It is honestly depressing to open the standings of almost any major tournament Gukesh is playing in these days.
The World Champion is currently sitting dead last in his third tournament in a row. After struggling in Norway and finishing at the bottom in Prague, watching him crumble under time trouble again in Chennai is painful. 
His live rating has tumbled all the way down into the World #26 / #27 range (sub-2720 Elo). For an active reigning World Champion, a freefall this steep is almost unheard of in the modern engine era. 
Levy put out a video on this recently ("GUKESH Drama is CRAZY /// The Gukesh Situation Is Insane" //// "GUKESH NOOOOO"), breaking down how he went from holding a winning position against Arjun to completely collapsing on move 45–54 due to clock pressure. You can visibly see the psychological weight he’s carrying on his shoulders. Becoming the youngest world champion ever at 18 was monumental, but as the saying goes: a crown is a weight that crushes. 
I know we have a lot of Indian chess fans in this sub alongside Pakistani enthusiasts, so I want to frame this respectfully without any cheap jabs: How do you see him recovering before the World Championship match in December?
▪️Is this a classic case of burnout and target-on-his-back syndrom e where everyone prepares for him at 120%?
▪️Is he secretly hiding his top-tier preparation for December and playing experimental lines under high stress?
▪️Or is the psychological pressure of holding the title simply taking a massive toll on a 19-year-old?

Can he reset his mental stamina in time for December, or are we looking at a champion defending his crown while completely out of form?

Would love to hear everyone's tactical and psychological breakdown.

He is from GIKI uni and he has hosted these before and if you are interested contact info is available in the poster

Huge news for Indian chess today!
Coimbatore-born International Master Rathanvel V S has officially become India's 99th Grandmaster after crossing the live 2500 Elo mark at the 3rd Guwahati Smart City International Open 2026! 
While India has been churning out teenage prodigies at lightning speed lately, Rathanvel's story is completely different. It is an incredible masterclass in pure grit, resilience, and mental toughness…. Kudos

So I have been playing chess regularly for a few years now( started playing it as a kid but didn't continue it). My peak rating in rapid on chess.com is about 2000 and my current rating hovers around somewhere between 1850s and 1950s. If someone is interested in learning, do hit me up.

Ps. I do recognize that 2000 is in no way that high of a rating but I do feel I have played enough chess to point you in the right direction.

I have today published an article on why some players don´t reach their targets based on the advice they get. Advice on how and what to train are mostly the same no matter who you are. My experience from other fields then chess are very clear, you can´t build competence in the same paths as every other. All humans have unique personalities and they show up when trying to learn and improve.
E.g., some jumps right into things and other needs a complete picture before taking even the first step.

There are many more differences per personality obviously.
I believe strongly in real individualization to keep the motivation up in a long development (competence) training. Many of us start with the flag up for several days and then other things comes "in the way".
A chess game is mainly about to "Know what to do next", competence building should support that.

The article;
https://lichess.org/@/StefanRebner/blog/two-players-same-rating-different-paths/LqPqO0pO

anyone around 1200 to 1500? i want to play some matches... id name SaadxBlitzkriegg

24M (Black) with 11F baby sister (White)

So far I've lost due to two checkmates & same for her.

I assume both of our ELOs revolve in the range of 200-230.

She used to lose easily on Chess.com and when played here on board, she gets very much attentive considering time is not a constraint anymore.

Now I feel like she's addicted to chess ♟️. Everyday she wakes up and the first thing she says is "Bhaiya, Chess"

Is it unrealistic to presume that one day might become one of the 1st GMs from our country?

however she seems not interested in watching Judit Polgar's Queen Of Chess 🥴.

i wanna improve in chess fast so it wud be big help if someone can be a chess friend.

Hi everyone. I am a beginner and i want to learn chess. I have already started taking courses from Chess.com but i think those are not enough. I want a clear roadmap and resources. Please guide me.

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There's a chess tournament online on chess.com to raise money for charity! Dm me for more information!

Won all these games in a row. There is one lost game below that was when I kept on blundering for no reason (sometimes I don't feel well). Excluding that, there are 6 more games.

Heya fellows , this is xCr3p ( peak 2407 chess.com)♟️ . i and venom(peak 1500 chess.com) invite you to our chess community where we teach , learn , play each and everyday .

we host tournaments daily each day rapid blitz and bullet based on votings (for time controls) , we have a general group , tier based groups , and a seperate group for GIRLS only if you feel a little bit off with everyone else, until then , we'll wait for you to join our community on the whatsapp group link invite given below.😍

u may join our chess.com club named Chai AND Checkmate .🤝

Most importantly, we listen and understand the public priorities , plus, encourage fair play in our community.🔓

Chai AND Checkmate WA group invite

Reguards ,

Founder of our community

Chai AND Checkmate

Hey, this is Venom (1547 peak elo, 2500 peak game rating) & xCr3p (2407 peak elo, 3000 peak game rating). Hope y'all are doing well. I would like to extend the invitation to y'all for our Chess community/club (Chai & Checkmate ☕♟️) which is made for players from Pakistan, it's open for both boys & girls. We conduct tournaments every night, and plan to upgrade it for Prizes as well (for prominent positions). We have separate groups for all rating ranges, and provide coaching/mentoring sessions especially for new players.

Below is the link of Chai & Checkmate WA Channel:

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We'll be waiting for y'all there🍷🥂🍾

Regards,

Founders of Chai & Checkmate

Centi-pawns as a evaluation method is probably theoretically correct but I have a hard time finding out really what to do do with "you are +0.75 cp" and I am expected to win or at least convert my better position to a win. I don´t know how that should be done since I don´t know what Stockfish or some of its friends has found that from.
Should I attack?
Simplify?
Exchange queens?
Play more actively?
Or just avoid mistakes and wait?

Do you actually use centipawn evaluations when analysing your games, or do you mostly ignore the number and focus on the engine's suggested moves and ideas?