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9...a5 and the Data Debt of a King's Indian DVD2026-10-19I read that sales blurb three times in one evening, pencil in hand, and only ...
The Scandinavian Defense: The Equation Between Time Invested and Advantage Gained2026-10-03In my leather-bound notebook, there is a page recording a game from round sev...
ChessBase Magazine 225: The Hidden Sicilian Brilliancy and What Lies Inside2026-09-29One evening in Da Nang, I opened the promotional page for ChessBase Magazine...
Samarkand, Round Eleven: Uzbekistan Keeps Gold, India Takes Silver on a Forgotten Game2026-09-28Eleven at night in Samarkand. The chess clocks still ticked like rain on a ti...
9...a5 and the Data Debt of a King's Indian DVDI read that sales blurb three times in one evening, pencil in hand, and only ...
Scandinavian Defense: The Controversial Time-Saving Weapon in ChessIn the international chess world, the debate over optimizing opening...
60 Minutes, One Opening and Carlsen's Shadow: The Scandinavian Defense Enters the Content Market60 minutes. One presenter. A promise compressed into seven words: learn it, a...
1.d4 d5 and the Theory-Dodging Battle: Colle, Trompowsky, Torre, London — A Plan for BlackIn a game at an Elo of 2700, Black walks into the playing hall carrying 40...
The Truth About 'FIDE President Timur Turlov' and the Controversial Chess DVDMisinformation is nothing new in the international chess world. But a recentl...
Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, Scores 6/7 and Posts a 2504 Performance at the Samarkand 2026 Chess OlympiadOne of the most discussed stories at the Samarkand 2026 Chess Olympiad comes...
Samarkand, the Night Before Round One: The World Champion Standing in a Hotel Lobby Without a RoomI sat and counted. Five hours. The gap between the moment the wheels of the...
Daniel King's Najdorf Update: 60 Minutes, Five Lines, and a Headline That Went AstrayEleven at night in Da Nang, I open the file the desk sent over. The headline ...
9...a5 against the Bayonet Attack: A Strategic Answer in the King's Indian DefenseOn nights when I rewatch games with the sound off, all I hear is the soft cli...
The Scandinavian Defense: The Equation Between Time Invested and Advantage GainedIn my leather-bound notebook, there is a page recording a game from round sev...
An Empty Chessboard in Season: Vietnamese Chess Waits for a GenerationThe national chess tournament schedule for 2026 opens with an unusual gap: no...
ChessBase Magazine 225: The Hidden Sicilian Brilliancy and What Lies InsideOne evening in Da Nang, I opened the promotional page for ChessBase Magazine...
Samarkand, Round Eleven: Uzbekistan Keeps Gold, India Takes Silver on a Forgotten GameEleven at night in Samarkand. The chess clocks still ticked like rain on a ti...
Sarana's 5.e5! at the Olympiad: When the King Leaves the Castle and an Old Opening Gets RebuiltAt a team match at the Olympiad, there is an image I have kept for a long tim...
White King Walk at the Olympiad: 5.e5! and the Modern Italian Line Sveshnikov Left BehindWhite King Walk at the Olympiad: 5.e5! and the Modern Italian Line Sveshnikov...
Echoes of an Empty Stand — Vietnam's Golden Chess Generation and the Games Nobody WatchedEchoes of an Empty Stand — Vietnam's Golden Chess Generation and the Games...
Sixty Minutes of Scandinavian: Carlsen as the Seal, Time as the MerchandiseI replayed that video three times in one evening. Sixty minutes. On screen,...
Savitha Shri: Seven Wins and a Near-Five-Hour SilenceAt that board, by the fourth hour, both sides had already accepted a draw. So...
The Theory Tax and the Black Player: Notes on the Gap Nobody Wants to ReviseThe Theory Tax and the Black Player The game took place in round seven of an...
FRITZ 20: When an Analysis Engine Steps Into the Role of Personal CoachOn 27 November 2026, in Bonn, Vladimir Kramnik sat before the board on move...
Gukesh and the Board 4 Move: The World Champion Chooses Humility at the OlympiadSamarkand, the city of turquoise domes, just witnessed a historic decision in...
Samarkand after Round 4: 15/16 Board Points, and a Najdorf Video Sitting in the Wrong StoryA Beautiful Ratio and Four Empty Spaces In Samarkand, when Round 4 ended, the...
Scandinavian Defense: The Controversial Time-Saving Weapon in ChessIn the international chess world, the debate over optimizing opening...
60 Minutes, One Opening and Carlsen's Shadow: The Scandinavian Defense Enters the Content Market60 minutes. One presenter. A promise compressed into seven words: learn it, a...
1.d4 d5 and the Theory-Dodging Battle: Colle, Trompowsky, Torre, London — A Plan for BlackIn a game at an Elo of 2700, Black walks into the playing hall carrying 40...
The Truth About 'FIDE President Timur Turlov' and the Controversial Chess DVDMisinformation is nothing new in the international chess world. But a recentl...
Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, Scores 6/7 and Posts a 2504 Performance at the Samarkand 2026 Chess OlympiadOne of the most discussed stories at the Samarkand 2026 Chess Olympiad comes...
Samarkand, the Night Before Round One: The World Champion Standing in a Hotel Lobby Without a RoomI sat and counted. Five hours. The gap between the moment the wheels of the...
Daniel King's Najdorf Update: 60 Minutes, Five Lines, and a Headline That Went AstrayEleven at night in Da Nang, I open the file the desk sent over. The headline ...
9...a5 against the Bayonet Attack: A Strategic Answer in the King's Indian DefenseOn nights when I rewatch games with the sound off, all I hear is the soft cli...
The Scandinavian Defense: The Equation Between Time Invested and Advantage GainedIn my leather-bound notebook, there is a page recording a game from round sev...
An Empty Chessboard in Season: Vietnamese Chess Waits for a GenerationThe national chess tournament schedule for 2026 opens with an unusual gap: no...
ChessBase Magazine 225: The Hidden Sicilian Brilliancy and What Lies InsideOne evening in Da Nang, I opened the promotional page for ChessBase Magazine...
Samarkand, Round Eleven: Uzbekistan Keeps Gold, India Takes Silver on a Forgotten GameEleven at night in Samarkand. The chess clocks still ticked like rain on a ti...
Sarana's 5.e5! at the Olympiad: When the King Leaves the Castle and an Old Opening Gets RebuiltAt a team match at the Olympiad, there is an image I have kept for a long tim...
White King Walk at the Olympiad: 5.e5! and the Modern Italian Line Sveshnikov Left BehindWhite King Walk at the Olympiad: 5.e5! and the Modern Italian Line Sveshnikov...
Echoes of an Empty Stand — Vietnam's Golden Chess Generation and the Games Nobody WatchedEchoes of an Empty Stand — Vietnam's Golden Chess Generation and the Games...
Sixty Minutes of Scandinavian: Carlsen as the Seal, Time as the MerchandiseI replayed that video three times in one evening. Sixty minutes. On screen,...
Savitha Shri: Seven Wins and a Near-Five-Hour SilenceAt that board, by the fourth hour, both sides had already accepted a draw. So...
The Theory Tax and the Black Player: Notes on the Gap Nobody Wants to ReviseThe Theory Tax and the Black Player The game took place in round seven of an...
FRITZ 20: When an Analysis Engine Steps Into the Role of Personal CoachOn 27 November 2026, in Bonn, Vladimir Kramnik sat before the board on move...
Gukesh and the Board 4 Move: The World Champion Chooses Humility at the OlympiadSamarkand, the city of turquoise domes, just witnessed a historic decision in...
Samarkand after Round 4: 15/16 Board Points, and a Najdorf Video Sitting in the Wrong StoryA Beautiful Ratio and Four Empty Spaces In Samarkand, when Round 4 ended, the...