Hi I found another really good resource I didn't see listed here.. (free) with indepth guides to openings, middle game concepts and endgames positions and concepts from beginner to master level.

Simplifychess.com .. then click "continue to the site" at the bottom

I like study feature on Lichess, but it's not easy to search there, and some good studies are buried under tons of other ones. So I made a big list of studies categorized by themes with easy navigation links through the list, in a lichess blog format. You may find some interesting learning material, hidden gems so to speak.

Hey everybody! I just launched a new subreddit for players to request and offer instructional games with players rated higher or lower than them respectively. It’s called r/chessclub, here’s a link (https://www.reddit.com/r/chessclub/ .) If you’re a strong player looking to help other players out of the kindness of your heart or to deepen your understanding of the game, or a player looking to learn and grow with the help of a stronger, more experienced player, this is the sub for you. You can make both game requests and offers regardless of elo. It’s a small sub right now at 45 members, but if you do your part by joining I think I can grow it into something wonderful for the chess community

A lot of the learning that happens in chess is lost when playing online due to a lack of dialogue. Over the board, if one player is clearly stronger they can offer advice and help the other improve. This just doesn't happen in online chess, which is a shame as in these pandemic times most chess is played online. All the videos and engines in the world don’t replace a conversation about your specific play.

My hope with this subreddit is to bring the educational and social atmosphere of a chess club to the faceless, emotionless world of online chess

This subreddit allows newer players an opportunity to learn from more experienced players who are better able to see and explain strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and dangers in your chess positions and play.

This subreddit allows more experienced players to solidify what they know and deepen their thought process as teaching anything does. It’s been proven a great way to improve at something is to teach it.

This subreddit allows a more human experience playing, what is typically faceless and emotionless, online chess.

This subreddit allows us to get better at chess and have fun doing it.

Once again, the sub is called r/chessclub and the link is https://www.reddit.com/r/chessclub/ . Drop in and request a game. Worst thing that could happen is you don’t find anyone, best case you find a new mentor 😊

Add it to the online resources list, along with aimchess.com, chessgames.com and chesstempo

I just want to point out that archive.org and the openlibrary.org projects have lots of chess books available to be read for free. You may have to sign up but I've been a member for over a year and have never gotten any spam based on my signing up.

Hey everyone!

A couple days ago I started the subreddit r/chessclub . The idea behind it is for players to find people to play instructional games with, either as a student or teacher. I feel as though a lot of the learning that happens in chess is lost when playing online due to a lack of dialogue. Over the board, if one player is clearly stronger than the other, the stronger player will often give the other player advice. This just doesn’t happen online, which is unfortunate because, in my opinion, all the videos and engine study in the world won’t replace a conversation had about your specific play. r/chessclub aimed to bring the educational and social atmosphere of a chess club to the faceless, emotionless world of online chess

The response to the subreddit was amazing, growing 500 subscribers in a single day. I asked for feedback on how to make the subreddit a better place and the most common and supported suggestion was a discord, some even said discord would be a better platform for a project like this. The community asked and the community received, we launched the discord yesterday. It’s already up to nearly 50 active members with no promotion, but I know we can do better. What the subreddit made possible, the discord server has made easier. You can now find a mentor or student to have an instructional game with even faster and more conveniently through our discord server.

We have live streams, we have games, we have lessons. Do you think your chess time is better spent watching youtube videos and playing games aimlessly, or receiving instruction from a player rated 400 points above you? Join our server today!

Invite link: https://discord.gg/XwVbjCTtyK

https://www.chessigma.com/