Why can't LLMs play chess well?
Large Language Models vs Chess Engines
30 Aug 2026
Pastanoob11
My Road to 2000; Part XI
This is Part IX of my Road to 2000 series, where I try to reach 2000 in both rapid and blitz before …
29 Aug 2026
leeaudrey0003
i hate endgames
i hate endgames
28 Aug 2026
Realraptor
Daniel Naroditsky's Mastering Complex Endgames republished
New In Chess has revised Danya's books and republished on 2026-08-26
28 Aug 2026
IM
Lizard1
Black Just Kept Pushing Pawns... And It Worked
Black barely developed any pieces, pushed pawns all over the board, and somehow ended up with a bett…
28 Aug 2026
TheCommandalorian
Road to NM: Week 7 -- From Underdog to Favorite
Welcome back to week 7 on the Road to NM series!
28 Aug 2026
MarcotheTiger
The Chronicles Of Atomic Part 1 The Titans
I have been looking back at atomic history and I found that it is like telling a story so here is my…
28 Aug 2026
FM
asvyn
Road to 2700 rapid (part 1)
In this article I will be analyzing some of my rapid games on my road to 2700 lichess.org rapid.
28 Aug 2026
FM
amazingatlas
The Knight Dances: How Capablanca Beat a Bad Bishop in the Series Finale
The sixtieth and final game of Chernev's book. Capablanca lures Reshevsky into a knight-versus-bisho…
28 Aug 2026
OesterreichSchach
IM Laurenz Borrmann mit GM-Norm bei der Staatsmeisterschaft
Eine GM-Norm und weitere sensationelle Ergebnisse von Österreichs Jugend bei der Staatsmeisterschaft…
27 Aug 2026
ALEEQAP
من فخ ستافورد إلى كش مات — شريف يفكك دفاع الخصم بحساب رهيب تضحيات جريئه منك شريف
بهالمباراة دخل شريف بالأبيض على فخ ستافورد، وهو فخ هجومي معروف ضمن دفاع بتروف. الخصم ضحّى ببيدق من ا…
27 Aug 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Position First, Material Next: How Capablanca Won a Pawn Down vs Two Masters
A consultation game: Capablanca alone against two strong masters. He lets them win a pawn, centraliz…
27 Aug 2026
DeepHuman_95
Force your opponent to checkmate you
This article is all about the selfmate genre in chess compositions. Reading this article will cost y…
27 Aug 2026
ZugzwangedAgain
Cannot get much older than this
A problem from the 9th Century
27 Aug 2026
leeaudrey0003
Simple Plans are Often the Most Lethal
Simple Plans are Often the Most Lethal
27 Aug 2026
ALEEQAP
قوه تفريع طارش ضد الدفاع الفرنسي مع المخضرم ابو خالد تال الغلابه
سبق لعين العقاب أن شرحت قوة تفريع تاراش ضد الدفاع الفرنسي، وبيّنت كيف يمنح هذا التفريع الأبيض مركزاً…
26 Aug 2026
ALEEQAP
ميرا تقلب الطاولة: فان غيت بنَفَس نيمزويتش وسقوط أبو أيوب تحت ضغط الحصان
في هالمباراة شفنا مواجهة بين لاعبة صغيرة بالعمر، بس عندها جرأة وفهم ممتازين للمربعات، وبين لاعب مخضر…
26 Aug 2026
BigBrainChess_08
How Caruana beat Firouzja in just 9 moves...
Learn about this cool trap in the English opening to beat your opponent in just 9 moves!
26 Aug 2026
FM
amazingatlas
Simplify, Then Strike: How Capablanca Untangled a Jam and Queened a Pawn
Eight heavy pieces crammed onto two files, and an advantage almost too small to see. Capablanca diss…
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