Popular Lichess Openings : r/chess

We made a tool that lets you search the lichess game database by chess concepts. Link in the comments : r/chess

The most common opening in master games (according to chess.com's database) is surprisingly the Open Sicilian, with e4 c6 being almost 3x more popular than e4 e5. : r/chess

I always seem to end up losing the opening in this position. how can i defend the knight so i don't have to end up with doubled pawns and a ruined kingside?

Opening Tier List for Top Players (An Update) : r/chess

My favorite openings with the white pieces according to Lichess insights after starting the game with either c4 or Nf3. : r/chess

The right way to prepare openings : r/chess

An opening trap. Find the best continuation for black (especially the 3rd move). Lichess database shows that over 2/3 of black players lost after playing the first 2 correct moves! : r/chess

Different ways to visualize chess openings, what's your favorite? : r/chess

Lichess Puzzle with 7 correct solutions : r/chess

the most popular move on lichess in this position above 1800 in slow games (rapid and classical) is the move dxe5, blundering a full queen. The second most popular move above 1600

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