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29 Apr 2026
MangoKing2279
Why Many 1000-Rated Players Stay Stuck — and How to Break 1400
Getting from 1000 to 1400 is not about memorizing more openings. It is about reducing simple blunder…
28 Apr 2026
TheOnoZone
Chess Enlightenment
I open the door and literally fall to my knees, face in hands.
28 Apr 2026
FM
BuendiaChess
Runner-up of Castilla la Mancha Rapid Championship
This weekend i was playing the rapid and blitz castilla la mancha championship and i finished in sec…
27 Apr 2026
IM
trainingaccount996
Game of the Week 15/52
Welcome to this week’s Game of the Week from the FIDE Candidates Tournament! This is a strategic bat…
27 Apr 2026
CkickyCheck
I beat a Grandmaster with Black!
My first FIDE-rated win over a GM
26 Apr 2026
CyriacAntony
Suggestions on Fide events
I am noting down some of the suggestions on Fide events so that one could enter them in the Fide sug…
26 Apr 2026
WR_Chess_Official
WR Women’s Chess Tour 2026 Asian Leg Qualifier on Lichess
An opportunity open to all women players with a FIDE title to qualify for a top-level event, with Va…
26 Apr 2026
FM
BuendiaChess
My Rematch vs Faustino Oro
2 years ago i play vs Faustino making a draw with the white pieces and in the second round of Menorc…
24 Apr 2026
FM
MattyDPerrine
Your Chess Training Plan Should Be Boring
Why the best training plans aren't exciting, and why that's a good thing.
24 Apr 2026
billootna
Flash fiction: The Trickster
A dark short story about madness, chess and confinement.
23 Apr 2026
Youssef_TDC
Est ce que les échecs ️ sont influencés politiquement ?
Les échecs sont souvent considérés comme un jeu universel, neutre, presque hors du temps. Sur Liches…
23 Apr 2026
JakeStateFarm
Review of Royal Chess Mall's Queen's Gambit Staunton Chess Set
I had the chance to unbox and review an incredible chess set from Royal Chess Mall.
22 Apr 2026
FM
BuendiaChess
Playing the Semana Santa Open in Alicante!!!! pt1
After play in Reykjavik i returned to spain to play another very hard tournament and in this post i …
22 Apr 2026
RuyLopez1000
Javokhir Sindarov: The Triumph
Relive Sindarov's Journey towards Chess's Highest Peak
21 Apr 2026
IM
datajunkie
5 benefits of OTB tournaments
There's nothing like 9 rounds of 90+30
20 Apr 2026
OnTheQueenside
2026 Women's Top 25 Rankings: New No. 1!
Zhu Jiner is here.
20 Apr 2026
RelaxedGames
The Rise and Fall of Chess on Televison
Chess is a game played throughout centuries of history, we still have written records of played game…
19 Apr 2026
FM
BuendiaChess
SINDAGOAT WIN THE CANDIDATES
6 wins and 8 draws was enought to Javokhir Sindarov to earn the right of face Gukesh for the world c…
19 Apr 2026
FM
jeffforever
Interview with GM Felix Blohberger alias febloh
Get to know the 24-year-old chess professional from the Austrian capital Vienna
18 Apr 2026
FM
BuendiaChess
ERDOGMUS CRUSH TOPALOV 5-1. Future GOAT?????
Yagiz Kan Erdogmus breaked the record of Wei Yi and now he is the youngest 2700 in chess history, he…
18 Apr 2026
FM
BuendiaChess
PLAYING THE REYKJAVIK OPEN (r7-9)
3 weeks ago i flew to Reykjavik, Island to play one od the strongest chess opens in the world, i rea…
18 Apr 2026
FM
BuendiaChess
PLAYING THE REYKJAVIK OPEN (r4-6)
3 weeks ago i flew to Reykjavik, Island to play one od the strongest chess opens in the world, i rea…
18 Apr 2026
Gyllenstierna
The No-Attack Strategy
There has been a lot of YouTube videos on the no-attack strategy lately. At first, being a attacking…
17 Apr 2026
FM
BuendiaChess
PLAYING THE REYKJAVIK OPEN!!!! (r1-3)
3 weeks ago i flew to Reykjavik, Island to play one od the strongest chess opens in the world, i rea…
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