Chess
Total Chess proposes unified rating system: a big claim with thin evidence2026-10-20An article dated August 29, 2026, about Total Chess and its proposal has...
When the Chess Data Sheet Goes Blank2026-09-16On the night of December 12, 2026, in Singapore, Ding Liren pushed a rook and...
The Elephant Gambit 2...d5 in Sixty Minutes: Reading the ChessBase Product at Club Level2026-09-14On the third game of a Wednesday evening at a small chess club in Nha Trang, ...
Global Chess League 2026: The Ticking Clock and Carlsen's First Defeat2026-09-13From the seventh row of the press section, about fifteen metres from the main...
A 60-Minute Chess Course Called Taimanov Sicilian: A Line Given the Wrong Name2026-09-13On Thursday evening, at a small chess club on Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, I sat...
ChessBase Magazine #225: When a Salesforce Headline Strays From the Truth2026-09-13There is a gap between what a headline screams and what a page actually...
Total Chess proposes unified rating system: a big claim with thin evidenceAn article dated August 29, 2026, about Total Chess and its proposal has...
The 9...a5 Move and the Calculated Retreat of the Classical King's Indian DefenceThe 9...a5 Move and the Calculated Retreat of the Classical King's Indian...
Chess Seconds: The Most Expensive Contract Nobody PublishesIn December 2026, in a hotel on Sentosa, Singapore, I sat in the lobby until...
Seven Games, Seven Wins: Savitha Shri, the Player Who Stayed Seated When the Hall Had EmptiedA chess game that lasted almost five hours. By then, most of the playing hall...
When the Chess Data Sheet Goes BlankOn the night of December 12, 2026, in Singapore, Ding Liren pushed a rook and...
The Elephant Gambit 2...d5 in Sixty Minutes: Reading the ChessBase Product at Club LevelOn the third game of a Wednesday evening at a small chess club in Nha Trang, ...
Global Chess League 2026: The Ticking Clock and Carlsen's First DefeatFrom the seventh row of the press section, about fifteen metres from the main...
A 60-Minute Chess Course Called Taimanov Sicilian: A Line Given the Wrong NameOn Thursday evening, at a small chess club on Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, I sat...
ChessBase Magazine #225: When a Salesforce Headline Strays From the TruthThere is a gap between what a headline screams and what a page actually...
2026 Global Chess League Opening: Fyers American Gambits Defeat PBG Alaskan Knights 10-4, Sindarov Beats AnandI often recall an old memory: in 2026, I mistakenly loaded the wrong SHB Da...
Fyers American Gambits Start Strong with 10-4 Victory in BengaluruOn a bright sunny morning in Bengaluru, India, when tourist buses carrying fu...
At 15, Erdogmus crosses 2716 Elo: Age records and Turkey’s ambition to match India in chess2716 Elo, world No. 26, age 15. This set of numbers beside the name Yagiz Kaa...
When the Analysis Has No Data: Verification Lessons from Vietnamese ChessI have just read a twelve-dimension chess analysis. The troubling part is not...
V-League Tactical Analysis: When Data Is Insufficient to ConcludeIn Vietnamese football, tactical analysis usually relies on concrete numbers:...
Chess as Diplomacy: The World Cup Final Scoresheet as a Diplomatic ArtifactJavokhir Sindarov's handwritten scoresheet is not merely paper recording move...
2026 Chess Olympiad: India defends throne in the heart of UzbekistanFIDE has just announced the official schedule for the 46th Chess Olympiad, to...
Chess Olympiad 2026: India Defends Double Title in Samarkand, Gukesh and Sindarov Set for Epic ClashSamarkand, the city of legendary Silk Road, will become the epicenter of the...
The 9...a5 Move and the Calculated Retreat of the Classical King's Indian DefenceThe 9...a5 Move and the Calculated Retreat of the Classical King's Indian...
Chess Seconds: The Most Expensive Contract Nobody PublishesIn December 2026, in a hotel on Sentosa, Singapore, I sat in the lobby until...
Seven Games, Seven Wins: Savitha Shri, the Player Who Stayed Seated When the Hall Had EmptiedA chess game that lasted almost five hours. By then, most of the playing hall...
When the Chess Data Sheet Goes BlankOn the night of December 12, 2026, in Singapore, Ding Liren pushed a rook and...
The Elephant Gambit 2...d5 in Sixty Minutes: Reading the ChessBase Product at Club LevelOn the third game of a Wednesday evening at a small chess club in Nha Trang, ...
Global Chess League 2026: The Ticking Clock and Carlsen's First DefeatFrom the seventh row of the press section, about fifteen metres from the main...
A 60-Minute Chess Course Called Taimanov Sicilian: A Line Given the Wrong NameOn Thursday evening, at a small chess club on Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, I sat...
ChessBase Magazine #225: When a Salesforce Headline Strays From the TruthThere is a gap between what a headline screams and what a page actually...
2026 Global Chess League Opening: Fyers American Gambits Defeat PBG Alaskan Knights 10-4, Sindarov Beats AnandI often recall an old memory: in 2026, I mistakenly loaded the wrong SHB Da...
Fyers American Gambits Start Strong with 10-4 Victory in BengaluruOn a bright sunny morning in Bengaluru, India, when tourist buses carrying fu...
At 15, Erdogmus crosses 2716 Elo: Age records and Turkey’s ambition to match India in chess2716 Elo, world No. 26, age 15. This set of numbers beside the name Yagiz Kaa...
When the Analysis Has No Data: Verification Lessons from Vietnamese ChessI have just read a twelve-dimension chess analysis. The troubling part is not...
V-League Tactical Analysis: When Data Is Insufficient to ConcludeIn Vietnamese football, tactical analysis usually relies on concrete numbers:...
Chess as Diplomacy: The World Cup Final Scoresheet as a Diplomatic ArtifactJavokhir Sindarov's handwritten scoresheet is not merely paper recording move...
2026 Chess Olympiad: India defends throne in the heart of UzbekistanFIDE has just announced the official schedule for the 46th Chess Olympiad, to...
Chess Olympiad 2026: India Defends Double Title in Samarkand, Gukesh and Sindarov Set for Epic ClashSamarkand, the city of legendary Silk Road, will become the epicenter of the...