Chess
Sveshnikov's 5.e5!: Opening Weapon or Unverified Gamble?
9...a5 and the Stray Name: The King's Indian Defense Returns to the Board
The Move in the Studio: When the Najdorf Becomes an Update Product
The 5.e5 Move and the Underdog: When the Italian Game Reopens the Door for Club Players
Bodhana Sivanandan and the Elephant Gambit: The Gap Between Headline and Board
Bayegan Pendik and Monte-Carlo Win the 2026 European Club Cup: What Stands Behind a Sourceless HeadlineBayegan Pendik and Monte-Carlo are the two champions of the 2026 European Clu...
Rachel Li, the Scandinavian Defence, and the Gap Between a Headline and a ChessboardOn a Monday morning I sat in the corner of a coffee shop on Nguyen Thien Thua...
Carlsen and the 'AI Fairness' Trap: When the Best Player No Longer Wants to Be KingThere is a number in Magnus Carlsen's interview with AS (dated 21 October) th...
Carlsen: AI Shows Humans Are Not That Good at ChessWhen Magnus Carlsen sat down for an interview with AS on 21 October, people...
FRITZ 20 and the Credibility Gap: When Software Marketing Wears the Mask of Chess NewsThere is a moment in chess that I call the fourteen seconds of silence before...
European Club Cup: When 2715 Elo Is Bought, Not BuiltIn the first two rounds of the European Club Cup in Budva, 25 of 108 teams...
European Club Cup: Favourites set for direct encountersThe European Club Cup is entering its decisive phase in Budva, where the titl...
Total Chess Proposes Unified Chess Rating System Without Disclosing MethodologyOn 29 August 2026, a short release appeared under a large headline: Total Che...
Two Missing Moves and Black's NinthOn the landing page of an instructional chess DVD sold online, the move...
Behind 27 Miniatures: When the Publisher Chooses Trust Over StatisticsIn February 2026, on the stage of the Chess Festival Prague, Anish Giri walke...
The Chess King's Daring Move: When the Elephant Gambit Becomes an Amateur Player's WeaponI sat in a small coffee shop on Nguyen Chi Thanh Street in Da Nang, watching ...
Dortmund Sparkassen Trophy 2027 and the Gap Between the Headline and the Scandinavian BoardOn a desk in Da Nang, I opened a chess product page headlined “Dortmund...
King's Indian Defense: When Black Answers the Bayonet with 9...a5On Thursday evening, at a small chess club on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, I...
US Chess Championships: Woodward Takes Down Caruana, Lee Widens the Gap — and the Trap Behind a HeadlineOn a day when the world's chess feeds pointed almost entirely at one place, a...
Chess Behind Bars: Sixth Online Championship for Prisoners, 140 Teams and a Silence No One MeasuresA night in Da Nang, I played back an old recording. In it there was no sound ...
Karsten Müller: The Silent Teacher Behind the World's Greatest Chess PlayerIn the world of chess, there are names that are mentioned as legends on the...
UzChess Cup: Jacobson's 'Model' Game and the Data Gap Everyone OverlookedOn June 25, 2026, the short description for an episode of Grandmaster Robert...
Brandon Jacobson at the UzChess Cup: A 'Model Game' or an Opening Repertoire Promotion?Fans who followed the UzChess Cup on June 25, 2026 may have expected a heavy...
Rachel Li, the Scandinavian Defence, and the Gap Between a Headline and a ChessboardOn a Monday morning I sat in the corner of a coffee shop on Nguyen Thien Thua...
Carlsen and the 'AI Fairness' Trap: When the Best Player No Longer Wants to Be KingThere is a number in Magnus Carlsen's interview with AS (dated 21 October) th...
Carlsen: AI Shows Humans Are Not That Good at ChessWhen Magnus Carlsen sat down for an interview with AS on 21 October, people...
FRITZ 20 and the Credibility Gap: When Software Marketing Wears the Mask of Chess NewsThere is a moment in chess that I call the fourteen seconds of silence before...
European Club Cup: When 2715 Elo Is Bought, Not BuiltIn the first two rounds of the European Club Cup in Budva, 25 of 108 teams...
European Club Cup: Favourites set for direct encountersThe European Club Cup is entering its decisive phase in Budva, where the titl...
Total Chess Proposes Unified Chess Rating System Without Disclosing MethodologyOn 29 August 2026, a short release appeared under a large headline: Total Che...
Two Missing Moves and Black's NinthOn the landing page of an instructional chess DVD sold online, the move...
Behind 27 Miniatures: When the Publisher Chooses Trust Over StatisticsIn February 2026, on the stage of the Chess Festival Prague, Anish Giri walke...
The Chess King's Daring Move: When the Elephant Gambit Becomes an Amateur Player's WeaponI sat in a small coffee shop on Nguyen Chi Thanh Street in Da Nang, watching ...
Dortmund Sparkassen Trophy 2027 and the Gap Between the Headline and the Scandinavian BoardOn a desk in Da Nang, I opened a chess product page headlined “Dortmund...
King's Indian Defense: When Black Answers the Bayonet with 9...a5On Thursday evening, at a small chess club on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, I...
US Chess Championships: Woodward Takes Down Caruana, Lee Widens the Gap — and the Trap Behind a HeadlineOn a day when the world's chess feeds pointed almost entirely at one place, a...
Chess Behind Bars: Sixth Online Championship for Prisoners, 140 Teams and a Silence No One MeasuresA night in Da Nang, I played back an old recording. In it there was no sound ...
Karsten Müller: The Silent Teacher Behind the World's Greatest Chess PlayerIn the world of chess, there are names that are mentioned as legends on the...
UzChess Cup: Jacobson's 'Model' Game and the Data Gap Everyone OverlookedOn June 25, 2026, the short description for an episode of Grandmaster Robert...
Brandon Jacobson at the UzChess Cup: A 'Model Game' or an Opening Repertoire Promotion?Fans who followed the UzChess Cup on June 25, 2026 may have expected a heavy...