OPENINGS
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Top 50 Best Chess Openings for Black — Plans, Ideas, and Easy Move Guides
November 11, 2025
The first reply as Black defines the kind of game you want: solid structure, sharp counterplay, or asymmetrical imbalance? Unlike…
Frankenstein–Dracula: The Coolest, Most Dangerous Opening in Chess
November 10, 2025
50 Best Openings for White — Plans, Ideas, and Easy Move Guides
November 4, 2025
Ponziani Opening Explained: Strengths, Traps, and Modern Use
September 22, 2025
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Chess Officials and Players Question FIDE Decision Allowing Russian Team at 2025 Women’s World Team Championship
XB
November 15, 2025
As the 2025 FIDE World Women’s Team Championship approaches its November 17 start in Linares, a months-old FIDE council decision…
How Neural Networks Changed Chess Engines Forever
XB
November 15, 2025
For many years, chess engines worked in a very straightforward way: they calculated millions of moves per second and used…
Former Second Loek van Wely Breaks With Vladimir Kramnik Over Cheating Allegations
LR
November 14, 2025
Former World No. 10 Loek van Wely, who once worked as Vladimir Kramnik’s second, has publicly distanced himself from the…
Praggnanandhaa’s World Cup Exit Locks Him In — and Locks Others Out of the 2026 Candidates
XB
November 13, 2025
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa’s fourth-round loss to Daniil Dubov at the 2025 FIDE World Cup didn’t just end his own run —…
What Is the Best LC0 Network and How to Use It
XB
November 13, 2025
Leela Chess Zero (LC0) is one of the most fascinating chess engines ever built. Unlike Stockfish, which relies on hand-crafted…
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The Reverse Chess Puzzle: Can You Spot the Losing Move?
Most chess puzzles ask you to find the best move, the brilliant tactic that wins the game. Not today. In…
A Chess Puzzle Even Supercomputers Can’t Solve
Even the most powerful chess engines, boasting Elo ratings above 3,700, have failed to solve what seems like a simple…
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