Chess
Daniel King Patches the Najdorf: Sixty Minutes for a Defense That Won't Stand StillIn four games with the Black pieces in the Najdorf that I sat through over tw...
European Club Cup: The 2715-Elo Turkish Side and a Mispriced Title RaceBudva, Montenegro, October 19, 2026. Two rounds into the European Club Cup, 2...
Total Chess opens a four-player pilot in Budapest while its unified rating stays a headline without a bodyA press release dated 29 August 2026 carried four large words: unified rating...
ChessBase Magazine #225: a headline about the European Club Cup, a body that sells a productLast night I reopened the promotional page for ChessBase Magazine issue 225 a...
Total Chess and the Budapest pilot: a unified rating system still without a scaleOn August 29, 2026, a short news item appeared stating that Total Chess had...
Total Chess announces Budapest pilot: a unified rating claim still without a methodologyOn 29 August 2026 a short item appeared on a handful of chess sites. Total...
9...a5 and Vietnam's Chess Market: When "Anti-Bayonet" Is Really an Economic ProblemIn 2026 I sat in a press room in Hanoi and was told that women don't understa...
US Championships: Woodward Takes Down Caruana, Lee Widens the Gap — and the Silence Behind the HeadlineOn the board, Black's second move is a small shove at the centre: 1.e4 e5 2.N...
9...a5 Against the Bayonet Attack: A Strategic Answer in the King's Indian Mar del PlataOne night in Nha Trang, I sat alone in my study, reopening an old game on my...
The Scotch Revival: From a Dismissed Opening to Kasparov's Weapon and Lessons for Modern PlayersIn the world of chess, few stories demonstrate the power of an individual...
A Clock Out of Step in the 2026/87 Bundesliga: When a Chess Rule Was Tested by an Administrative DisputeIn a playing hall in Germany, during the 2026/87 season, a Bundesliga chess...
The 2026/87 Chess Bundesliga: How a Late Arrival Turned the Relegation Table Upside DownAt board three, an empty chair. The opponent's clock had already been pressed...
Karsten Müller and the Craft of Translating the Truth of the EndgameI remember a game with no spectators. One evening in Da Nang, I sat in front ...
The Elephant Gambit in the Bundesliga: Decoding an Underrated OpeningIn a Bundesliga round — a team league widely regarded as one of the strongest...
The Central Gambit 5.e5! – A Weapon Still Craved by the NamelessI once skipped an editorial meeting to watch a seventeen-year-old take free...
Najdorf and the Sixty-Minute Update: When Chess Theory Is Sold as a SubscriptionI still remember that evening in Russia in 2026, when I mispronounced the nam...
King's Indian Defense and the 9...a5 Promise: Decoding an Anti-Bayonet Repertoire in the Engine EraIn a small office in Chengdu, I keep a notebook that never leaves my desk. It...
The 5.e5 Italian Gambit: A Club Player's Practical Weapon and Its Data VacuumTable seven, the third game of a Thursday evening at a chess club in Delhi. A...
After 1.d4 d5: When White Refuses to Step Into Your Theory MapThe game opens with two familiar moves: 1.d4 d5. Then White pauses. No 2.c4. ...
The Reckless Move and the Trap of Silence: When the Elephant Gambit Becomes the Voice of Players Who Refuse to Grow UpThere is a moment in a game that I never record in the scoresheet. It happene...
Bodhana Sivanandan and the Elephant Gambit: One Headline, One Body, No IntersectionOf the 17 information points the stage-2 analysis extracted from the source...
India Wins Chess Olympiad 2026: The Global Chess Power Map Redrawn After 97 YearsThe Silence in Budapest Budapest, September 22, 2026. Inside a conference...
Samarkand 15/16 and the Magazine: Where Chess News Ends and Merchandise BeginsWinter in Moscow. A small chess club on the second floor of an old block, thr...
Samarkand Round 4: Eight Leaders and the Undercurrents of Global ChessA March morning in Samarkand, when the turquoise domes of the Registan square...
The Scandinavian Defense and the Bent Larsen Lesson: When a Solid Opening Is Sold as a Weapon1.e4 d5. A move most club players have tried at least once in their lives,...
FIDE votes for president on September 26 in Samarkand: The pledge to bring Carlsen back and the fault line of conflict of interestIn Samarkand these days, people speak of Magnus Carlsen more than of anyone...
European Club Cup: The 2715-Elo Turkish Side and a Mispriced Title RaceBudva, Montenegro, October 19, 2026. Two rounds into the European Club Cup, 2...
Total Chess opens a four-player pilot in Budapest while its unified rating stays a headline without a bodyA press release dated 29 August 2026 carried four large words: unified rating...
ChessBase Magazine #225: a headline about the European Club Cup, a body that sells a productLast night I reopened the promotional page for ChessBase Magazine issue 225 a...
Total Chess and the Budapest pilot: a unified rating system still without a scaleOn August 29, 2026, a short news item appeared stating that Total Chess had...
Total Chess announces Budapest pilot: a unified rating claim still without a methodologyOn 29 August 2026 a short item appeared on a handful of chess sites. Total...
9...a5 and Vietnam's Chess Market: When "Anti-Bayonet" Is Really an Economic ProblemIn 2026 I sat in a press room in Hanoi and was told that women don't understa...
US Championships: Woodward Takes Down Caruana, Lee Widens the Gap — and the Silence Behind the HeadlineOn the board, Black's second move is a small shove at the centre: 1.e4 e5 2.N...
9...a5 Against the Bayonet Attack: A Strategic Answer in the King's Indian Mar del PlataOne night in Nha Trang, I sat alone in my study, reopening an old game on my...
The Scotch Revival: From a Dismissed Opening to Kasparov's Weapon and Lessons for Modern PlayersIn the world of chess, few stories demonstrate the power of an individual...
A Clock Out of Step in the 2026/87 Bundesliga: When a Chess Rule Was Tested by an Administrative DisputeIn a playing hall in Germany, during the 2026/87 season, a Bundesliga chess...
The 2026/87 Chess Bundesliga: How a Late Arrival Turned the Relegation Table Upside DownAt board three, an empty chair. The opponent's clock had already been pressed...
Karsten Müller and the Craft of Translating the Truth of the EndgameI remember a game with no spectators. One evening in Da Nang, I sat in front ...
The Elephant Gambit in the Bundesliga: Decoding an Underrated OpeningIn a Bundesliga round — a team league widely regarded as one of the strongest...
The Central Gambit 5.e5! – A Weapon Still Craved by the NamelessI once skipped an editorial meeting to watch a seventeen-year-old take free...
Najdorf and the Sixty-Minute Update: When Chess Theory Is Sold as a SubscriptionI still remember that evening in Russia in 2026, when I mispronounced the nam...
King's Indian Defense and the 9...a5 Promise: Decoding an Anti-Bayonet Repertoire in the Engine EraIn a small office in Chengdu, I keep a notebook that never leaves my desk. It...
The 5.e5 Italian Gambit: A Club Player's Practical Weapon and Its Data VacuumTable seven, the third game of a Thursday evening at a chess club in Delhi. A...
After 1.d4 d5: When White Refuses to Step Into Your Theory MapThe game opens with two familiar moves: 1.d4 d5. Then White pauses. No 2.c4. ...
The Reckless Move and the Trap of Silence: When the Elephant Gambit Becomes the Voice of Players Who Refuse to Grow UpThere is a moment in a game that I never record in the scoresheet. It happene...
Bodhana Sivanandan and the Elephant Gambit: One Headline, One Body, No IntersectionOf the 17 information points the stage-2 analysis extracted from the source...
India Wins Chess Olympiad 2026: The Global Chess Power Map Redrawn After 97 YearsThe Silence in Budapest Budapest, September 22, 2026. Inside a conference...
Samarkand 15/16 and the Magazine: Where Chess News Ends and Merchandise BeginsWinter in Moscow. A small chess club on the second floor of an old block, thr...
Samarkand Round 4: Eight Leaders and the Undercurrents of Global ChessA March morning in Samarkand, when the turquoise domes of the Registan square...
The Scandinavian Defense and the Bent Larsen Lesson: When a Solid Opening Is Sold as a Weapon1.e4 d5. A move most club players have tried at least once in their lives,...
FIDE votes for president on September 26 in Samarkand: The pledge to bring Carlsen back and the fault line of conflict of interestIn Samarkand these days, people speak of Magnus Carlsen more than of anyone...
