LichessLichess Game of the Month: January '26
A very rapid, positional attack
IM theScotFrench Defense: The "Dullest" of All Openings
A foray into the evolution of the French Defence
IM Levi_1604Rethinking the Tartakower Caro-Kann: Manual Castling
The Tartakower Variation is one of the modern mainlines of the Caro-Kann Defense, leading to rich an…
mullerrj3 easy steps to help analyze your games
Playing without reviewing and analyzing your games is the slowest path to improvement.
RuyLopez1000Fischer vs Larsen: The Rivalry
Explore one of the Greatest Rivalries in the History of Chess
thibaultThe opening explorer now requires authentication
Anonymous requests to the opening explorer are no longer allowed. The explorer remains free and unli…
CkickyCheckIt's Finally Over
It has been over 7 months since I hit 2400.
fruitdealer2002blunder.clinic, dont blunder
Launching blunder.clinic, realistic daily chess puzzles. dont blunder.
NDpatzerScience of Chess: Seeing moves with momentum over the board
Prediction is fundamental to how we see, and for strong players it's also part of what they see OTB.
FM MattyDPerrineWhat Every Chess School Got Right (And What You Can Steal From Each One)
Five training philosophies from five different countries. You don't need to be from any of them to u…
IM Lizard1Chasing 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…
Fingolfin7A Harness for LLM Chess: Board State and Context Handling
LLMs are terrible at chess — but mostly because we’re prompting them badly. I built a system that gi…
IM justiniano565How difficult for black are Fischer Random starting positions?
What humans and Stockfish think about it.
thibaultHow to report a bug
The simple steps for getting bugs fixed
Ledger4545Lichess4545 Week 7 Update: Tangled Standings and Chat with a Fiber Artist
We look how the league is going and interview one of our league members.
TotalNoob69Lichess TV for actual TVs!
... help needed
IM datajunkieOur 64 most memorable blunders
Add your worst move to this community collection
jk_182How have White's Responses to the Najdorf Changed over the Years?
Looking at popularity of white's 6th moves in the Najdorf variation
WFM fla2021How to Reach 1200: Insights from Kike, the Kind of Coach Every Beginner Needs
A new friend from the meetup, a passionate coach, and a simple roadmap to reach 1200
NM b_6Calculation Techniques: Discovered Checks
Discovered checks are a powerful and seemingly simple tactical idea. From looking at students' games…
GM rhungaskiScheveningen vs Boleslavsky
Durante años encontré refugio en el Ataque Grand Prix, pero con el tiempo llegó el momento de enfren…
FM felew699A Transitional Phase between Technical and Tactical Positions
Building upon the phase classification
JakeStateFarmWhat I Learned from the 2026 Atomic World Champion
Wolfram_EP (aka Grevozin) recently won the 2026 Atomic Chess Championship on chess.com. I had the op…
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