Chess
The 9...a5 Move and the Mislabeled Tape: Reading an Opening Sales Pitch AgainIn 2026, in the tournament office on Nguyen Chi Thanh Street, I mislabeled a...
A farewell triumph: Capablanca wins gold in Buenos Aires 2026In the history of world chess, there are moments that are remembered not only...
A Capablanca cover, a Mar del Plata inside: one chess DVD and the 9...a5 problemThe disc sat inside a clear plastic case, its cover printed with a...
A 60-Minute Patch for the Najdorf: Daniel King Updates Opening MemoryOn a winter evening in Saint Petersburg, I open Daniel King’s FritzTrainer...
ChessBase Magazine Issue 225: 27 Miniatures, 10 Opening Articles and the Long Worry of the Chess WorldThe booklet lay flat on the table, its metal binding dulled, the page edges...
Sixty Minutes of Repair for the Najdorf: Daniel King and the Maintenance of an Opening BloodlineMove five. White does not bring the knight to c3. The f2 pawn nudges forward ...
The Scandinavian Defense and the Market for People Without TimeThe Scandinavian Defense and the Market for People Without Time Four games, o...
Total Chess unveils a unified rating system: a headline with no bodyOn 29 August the release landed in my inbox a little before midnight, Da Nang...
The Elephant Gambit: 2...d5 and the Limits of Selling SurpriseNha Trang, a Tuesday evening. A chess club on Phan Chu Trinh Street, ceiling...
Sipke Ernst's Benko Gambit: A Repertoire Sold by the Wrong MachineOpening: a headline that wandered off At 2:14 a.m. in Nanshan, Shenzhen, I...
European Club Cup 2028: When a Forgotten Opening Move Becomes the Home Team's WeaponThe fourth game of round two, Group A, in Budva. The clock on board three...
"Dortmund Sparkassen Trophy 2027": When the Headline Is Just an SEO Trap for a Chess CourseIn the chess world, promotional pages for courses are sprouting like mushroom...
"Dortmund Sparkassen Trophy 2027" and a Headline That Leads Nowhere"Dortmund Sparkassen Trophy 2027" and a Headline That Leads Nowhere I opened...
King's Indian Defense: When 9...a5 Becomes the Answer to the Bayonet AttackWhite pushes the pawn to b4. A crack opens on the queenside, and in the silen...
AI solves a 58-year-old chess problem: the number 63 is closed, but 364 remains openThe number 63 appeared on October 13, and it is not a move on a chessboard. I...
US Chess Championship: Woodward Takes Down Caruana, Lee Widens the GapI sat in front of the screen watching the game between Woodward and Caruana a...
AI Proves the 63-Check Ceiling: A 58-Year-Old Combinatorial Chess Record and the Problem Still Left OpenOn the board, there exists a kind of position in which every piece of the sid...
6th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners: 140 Teams and Boards Without SpectatorsIn some common room, at a pre-arranged hour, a person sits down before a...
6th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners: Record Scale and Unverified FactsThe 6th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners has official...
When a FIDE Resolution Is Attached to an Opening Video: A Lesson in Information IntegrityOn the morning of August 13, 2026, I sat in front of my screen with an old...
Shenzhen Masters: Yu Yangyi, Ding Liren and a Result Without a DateIn 2026, when tournaments around the world were suspended by the pandemic, I...
Pin and Win: Endgame Expert Karsten Müller and the Question of Brand EndorsementDuring a session reviewing a Bundesliga game, I stopped at a position most...
Yu Yangyi Beats Ding Liren at Shenzhen Masters: The Gap Before an Unverified ResultAt the Shenzhen Masters, the decisive moment did not come from the final move...
The Scandinavian Defense: Carlsen's Secret Weapon and the Solution for Club PlayersIn 14 seconds, a club player can decide which system their game will follow....
Viernheim, Baden-Baden and Daniel King's 60-Minute Najdorf Update: When a Chess Headline Drifts From Its ContentOn the news page, the headline said it plainly: Bundesliga — Viernheim and...
Najdorf 2030: Daniel King and the 'Opening Maintenance' Economy in the Engine EraA morning in Binh Duong, and I am sitting with a cup of coffee before the sky...
A farewell triumph: Capablanca wins gold in Buenos Aires 2026In the history of world chess, there are moments that are remembered not only...
A Capablanca cover, a Mar del Plata inside: one chess DVD and the 9...a5 problemThe disc sat inside a clear plastic case, its cover printed with a...
A 60-Minute Patch for the Najdorf: Daniel King Updates Opening MemoryOn a winter evening in Saint Petersburg, I open Daniel King’s FritzTrainer...
ChessBase Magazine Issue 225: 27 Miniatures, 10 Opening Articles and the Long Worry of the Chess WorldThe booklet lay flat on the table, its metal binding dulled, the page edges...
Sixty Minutes of Repair for the Najdorf: Daniel King and the Maintenance of an Opening BloodlineMove five. White does not bring the knight to c3. The f2 pawn nudges forward ...
The Scandinavian Defense and the Market for People Without TimeThe Scandinavian Defense and the Market for People Without Time Four games, o...
Total Chess unveils a unified rating system: a headline with no bodyOn 29 August the release landed in my inbox a little before midnight, Da Nang...
The Elephant Gambit: 2...d5 and the Limits of Selling SurpriseNha Trang, a Tuesday evening. A chess club on Phan Chu Trinh Street, ceiling...
Sipke Ernst's Benko Gambit: A Repertoire Sold by the Wrong MachineOpening: a headline that wandered off At 2:14 a.m. in Nanshan, Shenzhen, I...
European Club Cup 2028: When a Forgotten Opening Move Becomes the Home Team's WeaponThe fourth game of round two, Group A, in Budva. The clock on board three...
"Dortmund Sparkassen Trophy 2027": When the Headline Is Just an SEO Trap for a Chess CourseIn the chess world, promotional pages for courses are sprouting like mushroom...
"Dortmund Sparkassen Trophy 2027" and a Headline That Leads Nowhere"Dortmund Sparkassen Trophy 2027" and a Headline That Leads Nowhere I opened...
King's Indian Defense: When 9...a5 Becomes the Answer to the Bayonet AttackWhite pushes the pawn to b4. A crack opens on the queenside, and in the silen...
AI solves a 58-year-old chess problem: the number 63 is closed, but 364 remains openThe number 63 appeared on October 13, and it is not a move on a chessboard. I...
US Chess Championship: Woodward Takes Down Caruana, Lee Widens the GapI sat in front of the screen watching the game between Woodward and Caruana a...
AI Proves the 63-Check Ceiling: A 58-Year-Old Combinatorial Chess Record and the Problem Still Left OpenOn the board, there exists a kind of position in which every piece of the sid...
6th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners: 140 Teams and Boards Without SpectatorsIn some common room, at a pre-arranged hour, a person sits down before a...
6th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners: Record Scale and Unverified FactsThe 6th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners has official...
When a FIDE Resolution Is Attached to an Opening Video: A Lesson in Information IntegrityOn the morning of August 13, 2026, I sat in front of my screen with an old...
Shenzhen Masters: Yu Yangyi, Ding Liren and a Result Without a DateIn 2026, when tournaments around the world were suspended by the pandemic, I...
Pin and Win: Endgame Expert Karsten Müller and the Question of Brand EndorsementDuring a session reviewing a Bundesliga game, I stopped at a position most...
Yu Yangyi Beats Ding Liren at Shenzhen Masters: The Gap Before an Unverified ResultAt the Shenzhen Masters, the decisive moment did not come from the final move...
The Scandinavian Defense: Carlsen's Secret Weapon and the Solution for Club PlayersIn 14 seconds, a club player can decide which system their game will follow....
Viernheim, Baden-Baden and Daniel King's 60-Minute Najdorf Update: When a Chess Headline Drifts From Its ContentOn the news page, the headline said it plainly: Bundesliga — Viernheim and...
Najdorf 2030: Daniel King and the 'Opening Maintenance' Economy in the Engine EraA morning in Binh Duong, and I am sitting with a cup of coffee before the sky...
