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The Shifting Centers of Chess Power: What a Century of Olympiads Tells Us About the Future
For decades, the USSR dominated the Chess Olympiads. Today, the rise of China, India, and a new generation of young grandmasters is redrawing the map of global chess power. Discover what a century of medal data reveals about the future of the game.
LSS Radar: The Standout Squares – August/September 2026 Tournament Highlights
In this blog article we present the results of some of the key finished tournaments on the LSS Arena Platform. During this active month, several important tournaments finished. We also witnessed a good start of our newly introduced Order of Merit, in which we keep track of the prize money – piasters, our internal currency – won by players during the most recent 24 months. Since the system was only introduced in April 2026, we are still in the building phase.
A New King Is Crowned—and the Next Challenge Is Already Waiting
George Dimitrov wins the second King of the Month tournament as registration enters its final days for KOTM 6 The first major results of the new LSS prize economy are taking shape. With only one game remaining—and that result no longer able to change the four prize-winning positions—we can announce George Dimitrov from Bulgaria as […]
LSS Radar: July 2026 Tournament Highlights
“A 0.0% draw rate. Black dominating White. A 68.4% decisive victory rate. Discover the statistical anomalies that defined July’s most fascinating LSS tournaments.”
The Piaster Revolution: How Member-Driven Currency Is Reshaping Global Chess
Discover how LSS’s piaster economy is democratizing chess tournaments, enabling emerging markets partnerships, and creating sustainable infrastructure for global chess development.
The Middle Distance: Why Daily Chess is the Ultimate Tool for Learning, Leadership, and Connection
Caption: Daily Chess is the ‘Blitz’ of Correspondence Chess. And there are valid reasons why this makes sense. For all. Five minutes for the game is nerve-wrecking. Five days per move without possibility to save time not used earlier is of course slow. But when you play the whole tournament in one go, it is the kind of […]
Why Chess960 Is the True Test of Understanding — A Manifesto
For centuries, the starting position of chess has remained static. The result is a game that, at the highest levels, has become increasingly dominated by memorization. Grandmasters spend countless hours with silicon engines, memorizing opening lines 20 or 30 moves deep. The opening phase is no longer a test of creativity; it is a test of recall. Enter […]
Welcome to the Arena: What LSS Is, Why It Exists, and Who It’s For
When the Lechenicher Schachserver (LSS) was founded two decades ago, the goal was simple: to provide a reliable home where serious correspondence players could play serious games. Today, as we launch LSS Daily and step into a new era for the platform, that foundational mission remains. But the chess world around us has fundamentally changed. The rise of superhuman chess engines […]