Chess
ChessEuropean Club Cup 2026: Three Co-Leaders, and the Decisive Games Sitting on Boards 3 and 42026-10-23The European Club Cup standings refreshed at 23:40 Moscow time on 20 October...
ChessDaniel King and the 60-Minute Najdorf Update: When Opening Theory Is a Race Without a Finish Line2026-10-22In my archive there is an interview with Daniel King recorded in 2026, when h...
ChessA False FIDE Presidency Headline and the Verification Lesson for Vietnamese Chess2026-10-21At 11 p.m., a screenshot landed in the chess group of a youth club in Da Nang...
ChessIs chess the least expressive sport? A view from a former chess commentator2026-10-08One evening in October 2026, I sat in front of a screen watching the final of...
ChessBase Magazine #225: What Really Sits Behind the “Sicilian Brilliancy” HeadlineAt 1:47 in the morning I opened the product page for ChessBase Magazine #225...
The Elephant Gambit: A 60-Minute Surprise Weapon and the Data Gap Behind ItOn the seventh blitz game of a Tuesday evening, at a coffee shop on Nguyen Ch...
European Club Cup 2026: Three Co-Leaders, and the Decisive Games Sitting on Boards 3 and 4The European Club Cup standings refreshed at 23:40 Moscow time on 20 October...
Daniel King and the 60-Minute Najdorf Patch: An Opening Arms Race Without a Finish LineIn a recording room with no audience, a man sits at a chessboard and talks fo...
Daniel King and the 60-Minute Najdorf Update: When Opening Theory Is a Race Without a Finish LineIn my archive there is an interview with Daniel King recorded in 2026, when h...
FRITZ 20 and the Chess Media Hoax: When Data Stops Being TruthI sat in front of the screen at 2 a.m., opening an article a younger colleagu...
A False FIDE Presidency Headline and the Verification Lesson for Vietnamese ChessAt 11 p.m., a screenshot landed in the chess group of a youth club in Da Nang...
When a Chess Course Sales Page Borrows a Dortmund 2027 Headline to Promote the Scandinavian DefenseAt 2:14 in the morning I opened a link shared in an analysis group. The...
The Scandinavian Defense, a 60-Minute Promise, and a Dortmund 2027 Headline That Never ExistedI opened the page at 11:40 p.m., on an old laptop that still held the...
The Scandinavian Defense, the Carlsen Name, and a Chess Product Page with the Wrong HeadlineThe product page carried the headline "Dortmund Sparkassen Trophy 2027." For...
US Chess Championship: Woodward Takes Down Caruana, Lee Widens the Gap — and a Forgotten SquareThe game between Woodward and Caruana ended on move 41. I stayed behind after...
US Chess Championship: Woodward Takes Down Caruana, Lee Widens the GapOn move 58, Fabiano Caruana looked at the board one last time and extended hi...
Double Agent Breaks a 58-Year Record: 63 Checking Moves, and the Still-Open 364 BoundOctober in Saint Petersburg. The birches outside the newsroom window had shed...
6th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners: 140 Teams and the Silences Behind the BoardAt three in the morning Vietnam time, a computer room inside a prison somewhe...
The 11-Year-Old, the 3.Bc4 Move, and the Silence at Board One of the Samarkand OlympiadSamarkand, September 24, 2026. At board one for England's women's team, an...
Is chess the least expressive sport? A view from a former chess commentatorOne evening in October 2026, I sat in front of a screen watching the final of...
ChessBase Magazine 225: Inside the Selection of 27 Miniatures from Prague Festival 2026The game ended on move twenty-five. The audience stood and applauded, and mos...
The 5.e5 Pawn Push: A Practical Weapon and a Gamble Named PreparationI replayed the footage of a club game in Hai Phong, where the player with the...
The King Takes a Walk at the Olympiad: Sarana and the 5.e5 Line That Blows Open the CentreA rainy night in Da Nang. I sit in front of the screen, replaying a game from...
Sixty Minutes for Five Line-Complexes: Daniel King, the Najdorf, and the Renewal Logic of Chess TheorySixty minutes. Five line-complexes. That was the first number that made me st...
Daniel King's Najdorf Update: 60 Minutes, Five Line-Complexes, and the Industry of Renewing TheoryFive in the morning in Binh Duong. The coffee is still hot, a small chessboar...
The Elephant Gambit: A 60-Minute Surprise Weapon and the Data Gap Behind ItOn the seventh blitz game of a Tuesday evening, at a coffee shop on Nguyen Ch...
European Club Cup 2026: Three Co-Leaders, and the Decisive Games Sitting on Boards 3 and 4The European Club Cup standings refreshed at 23:40 Moscow time on 20 October...
Daniel King and the 60-Minute Najdorf Patch: An Opening Arms Race Without a Finish LineIn a recording room with no audience, a man sits at a chessboard and talks fo...
Daniel King and the 60-Minute Najdorf Update: When Opening Theory Is a Race Without a Finish LineIn my archive there is an interview with Daniel King recorded in 2026, when h...
FRITZ 20 and the Chess Media Hoax: When Data Stops Being TruthI sat in front of the screen at 2 a.m., opening an article a younger colleagu...
A False FIDE Presidency Headline and the Verification Lesson for Vietnamese ChessAt 11 p.m., a screenshot landed in the chess group of a youth club in Da Nang...
When a Chess Course Sales Page Borrows a Dortmund 2027 Headline to Promote the Scandinavian DefenseAt 2:14 in the morning I opened a link shared in an analysis group. The...
The Scandinavian Defense, a 60-Minute Promise, and a Dortmund 2027 Headline That Never ExistedI opened the page at 11:40 p.m., on an old laptop that still held the...
The Scandinavian Defense, the Carlsen Name, and a Chess Product Page with the Wrong HeadlineThe product page carried the headline "Dortmund Sparkassen Trophy 2027." For...
US Chess Championship: Woodward Takes Down Caruana, Lee Widens the Gap — and a Forgotten SquareThe game between Woodward and Caruana ended on move 41. I stayed behind after...
US Chess Championship: Woodward Takes Down Caruana, Lee Widens the GapOn move 58, Fabiano Caruana looked at the board one last time and extended hi...
Double Agent Breaks a 58-Year Record: 63 Checking Moves, and the Still-Open 364 BoundOctober in Saint Petersburg. The birches outside the newsroom window had shed...
6th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners: 140 Teams and the Silences Behind the BoardAt three in the morning Vietnam time, a computer room inside a prison somewhe...
The 11-Year-Old, the 3.Bc4 Move, and the Silence at Board One of the Samarkand OlympiadSamarkand, September 24, 2026. At board one for England's women's team, an...
Is chess the least expressive sport? A view from a former chess commentatorOne evening in October 2026, I sat in front of a screen watching the final of...
ChessBase Magazine 225: Inside the Selection of 27 Miniatures from Prague Festival 2026The game ended on move twenty-five. The audience stood and applauded, and mos...
The 5.e5 Pawn Push: A Practical Weapon and a Gamble Named PreparationI replayed the footage of a club game in Hai Phong, where the player with the...
The King Takes a Walk at the Olympiad: Sarana and the 5.e5 Line That Blows Open the CentreA rainy night in Da Nang. I sit in front of the screen, replaying a game from...
Sixty Minutes for Five Line-Complexes: Daniel King, the Najdorf, and the Renewal Logic of Chess TheorySixty minutes. Five line-complexes. That was the first number that made me st...
Daniel King's Najdorf Update: 60 Minutes, Five Line-Complexes, and the Industry of Renewing TheoryFive in the morning in Binh Duong. The coffee is still hot, a small chessboar...
