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A Crushing Attack Against the King’s Indian
This game is a model Four Pawns Attack: a dominant centre, a monster bishop on d5, and a devastating…
A Legendary King Walk: from g2 to a1
A white king starts on g2, survives a tactical hurricane, and somehow ends up perfectly safe on a1.
Queen vs Three Pieces: The Wildest Imbalance I’ve Ever Seen
GM aspiringstar gives up the queen, reaches a bizarre three-pieces imbalance, and completely outplay…
My Most Beautiful Checkmate Ever
What started as a strange King’s Pawn setup ended with one of the most beautiful checkmates I’ve eve…
White Played a Ponziani Masterpiece — and Still Lost
A grandmaster was strategically busted out of the Ponziani, down a full rook, and seemingly on the v…
Castling in Chess Is Overrated
For generations, chess players have treated castling as unquestionable. But is it really as essentia…
The Most Instructive Positional Idea I’ve Seen in Years
A bishop trade that looks completely voluntary turns into a long-term positional squeeze that Black …
A Bold Bishop Sacrifice in Blitz
Black delays castling, launches a kingside pawn storm, and sacrifices their bishop in a position tha…
This Sneaky Pawn Push Broke the Benko Gambit
In this Lichess rapid game, an untitled 2400-rated player completely dismantles a CM's Benko Gambit …
Chasing the King Across the Board in King's Indian
This classical King’s Indian attack is so powerful that White’s king is driven from g1 to c3, and co…
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.
A Very Strange Queen Sacrifice
This game is a perfect example of how material advantage means nothing when your pieces can’t move.
Sick of the Catalan? Try This Aggressive Setup
This is a practical, highly aggressive way to meet the Catalan that takes positional players out of …
Rf7+ — The Final Touch of Brilliance (Game Analysis)
Watch White sacrifice nearly every piece in this remarkable attacking game
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…
A Practical Black Repertoire vs the Rossolimo Attack
A practical look at countering the Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack with 3...e5, ideal for Sicilian pl…
What Chess Psychology Really Looks Like at 2600+ Lichess Rapid
This blog post focuses on the game which demonstrates why engine analysis can be deceiving, and why …
A Beautiful Bishop Sacrifice That Wins Instantly
I've just stumbled upon a game between two grandmaster where one bishop sacrifice completely turned …
Why 0+6 Blitz Might Be the Most Underrated Time Control
Most people never really explore any unconventional time controls, but in this blog I'll attempt to …
How to Actually Review Your Games on Lichess (And Learn From Them)
Read this post carefully as I've seen a lot of people analyzing their games completely the wrong way…