Chess
Awonder Liang Beats Hans Niemann in the US Championship Opener: The Data That Is Missing
9...a5, the Bayonet and the King's Indian's 'Escape the Engine' Bet
The London System: A Wake-up Call for White Players Avoiding Theory
Tactical System Analysis: How Black Navigates Theoretical Avoidance Openings After 1.d4 d5
FRITZ 20: ChessBase Sells a Training Revolution, the Chess Market Wants Evidence
Global Chess League: Carlsen Beats Vachier-Lagrave as FYERS American Gambits Stay Top
ChessThe Scotch Opening, Kasparov 2026 and a Data Crack on a Chess Product PageA chess training product page made me stop in the middle of an evening in...
ChessSilent Squares: The US Championships and Black's Defensive Problem After 1.d4I muted the sound and looked at the board. White pushed the pawn to d4, Black...
ChessAwonder Liang Beats Hans Niemann in the US Championship Opener: The Data That Is MissingThe day I opened the report on the first round of the US Chess Championship,...
ChessEpisode 743: When a Chess Show Outlives an Entire Generation of PlayersI still remember the feeling of sitting before a screen on a Wednesday evenin...
ChessThe Jacobson - Vakhidov Game at the UzChess Cup: An Opening Puzzle and the Limits of PreparationIn a small apartment in Saint Petersburg, where the northern summer pulls pal...
ChessChessBase Magazine #225: When a Training Magazine Splits Into Four ProductsA chess training product released this week ships in four distribution format...
ChessThe Italian Game, Modern Variation: 5.e5! and the Unverified Promise of an OpeningAfter the fifth move of an Italian Game, a white pawn advances to e5 and stan...
ChessChessBase Magazine #225: The Cover Says Bent Larsen, the Contents Say PragueNear midnight in Da Nang, I open the PDF of ChessBase Magazine #225. My...
ChessBent Larsen on the Cover, Prague 2026 InsideThere is one small detail I kept when reading about the 225th issue of a...
ChessChessBase Magazine No. 225: Prague 2026 as the Spine, Bent Larsen as the HookA cover bearing the name Bent Larsen. Inside, the contents listing names 27...
Chess9...a5, the Bayonet and the King's Indian's 'Escape the Engine' BetMove nine. The a5 square. I sat in front of a screen following a King's India...
ChessThe 9...a5 Move and a Strategic Escape from the Machine's MazeThe pawn moves from b2 to b4. The dry knock of wood on wood echoes through th...
ChessScandinavian Defense: 60 Minutes, One Knight, and the Gap Between Marketing and the BoardOn my desk in Mumbai sits a hardcover notebook, each page recording one openi...
ChessThe London System: A Wake-up Call for White Players Avoiding TheoryIn the modern chess world, avoiding the heavy theory of the Orthodox Queen's...
ChessTactical System Analysis: How Black Navigates Theoretical Avoidance Openings After 1.d4 d5After the opening moves 1.d4 d5, many White players choose a divergent path t...
