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ChessBase Magazine Issue #225: Prague 2026, Saint Louis and the Paid Training Content Equation2026-10-03On October 8, 2026, ChessBase released the 225th issue of its training...
Lifting the Veil on Speed: From Nguyen Thi Oanh's Encounter to Ahmed's Smile and the Trap of Algorithms2026-09-30I still remember that afternoon of June 24, 2026, in the volunteer area of th...
HDBank Cup 2026 and the Silence Beneath the Elo Rating List2026-09-27On the third morning of the HDBank Cup, a large hall on the second floor of a...
Samarkand: Where Chinese Women's Chess Rewrites the Rhythm2026-09-26April in Samarkand, and the nights still carried cold. I sat before my screen...
Samarkand 15/16: Reading a Chess Product Page Dressed as a News Report2026-09-26I opened the page and the headline hit me straight away: “Samarkand R8 (women...
9...a5 Against the Bayonet Attack: A Chess DVD and a Promise Without Data2026-09-18In Moscow, I have a habit of opening the database at midnight. This January...
ChessCarlsen, the Flattening of Preparation, and Why $20 Million Is a Marker, Not a ReturnIn an interview with AS published on 21 October, Magnus Carlsen said artifici...
ChessThe Modern Italian 5.e5: A Club Weapon and the Crack in How Chess Packages Its KnowledgeIn the small editing room on the fourth floor of a building in Indiranagar,...
ChessA Dortmund Headline, Scandinavian Content: A Chess Course Page Missing Verifiable DataLast Tuesday evening I opened a chess product page. The headline hit me first...
ChessWoodward Downs Caruana, Lee Widens the Gap: Reading a Chess Headline to the BottomThis morning in Binh Duong, I brewed a stronger coffee than usual, sat down a...
ChessUS Championships: Wesley So and Awonder Liang Stay Perfect — But Where Is the Real Data?In my notes file on national championships, one line made me pause longer tha...
ChessAwonder Liang Beats Hans Niemann at the US Championships: Round One and the Unread Spatial MapThe game ended before the crowd could read the position. In Round 1 of the US...
ChessUzChess Cup: Brandon Jacobson, Jakhongir Vakhidov and the Opening Contradiction Nobody Wants to NameOn the screen, the white pieces poured across the kingside like water that...
ChessChess and the 'Least Expressive Sport' Claim: When the Board Must Learn to Tell Its StoryOn the night of December 12, 2026, in Singapore, Ding Liren sat motionless....
ChessThe Scandinavian Defense and the 60-Minute Promise: What the Data Confirms and What It DeniesA game begins with 1.e4 d5. Black's queen steps out on move two, and in most...
ChessChessBase Magazine Issue #225: Prague 2026, Saint Louis and the Paid Training Content EquationOn October 8, 2026, ChessBase released the 225th issue of its training...
ChessThe 9...a5 Move, a DVD Labelled ChessMom, and the Data Gap Nobody Wants to MentionOn the chessboard, people argue about good moves. Few stop at a mislabelled...
ChessThe 9...a5 Move and the Echo of Empty Chess StandsA man sits before a chessboard in a room where the only sound is the slow...
ChessLifting the Veil on Speed: From Nguyen Thi Oanh's Encounter to Ahmed's Smile and the Trap of AlgorithmsI still remember that afternoon of June 24, 2026, in the volunteer area of th...
ChessIn the Empty Arena, I Heard Chess WhisperingIn the last three games at the international chess tournament held in Da Nang...
ChessHDBank Cup 2026 and the Silence Beneath the Elo Rating ListOn the third morning of the HDBank Cup, a large hall on the second floor of a...
ChessSamarkand: Where Chinese Women's Chess Rewrites the RhythmApril in Samarkand, and the nights still carried cold. I sat before my screen...
ChessSamarkand 15/16: Reading a Chess Product Page Dressed as a News ReportI opened the page and the headline hit me straight away: “Samarkand R8 (women...
ChessThree Moves in Samarkand: Nihal Sarin Drops a Winning Position and India Loses to the HostsThirty minutes were still sitting on Nihal Sarin's clock. The position tilted...
Chess9...a5 Against the Bayonet Attack: A Chess DVD and a Promise Without DataIn Moscow, I have a habit of opening the database at midnight. This January...
ChessThe King's Indian Defense and 9...a5: A Promise for Players Who Think for ThemselvesThe Pawn Goes to the Rim, and a Silence The clock on the wall of my apartment...
Chess9...a5 and the Bayonet Solution: King's Indian Mar del Plata Between Two Eras of Chess9...a5 and the Bayonet Solution: King's Indian Mar del Plata Between Two Eras...
Chess9...a5 and the DVD that Calls Itself the 'Antidote' to the Bayonet Attack: Re-reading an Opening Product Through the Lens of DataOn the cover of an opening-training product sold in the DVD format, the...
ChessSamarkand, the Night Before Round 1: The World Champion Waits for a Room While the Organizers Stay SilentThey landed in Samarkand. About five hours later, team captain Srinath...
