The author of this guest post is Sara Cavaglià, a PhD candidate at the University of Verona, Italy, and one of the winners of the 2025 Chessable Research Awards. In this article, Cavaglià reports on her pilot study which explores chess as a shared cognitive and physiological experience between two minds under time pressure. By […]

Die Identität von Chessable stand schon immer für aktives Lernen … mit verteilten Wiederholungen, Videosync und nachvollziehbarem Fortschritt. Mit der neuen Repertoire-Funktion entwickelt sich unsere Plattform weiter. Jetzt kannst du dein Training individuell gestalten und deinen eigenen Weg zu Elo-Zuwächsen ebnen. Unser brandneues Repertoire ermöglicht es dir, eine MoveTrainer-Variante oder sogar ganze Kapitel zu deinem […]

La identidad de Chessable siempre se ha basado en el aprendizaje activo: repasos espaciados, sincronización de vídeo y seguimiento del progreso. Con la nueva función Repertorio, nuestra plataforma evoluciona. Ahora puedes personalizar tu entrenamiento y trazar tu propio camino hacia la mejoría ajedrecística. Nuestra nueva función de Repertorio te permite añadir una variante de MoveTrainer […]

Chessable’s identity always stood on active learning… spaced reviews, videosync, trackable progress. With the new Repertoire feature, our platform evolves. Now you can personalize your training and pave your own path to Elo gains. Our brand new Repertoire lets you add a MoveTrainer variation or even entire chapters to your own custom course. From here, […]

This week at Chessable, everything seemed to point back to one key idea: Stronger foundations equal steadier progressions. The simple lessons you learn now don’t just help in your next few games. They keep paying you back long after. Sharpening your positional feel, making tactics easier to spot, and even raising your win rate over time. You’ll find […]

Benner’s The Principled & Practical 1.e4 (for club players) won Chessable’s 2025 Community Course of the Year! His repertoire solves one of the biggest headaches for club players — how to play principled chess and press for an edge without drowning in opening theory. His secret? A “dual-lens” approach in selecting lines.  One lens uses […]

In chess, self-control is often treated as a key ingredient for improvement. Strong players are assumed to be more disciplined and focused as well as willing to push through difficult study sessions. Thus, it seems reasonable to think that this discipline translates into higher Elo. Many players believe that if they could be more consistent […]

Sharp chess is fun. Threats meet threats. Everything hangs by a thread. But there’s a quiet strength in knowing your first 3, 5, even 10 moves will land you in a sound, well-rounded, and well-understood setup… no matter what your opponent tries. And when your prep ends? You keep a clear head, no sweat… Because you have […]

When a chess game ends the outcome is simple: your rating goes up or down. The thoughtful buildup, rush decisions, small inaccuracies and big blunders are all condensed into one number. However, chess players know that strength shows itself before checkmate or resignation. The question is whether an AI could spot that strength, move by […]

We’re starting this roundup with a champagne pop! 🍾 The results of the 2025 Chessable Awards are out, and to celebrate, every winning and nominated course is now up to 50% off. This year’s lineup brings the perfect mix of veteran authors with a track record of 5-star support… And fresh faces bringing that “let’s go!” […]