Chess
Elephant Gambit: The Appeal of a Surprise Weapon and a Title Mismatch in a 60-Minute VideoA 60-minute chess training video is being presented as a surprise weapon call...
The Elephant Gambit in 60 Minutes: A Pawn Sacrifice, an Unmeasured Points Promise, and a Mismatched TitleAt 1:47 in the morning, the phone screen in an apartment overlooking the Han...
Wesley So's Fourth US Title and the Blind Spot Beneath the Tiebreak LightsOn the second floor of a chess club above an old market in Bangalore, a...
Rachel Li and a Title Without a Crosstable: The Broken Link in American Women's Chess CoverageSixty Minutes and a Crown An English headline sits on a chess news page:...
ChessBase Magazine #225: 27 Miniatures, 10 Opening Articles and a Content Machine Set in StoneOn a Tuesday afternoon, the courier left a thin envelope at the door of my...
Carlsen: AI Has Flattened Preparation, and the Champion Is Learning to Win FasterFor nearly two decades, Magnus Carlsen's most underrated weapon was not a...
European Club Cup in Budva: Bayegan Pendik at 2715 Elo, 108 Teams and a 115-Point Gap Per BoardIn the playing hall in Budva, after two rounds, the European Club Cup standin...
Total Chess and the Unified Rating Proposal: What Is Fast Classic, and Why the Clock Is the Real StoryOn 29 August 2026, a short release about the Total Chess event in Budapest we...
The Hour of the Seconds: Why Black's Small Move Sells Better Than the Strong OneThere is a moment in the analysis room that I have witnessed no fewer than...
The Second-Move Weapon: The Elephant Gambit's Open DoorIn the waiting room of a small chess club, I once sat for a very long time...
The Forgotten Move: When a Second-Tier Gambit Becomes a Club Player's WeaponThere is a moment in a chess game when everything pauses, just seconds before...
The move 9...a5 and the promise of a position you never have to memorizeIn a small tournament hall in Shanghai, at the end of April, I sat behind a...
9...a5 in the King's Indian: The Line Between a Strategic Plan and a Sales PitchOn a Thursday evening at the Chiang Mai chess club, I sat behind an amateur...
The Bayonet Attack and 9...a5: The Quiet Answer of the King's Indian DefenseOver the past two elite seasons, the frequency of 9.b4 in the King's Indian...
Woodward Beats Caruana at the US Chess Championship: One Win, One Headline, and a TrapThe game ended on move 41. Fabiano Caruana — a player who twice challenged fo...
6th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners: The Record 140 Teams and the Missing BaselineWhen the organizers announced the scale of the 6th Intercontinental Online...
The Scandinavian Defense: A 'Time-Saving' Opening and the Cost of a Promise Without DataI froze the frame on move two. 1.e4 d5 — Black pushes the queen's pawn into t...
When the Clock Decides the Board: A Governance Lesson from the 2026/87 Chess BundesligaThe clock on board one is still running. The minute hand crosses the line the...
The Scotch Game After Kasparov 2026: Why a 'Harmless' Opening Still Keeps Black on EdgeThe third move. Not a combination in the endgame, not a beautiful piece...
The Educator's Move – ChessBase, Kavutskiy and a Race That Isn't Played on the BoardOne night in Da Nang, a young chess player sat in front of a screen, opening ...
The Elephant Gambit in 60 Minutes: A Pawn Sacrifice, an Unmeasured Points Promise, and a Mismatched TitleAt 1:47 in the morning, the phone screen in an apartment overlooking the Han...
Wesley So's Fourth US Title and the Blind Spot Beneath the Tiebreak LightsOn the second floor of a chess club above an old market in Bangalore, a...
Rachel Li and a Title Without a Crosstable: The Broken Link in American Women's Chess CoverageSixty Minutes and a Crown An English headline sits on a chess news page:...
ChessBase Magazine #225: 27 Miniatures, 10 Opening Articles and a Content Machine Set in StoneOn a Tuesday afternoon, the courier left a thin envelope at the door of my...
Carlsen: AI Has Flattened Preparation, and the Champion Is Learning to Win FasterFor nearly two decades, Magnus Carlsen's most underrated weapon was not a...
European Club Cup in Budva: Bayegan Pendik at 2715 Elo, 108 Teams and a 115-Point Gap Per BoardIn the playing hall in Budva, after two rounds, the European Club Cup standin...
Total Chess and the Unified Rating Proposal: What Is Fast Classic, and Why the Clock Is the Real StoryOn 29 August 2026, a short release about the Total Chess event in Budapest we...
The Hour of the Seconds: Why Black's Small Move Sells Better Than the Strong OneThere is a moment in the analysis room that I have witnessed no fewer than...
The Second-Move Weapon: The Elephant Gambit's Open DoorIn the waiting room of a small chess club, I once sat for a very long time...
The Forgotten Move: When a Second-Tier Gambit Becomes a Club Player's WeaponThere is a moment in a chess game when everything pauses, just seconds before...
The move 9...a5 and the promise of a position you never have to memorizeIn a small tournament hall in Shanghai, at the end of April, I sat behind a...
9...a5 in the King's Indian: The Line Between a Strategic Plan and a Sales PitchOn a Thursday evening at the Chiang Mai chess club, I sat behind an amateur...
The Bayonet Attack and 9...a5: The Quiet Answer of the King's Indian DefenseOver the past two elite seasons, the frequency of 9.b4 in the King's Indian...
Woodward Beats Caruana at the US Chess Championship: One Win, One Headline, and a TrapThe game ended on move 41. Fabiano Caruana — a player who twice challenged fo...
6th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners: The Record 140 Teams and the Missing BaselineWhen the organizers announced the scale of the 6th Intercontinental Online...
The Scandinavian Defense: A 'Time-Saving' Opening and the Cost of a Promise Without DataI froze the frame on move two. 1.e4 d5 — Black pushes the queen's pawn into t...
When the Clock Decides the Board: A Governance Lesson from the 2026/87 Chess BundesligaThe clock on board one is still running. The minute hand crosses the line the...
The Scotch Game After Kasparov 2026: Why a 'Harmless' Opening Still Keeps Black on EdgeThe third move. Not a combination in the endgame, not a beautiful piece...
The Educator's Move – ChessBase, Kavutskiy and a Race That Isn't Played on the BoardOne night in Da Nang, a young chess player sat in front of a screen, opening ...

