Chess
ChessThe Modern Italian 5.e5!: A Club Weapon and the Data Gap Behind It2026-10-20Round four of a weekend open, board 12. Black has just taken on d4 after 1.e4...
ChessChessBase Magazine #225: 27 Miniatures and the Gap Behind the European Club Cup Headline2026-10-19On Tuesday evening I opened ChessBase with exactly one purpose: to find the...
ChessUS Chess Championship: When a Headline Tells Someone Else's Story2026-10-16I remember that evening in 2026 the way I remember a wrong move. Sixteen year...
ChessThe American Game, the Elephant Gambit, and the Gap No One Verified2026-10-16There is a move that costs exactly one pawn and four tempi to enter history,...
ChessThe Strange Comforts of Belief in Chess: The 5.e5 Thrust and an Unverified Problem2026-10-11On a Saturday night, a small chess club sits deep in an alley off Nguyen Thi...
The Modern Italian 5.e5!: A Club Weapon and the Data Gap Behind ItRound four of a weekend open, board 12. Black has just taken on d4 after 1.e4...
ChessBase Magazine #225: 27 Miniatures and the Gap Behind the European Club Cup HeadlineOn Tuesday evening I opened ChessBase with exactly one purpose: to find the...
9...a5 in the King's Indian: a DVD selling uncertainty, and the aging promise that 'computers don't understand'Saturday night, board four of a chess club in Hanoi. A 2,100-rated player wen...
King's Indian and 9...a5: An Antidote to the Bayonet Attack That Still Needs Data VerificationOne Saturday evening in a small chess café on Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, I sat...
US Chess Championship: When a Headline Tells Someone Else's StoryI remember that evening in 2026 the way I remember a wrong move. Sixteen year...
US Chess Championship: Woodward Downs Caruana, Lee Widens the Gap, and the Data Gap Behind the HeadlineIn the game between Woodward and Caruana at the US Chess Championship, there...
US Championships: When the Headline Names Woodward and Caruana, but the Body Sells an Opening CourseUS Championships: When the Headline Names Woodward and Caruana, but the Body...
The American Game, the Elephant Gambit, and the Gap No One VerifiedThere is a move that costs exactly one pawn and four tempi to enter history,...
Atyrau Masters: Two Top Seeds Fall Early, and the Content Supply Chain Behind the HeadlineThe two top seeds at the Atyrau Masters fell in the opening rounds. The...
AI Solves a 58-Year-Old Chess Problem: The 63-Check Record Is Proven, 364 Remains OpenOn October 13, when the announcement about the system named Double Agent was...
Scandinavian Defense: The Controversial Time-Saving Weapon in ChessIn the world of elite chess, where every move is analyzed to the hundredth of...
Yu Yangyi, Ding Liren and the Last Move in ShenzhenIn a playing hall in Shenzhen, the game ended with a handshake. No cheering, ...
2050 US Chess Championship: Perfect Scores, Noise, and the Forgotten SquaresI sit in front of the screen with the sound off, leaving only the image of...
The Strange Comforts of Belief in Chess: The 5.e5 Thrust and an Unverified ProblemOn a Saturday night, a small chess club sits deep in an alley off Nguyen Thi...
The 5.e5 Thrust and the Strange Comforts of Superstition in ChessAt an amateur chess tournament held in Chengdu in early 2026, I sat in the...
When White Refuses Theory: A Defensive Map for Black after 1.d4 d5In a modest chess tournament hall in Saigon, I sat behind a young player for...
Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, 6/7 and a 2504 Performance: When Olympiad Data Outruns the Rating ListWhen the round-seven standings of the Samarkand 2026 Chess Olympiad were...
2026 U.S. Chess Championships: Caruana Defends His Crown, a $400,000+ Prize Pool and a Generational Handover in the Women's Field2026 U.S. Chess Championships: Caruana Defends His Crown, a $400,000+ Prize...
ChessBase Magazine #225: 27 Miniatures and the Gap Behind the European Club Cup HeadlineOn Tuesday evening I opened ChessBase with exactly one purpose: to find the...
9...a5 in the King's Indian: a DVD selling uncertainty, and the aging promise that 'computers don't understand'Saturday night, board four of a chess club in Hanoi. A 2,100-rated player wen...
King's Indian and 9...a5: An Antidote to the Bayonet Attack That Still Needs Data VerificationOne Saturday evening in a small chess café on Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, I sat...
US Chess Championship: When a Headline Tells Someone Else's StoryI remember that evening in 2026 the way I remember a wrong move. Sixteen year...
US Chess Championship: Woodward Downs Caruana, Lee Widens the Gap, and the Data Gap Behind the HeadlineIn the game between Woodward and Caruana at the US Chess Championship, there...
US Championships: When the Headline Names Woodward and Caruana, but the Body Sells an Opening CourseUS Championships: When the Headline Names Woodward and Caruana, but the Body...
The American Game, the Elephant Gambit, and the Gap No One VerifiedThere is a move that costs exactly one pawn and four tempi to enter history,...
Atyrau Masters: Two Top Seeds Fall Early, and the Content Supply Chain Behind the HeadlineThe two top seeds at the Atyrau Masters fell in the opening rounds. The...
AI Solves a 58-Year-Old Chess Problem: The 63-Check Record Is Proven, 364 Remains OpenOn October 13, when the announcement about the system named Double Agent was...
Scandinavian Defense: The Controversial Time-Saving Weapon in ChessIn the world of elite chess, where every move is analyzed to the hundredth of...
Yu Yangyi, Ding Liren and the Last Move in ShenzhenIn a playing hall in Shenzhen, the game ended with a handshake. No cheering, ...
2050 US Chess Championship: Perfect Scores, Noise, and the Forgotten SquaresI sit in front of the screen with the sound off, leaving only the image of...
The Strange Comforts of Belief in Chess: The 5.e5 Thrust and an Unverified ProblemOn a Saturday night, a small chess club sits deep in an alley off Nguyen Thi...
The 5.e5 Thrust and the Strange Comforts of Superstition in ChessAt an amateur chess tournament held in Chengdu in early 2026, I sat in the...
When White Refuses Theory: A Defensive Map for Black after 1.d4 d5In a modest chess tournament hall in Saigon, I sat behind a young player for...
Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, 6/7 and a 2504 Performance: When Olympiad Data Outruns the Rating ListWhen the round-seven standings of the Samarkand 2026 Chess Olympiad were...
2026 U.S. Chess Championships: Caruana Defends His Crown, a $400,000+ Prize Pool and a Generational Handover in the Women's Field2026 U.S. Chess Championships: Caruana Defends His Crown, a $400,000+ Prize...