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21 Jul 2026
TheCommandalorian
Road to NM: Week 2 — A good OTB Rapid Performance
Welcome back to week 2 on the Road to NM series
18 Jul 2026
IM
datajunkie
What the scoreboard never tells you
Why results are the worst judge of your chess
17 Jul 2026
CM
loristavernier
One of my most expeditive win in Chess EVER
Hello ! Today, I'll be sharing with you my win against the WGM Narmin Khallafova. We played this gam…
15 Jul 2026
CM
loristavernier
This International Master taught me a valuable Concept.
Hello ! Today, I'll be analysing my game against the International Master Antoine Bournel. This game…
15 Jul 2026
IM
Lizard1
Why Your Opponent's Plans Matter More Than Yours
The best move is not always the one that improves your position, it is often the move that takes awa…
14 Jul 2026
Mike-Shea
Fighting the urge
They say many games are decided by tactics. It's easy to make a mistake when you think the tactics w…
14 Jul 2026
Jaiyeblexxy
I Beat One of the top Players in my Country Last Weekend. Here's How It happened
I joked before the tournament that I wanted to beat two of the best players in the country in the sa…
12 Jul 2026
Rqtte
Chess Improvement Journey | Week 7
The training was horrible, the game felt like a brilliancy
11 Jul 2026
Mike-Shea
Going for it
My previous two games in this tournament demonstrated a bit of hesitation and fear. Can I overcome t…
10 Jul 2026
OnTheQueenside
May 2026 Women's Rankings: Trouble at the top?
New No. 1 soon?
10 Jul 2026
nezburaz
My opinions on the topic of adult improvement
In this blog post I write about my opinions relating to adult improvement and my experience of being…
9 Jul 2026
Mike-Shea
Playing scared
It's been a while. Things got busy, and since my job involves a lot of writing these days, it's been…
8 Jul 2026
FM
BuendiaChess
8/9 by Firouzja in the Blitz!!!!
In the Rapid section Firouzja and Pragg ended in the first position but in the first day of blitz al…
6 Jul 2026
TheCommandalorian
From 1000 to 2000 in Just Over 1 year
This blog will outline my progression journey over the past year or so that i've played chess, and t…
4 Jul 2026
FM
BuendiaChess
Pragg scores 3/3 to be Leader in Croatia
In the first 2 days of rapid in the Croatia Grand Chess Tourn Praggnanandhaa scored the half of the …
3 Jul 2026
ndsimokhin
Play Lichess on Any Chessboard — No DGT Required
I love playing chess with a physical board just as much as I love playing on Lichess — so I built a …
3 Jul 2026
FM
BuendiaChess
Fioruzja is Leading Croatia GCT
With 4 wins in 2 draws Alireza Firouzja is on the top of the laderboard in the rapic secition of the…
2 Jul 2026
Chrishyzz
Interesting endgames from the Grand Chess Tour: Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia 2026
Lots to learn from practical games
2 Jul 2026
IM
nikhildixit
Road to Grandmaster – Part 2
Road to Grandmaster
30 Jun 2026
Benedictine
Chess Survey: The Results
The Results Surprised Me
30 Jun 2026
StephaneLam
️ IOCA Blitz Online Tournament – 6/9 & Valuable Lessons!
️ IOCA Blitz Online Tournament – 6/9 & Valuable Lessons!
30 Jun 2026
GM
rhungaski
Blitz, UFC del Futuro
El ajedrez esta cambiando, o quizás simplemente se este cayendo el velo de una ilusión y ahora nuest…
29 Jun 2026
crashbandicoot345
Tournament Report - Quad Pt. 1
Welcome back, this will be my first tournament report of the road to 1900, and it's not a positive o…
28 Jun 2026
FM
BuendiaChess
The Tiger of Madras Still Roars
Vishi Anand camed back for a elite tournament to play the rapid and blitz world team championship in…
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