Chess
Elephant Gambit: The Pawn Sacrifice on Move Two, a 60-Minute Video, and the Empty Space Beneath the Budva Headline2026-10-17Black pushes the pawn to d5 on move two. White — a club player who makes his...
Karsten Müller and the Chess Endgame: Why the Strongest Engine Still Needs a Teacher2026-10-13There is a position that anyone who has studied the endgame remembers: King a...
The Najdorf Sicilian: A 60-Minute Theory Update and Black's Five Crossroads2026-10-05In a small apartment in Shanghai, at three in the morning, I replayed a game...
Israel miss Round 6 at the 2026 Chess Olympiad: A sacred day and a cold decision from rivals2026-09-22Samarkand, September 21, 2026 – The board ahead was empty. The Dutch team...
ChessCarlsen and the Human Ceiling: When AI Flattens Preparation Edge, the King Chooses to Win FasterThere was a moment in the AS interview on 21 October that made me pause...
ChessTotal Chess, Budapest and a Clock That Exists in No Rulebook: The Unified Rating System Is Still WaitingOn 10 November 2026, in a hall in Budapest, four people will sit at four tabl...
ChessThe Benko Gambit and the Training Engine: When the Headline Sells One Thing and the Body Sells AnotherOn a summer evening in 2026, at a small chess club next to an old market in...
ChessElephant Gambit: The Pawn Sacrifice on Move Two, a 60-Minute Video, and the Empty Space Beneath the Budva HeadlineBlack pushes the pawn to d5 on move two. White — a club player who makes his...
ChessDortmund Sparkassen Trophy 2027: When a Tournament Headline Is Borrowed for a 60-Minute Chess CourseA chess product page carries the headline “Dortmund Sparkassen Trophy 2027”....
ChessThe Scandinavian Pawn and Carlsen's Borrowed NameOne morning in Da Nang, I opened my laptop and read a promotional page titled...
ChessChess: Kasparov Revives the Scotch Opening and a Defensive Solution for Club PlayersIn the world of chess, every opening has its own history; some are forgotten...
ChessScandinavian Defense: The Controversial Time-Saving Weapon in ChessIn the world of elite chess, where every move is analyzed down to the fractio...
ChessThe 2...d5 Dispute in the Bundesliga and the Technical Truth About the Elephant GambitBundesliga seasons always produce games that make a hall fall silent, and thi...
ChessKarsten Müller and the Chess Endgame: Why the Strongest Engine Still Needs a TeacherThere is a position that anyone who has studied the endgame remembers: King a...
ChessThe Scandinavian Defense: When Simplicity Becomes a Weapon in the Post-Carlsen EraIn March 2026, when the whole world switched off the stadium lights, I sat in...
ChessChessBase Magazine #225: 27 Miniatures, 10 Opening Articles, and the Name Bent Larsen on the CoverOn the cover of ChessBase Magazine #225, the name Bent Larsen sits where a ga...
ChessThe Najdorf Sicilian: A 60-Minute Theory Update and Black's Five CrossroadsIn a small apartment in Shanghai, at three in the morning, I replayed a game...
ChessNajdorf Sicilian 2026: Daniel King's 60-Minute Update and the State of Black's TheoryOn the morning of August 12, 2026, I opened ChessBase and saw a new download...
