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FIDE World Cup Miracle Save: Le Quang Liem Holds Donchenko In Epic Battle
Vietnamese GM Liem Quang Liem survived one of the wildest games of the 2025 FIDE World Cup so far, pulling...
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Chess Officials and Players Question FIDE Decision Allowing Russian Team at 2025 Women’s World Team Championship
As the 2025 FIDE World Women’s Team Championship approaches its November 17 start in Linares, a months-old FIDE council decision...
Chess Books
100 Endgames You Must Know Review: the Most Recommended Endgame Book
The practical endgame bible every improving player ends up buying. Mastering the endgame changes your chess forever. Not “maybe,” not...
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How Neural Networks Changed Chess Engines Forever
For many years, chess engines worked in a very straightforward way: they calculated millions of moves per second and used...
Chess 101
The Ultimate Chess.com vs Lichess Rating Comparison
Online chess ratings are more than just numbers. They represent your progress, your consistency, and your ability to perform against...
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Praggnanandhaa’s World Cup Exit Locks Him In — and Locks Others Out of the 2026 Candidates
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa’s fourth-round loss to Daniil Dubov at the 2025 FIDE World Cup didn’t just end his own run —...
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What Is the Best LC0 Network and How to Use It
Leela Chess Zero (LC0) is one of the most fascinating chess engines ever built. Unlike Stockfish, which relies on hand-crafted...
Chess 101
What Happens When Pawns Reach the End
When a pawn reaches the farthest rank. it promotes. Promotion is one of chess’s most decisive rules. It transforms a...
Chess 101
How Chess Games End in a Draw: All Rules You Need to Know
Not every chess game ends with checkmate. In fact, about 60% of the games between strong players end in a...
Openings
Top 50 Best Chess Openings for Black — Plans, Ideas, and Easy Move Guides
The first reply as Black defines the kind of game you want: solid structure, sharp counterplay, or asymmetrical imbalance? Unlike...