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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…
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…
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!
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…
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…
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…
5 Feb 2026
Marlonc
THINK blog Volume 2 Chapter 20
Listen to me now I'm lasting twenty rounds/Je me lance vers la gloire
5 Feb 2026
MyChessPosters
The Best White Opening at YOUR ELO: A 71-Million Game Analysis
What if the opening that crushes at 800 ELO becomes a liability at 1600?
4 Feb 2026
CaseyReese
On Exchanges, Open Files, and the Seventh and Eighth Ranks
Old-School Instruction by Aron Nimzowitsch
4 Feb 2026
RuyLopez1000
Bishop vs Knight: The Eternal Battle
Which piece is better: the knight or the bishop? (A question as old as time itself)
3 Feb 2026
IM
Lizard1
The Most Disgusting Move I’ve Ever Seen in Chess
The move you're about to witness walks a pawn onto a “defended” square, leaves the queen hanging, an…
2 Feb 2026
GM
DrAgnevstein
Fantastic Positional Queen Sacrifices - Part 2
Continuing the exploration of positional queen sacrifices.
2 Feb 2026
HollowLeaf
Opponent Prep (Updated)
Preparing for your next opponent using trends, openings, and real game data.
2 Feb 2026
Geraldosilva
Analise V partidas comentadas .
É uma partida com um de damas cheio de sutilezas .
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