The 3 courses launched these week are 🔥🔥🔥 💙 The Full-Fledged Semi-Tarrasch by WGM Josefine Safarli 💙 The Skills that Made the Greats by IM Alan-Safar Ramoutar 💙 Introduction to Chess Calculation by CM Azel Chua Also, White to move. How would you play?

A gambit created by a sea captain, dormant for 100+ years and then revived by Garry Kasparov himself? 🤯

your reminder to drill your tactical exercises, woodpecker method style

a knight and a rook, whassup

i'm bored, hit me up with some hard puzzles

Fischer's Most Famous Game Explained in 1 Minute

Some of the greatest chess players in the world call the United States home. They're also among Chessable's most popular authors. What better day to celebrate them than the 250th anniversary of the United States' Independence?

Ever thought about what a marathon runner can teach you about chess improvement? 🏃‍♂️ In our latest blog post, FIDE Master Christoph von Puttkamer breaks down why running blueprints might just be the missing piece to your progress in chess. 🔗⬇️

"Chess must be fun. A student cannot progress if they don’t enjoy the lessons." In a fantastic new interview, @chesscom features IM Alfonso Jerez as Coach of the Month! With 30 yrs+ of training experience, he shares invaluable wisdom for players of all skill levels. 🔗⬇️

In a new piece for @chesscom, Chessable Publishing Manager and FM Christoph von Puttkamer goes behind the scenes to highlight 5 absolute "hidden gems" that aren't getting the mainstream spotlight they deserve. 🔗👇

The Real World Chess Problems of Andrew from Chessable

my chess coach watching me play the london after telling me to play 1.e4

The fundamental flaw in traditional puzzle training is simple: you already know a tactic exists. But in a real game, nobody tells you that a mate-in-3 is possible. Our very own Andrew Kauffman (aka Andrew from Chessable) created Real World Chess Problems to bridge this gap. 🔗⬇️

If Chessable was a cave, you'd walk in amazed by the view and walk out completely transformed by what you learned. While everyone marvels at the main attractions on the guided tour, the rarest treasures can be found off the beaten path... 🧶 (1/3)

Thanks Adhiban

Imagine playing the last round at the Biel Chess Festival, needing a win with Black for 1st. You play an opening your opponent never saw coming. First, you lead development. By move 28, you've strategically won. You are GM Adhiban Baskaran and you just took the title. 🧶⬇️

crouching tiger chilling dragon

Did you know? You can now play out ANY position from a Chessable course against a bot. Whether you want to challenge a bot of your level or see how Magnus, Anna, Maurice or Levy would respond to your opening play: our bots cover an Elo range from 250-3200. 🔗⬇️

You all enjoyed the OTB Psychology video with IM Andras Toth. Now we are back with part 2! 🔗⬇️

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Summer Study Streak Challenge! Keep up the good study! Here are the winners: 💙 ChessPlayerJohn 💙 therealgenewizard 💙 EMV98 💙 SavagePawn7 💙 druid047 Congratulations! Our team will get in contact soon.

Happy 50th birthday to Peter Svidler!! 🎉🎂 Eight-time Russian Champion, Former World #4, and beloved commentator 💙

Last Call 🔔 The Woodpecker Method, the Yusupov series, Simplified courses, Lifetime Repertoires, the Strategy Instructors series and many other courses are on sale, but not for long. 🔗⬇️

Until now, when you studied a Chessable course, you could only train the main variations the author selected. The extra clickable lines mentioned in the written commentarywere there to read, but you couldn’t drill them. We just changed that. 🔗⬇️

Ever spotted a killer attacking idea in chess but backed down because you couldn’t calculate it all the way to the end? Even Super-GMs hit that exact same wall. Ask Sam Shankland, for instance. But how did he overcome this issue in his play? He enlisted world-class help. 🧵⬇️

"Calculation is meaningless if you don't know how to evaluate the resulting position." In this week's video, GM Eugene Perelshteyn shares his framework for decoding chess positions. Must watch 🔗⬇️

Workouts getting more intense before the summer? 💪☀️ It's a great time to chase a higher rating, a summer tournament win, or beating that club rival! Level up this summer! 🔗⬇️

Summer is the perfect time to level up your chess. Whether you're sharpening your opening repertoire or finally mastering endgames, consistency is key. That’s why we’re challenging you to keep your study streak alive! 🧵👇 (1/3)

SO GREAT. GM Wesley So is launching an opening course later this year!

"Five to six hundred years ago people didn't know how to have fun." Kamil Plichta telling the history of the King's Indian Defense is a treat.

Chess was invented a long time ago but it wasn't fun until the King's Indian Defense emerged. That's how FM Kamil Plichta feels about his favorite opening. In this week's video Kamil shares the history and some of the most spectacular games in the KID. 🔗⬇️

What is good technique?  In this week's video, GM Alex Colovic analyzes 3 masterpieces by the legendary José Raúl Capablanca, the World Champion who is widely considered the greatest technician in chess history. 🔗⬇️

"Many players plateau not because they stop playing, but because they fail to systematically address the weaknesses in their game." Bryan Tillis started late without a coach, but still reached NM. The @chesscom Coach of the Month shares great advice in this interview 🔗⬇️

Black's last move, ...Re8, allows for a nice combination. White to play and win with fury:

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. 🔗⬇️