While amateurs play "hope chess," professionals rely on prophylaxis. In this week's YT video, GM Arturs Neiksans shares the 3-question framework to neutralize enemy plans before they launch. 🔗⬇️

A chess tournament can test your character. IM Andras Toth shares the wisdom he gives his students to help them navigate the OTB experience.  He explores mindset shifts, psychological cues, mannerisms of the greats and other insights about OTB pressure in this week's video 🔗⬇️

Where do you stand on My System? @polborta.bsky.social

The legendary Ivan Sokolov on being a chess trainer for Alireza Firouzja, Jorden van Foreest, Salem Saleh, and others:

Across from you: Anatoly Karpov. Like a boa constrictor, he thrives by suffocating his opponents. But you are Judit Polgar. You’ve already sacrificed a piece for two pawns to break the equilibrium. Karpov is waiting. You have Black. What is your next move?

Wilhelm Steinitz: "The French is the dullest of all openings." 😴 Viktor Korchnoi: "I play the French because I like to suffer." 😫 190 years of history and we're still debating 1...e6. Where do you stand on the French Defense? Tell us in the comments 👇 +

Many players can find 6-move combinations but they never get the positions to use them. The legendary Judit Polgar knows why. To break into the World Top 10, @GMJuditPolgar had to learn how to guide her aggressive style with elite strategy. (1/3) 🧵

Semi-protected pieces are one of the reasons you blunder in your games 😱 Watch this eye-opener with GM Mykhaylo Oleksiyenko

Bluesky viral is a Svidler re-post

This May, the world's best will play the Superbet Rapid & Blitz 2026 in Warsaw, Poland. Top GMs including Gukesh, Caruana, So, MVL, and Alireza are playing. While they battle it out, from May 5 to 10, we're running the Chessable Rapid & Blitz Sale. ⚡

Wake up, chess world. An interview with GM Ivan Sokolov just dropped 🔥 He talks about what it takes to play chess competitively. And as usual, he doesn't hold back. 🔗⬇️

Happy birthday to one of our favorite ambassadors of chess, Anna Cramling!

When they don’t take the first piece, just keep sacrificing.

oops i did it again

Rook down but it's Black to move

When ambitious Sicilian players want to win, they turn to FM Kamil Plichta. Now, the 4-time Author Support Award winner is flipping the board. The new 1.e4 repertoire by @Kaldas90 is an aggressive course designed to make Sicilian players squirm. 🔗⬇️

Stuck at an intermediate plateau? It’s usually a gap in your fundamentals. GM Artur Yusupov, former World #3 and student of the legendary Mark Dvoretsky, created THE roadmap to bridge that gap. 4 of the 9 volumes are now live on Chessable, with more on the way!🔗⬇️

A very nice puzzle from @drcanchess.bsky.social 's @chessable.com course "My opponent's Move". Black to play and survive! #chesspunks

You don't blunder because you can't focus. You blunder because of specific blindspots in your calculation. In this week's video, GM Mykhaylo Oleksiyenko breaks down the 3 most common "invisible" mistakes that lead to missed wins. 🔗⬇️

He coached Uzbekistan to Olympiad Gold and helped take Alireza Firouzja to great heights. Now GM Ivan Sokolov is sharing his blueprint for advanced self-improvement. His 10-point program builds the high-level skills that carry you past 2000, then toward 2200 and beyond. 🔗⬇️

Happy birthday to the iconic GM Pia Cramling!

Happy Birthday to 12th Women's World Chess Champion, GM Alexandra Kosteniuk! 👑

Can you spot mate here? White to move.

hello chess players who play 1.d4

Got him! Black to play.

Adult chess players: yes, you CAN! youtube.com/shorts/raXiF...

With so many chess openings out there, how do you even start to pick one? NM Robert Ramirez, winner of the Chesscom's 2025 Coach Champs, shares his methods for picking and building up an opening repertoire in this week's video.

Most players have gaps in their fundamentals. And the real problem is not knowing where they are. GM Artur Yusupov, legendary trainer and World Championship Candidate, has designed an "exam" to audit your skills across 400+ curated exercises. 🔗⬇️

the most important interview at the Candidates imo - @polborta.bsky.social chats with Mike Klein

The 2026 Candidates Tournament is producing some of the most exciting, most instructive chess this year. Here are some courses from the authors and coaches behind many of the ideas being played at Candidates. ⬇️🔗

Combining parts of your favorite Chessable courses? Now you can, with our REPERTOIRE feature 💙

Happy birthday to the 13th World Chess Champion, the great Garry Kasparov! 🐐

Najdorf, Dragon, Classical, Four Knights, Sveshnikov.... With so many variations in the Sicilian Defense, how do you know which one is right for you? IM Christof Sielecki breaks down the major Sicilian variations to help you pick. 🔗⬇️

how do you pronounce it: chessable or chessable?

Missed the highlights of the Candidates Tournament? Get the recaps with GM Lars Schandorff in an exclusive course for Chessable PRO members! The 2025 Author of the Year reviews the games of the Open and the Women sections, round by round. 🔗⬇️

A sneak peek of our Friday's YouTube video, which features our esteemed author IM Christof Sielecki. We share great videos every Friday at 16:00 CET/ 10am EST 😉 Subscribe ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/@Chessable

Would you take the blue pill or the red pill? James Canty III breaks down the Classical London and the Jobava London to help you find out if any of them is right for you. Watch the video ⏩ https://youtu.be/ymUK8TTzboY

Missed the highlights of the Candidates Tournament? Get the recaps with GM Lars Schandorff in an exclusive course for Chessable PRO members! The 2025 Author of the Year reviews the games of the Open and the Women sections, round by round. 🔗⬇️

White sacrificed a rook on g7 in the previous move, Black just captured with his king. What did White had in store? (White to move)

Premium Chess.com Members can now get FREE flights to Chessbox their online opponent! Here's a quote from Chess.com's new CCO, James "Absolutely Jacked" Canty Learn more: go.chess.com/chessboxing_...

Tired of polite advice and beating around the bush? We are too. Introducing Chessable UNCENSORED: a new genre of courses that tell it like it is. 🧶⬇️

You know James Canty III as a strong player, a star commentator, a popular streamer, and a World Chessboxing Champion. But he is also a sought-after coach who instills systems (and a love for the process) in his students. ⬇️🔗

What happens when two chess stars known for their attacking minds team up? 🔥🔥 Fan-favorite WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili debuts as a Chessable author, joining FM James Canty III to produce The Meanest Réti Opening. A hyper-aggressive, fully sound approach to 1.Nf3. 🔗⬇️

the wait is almost over, and in a couple of hours the candidates will finally take off. i'll try to post some thoughts about the rounds after end of play, but for now - very happy to be here, with jan, to talk about my favorite event as it unfolds. www.youtube.com/live/fGON0E0...

The 2026 Candidates Tournament is almost here. 8 elite players. 14 rounds. 1 shot at the World Championship vs Gukesh. But here’s something extra special for our Chessable community. Three of those Candidates are Chessable authors: Caruana. Nakamura. Giri. 🔗⬇️

GM Alexandra Kosteniuk might be the final boss of endgames... In the new video on our YT channel, she takes the challenge TWICE. Watch ⏩ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpQnWs2-qe4

How much can we improve in chess as adults?  Watch the special video we made featuring our esteemed Dr. Can Kabadayi: https://youtu.be/q_A3UyGLjtg p.s. We drop videos every Friday on YT.

What if you could grab the best parts of your favorite Chessable courses and pack them into a study system that fits you? Introducing Chessable's New Repertoire Feature ✨ ⬇️🔗

White to move and be spectacular ✨