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ChessEuropean Club Cup before the final round: the seeds are converting, and Giri–Abdusattorov is still a projection2026-10-23Beer Sheva, the tenth seed, is the only team among the top twelve to have...
ChessThe Hour of the Seconds: When an Old Move Is Resold as a New Weapon2026-10-19In the last three major chess events I covered, one detail recurred so often ...
Chess9...a5 Against the Bayonet: A Practical Answer, Not a Refutation2026-10-17In the editing room, I reopen the game on the big screen. The board has no...
ChessUS Chess Championship: Woodward Takes Down Caruana, Lee Widens the Gap2026-10-16The electronic clock on board three ticked second by second. There was no...
ChessFritzTrainer Calls Kostya Kavutskiy's Name: When Chess Sells the Teacher Instead of the Move2026-10-10On December 9, 2026, ChessBase published a review by Jochen Schwarz of Robert...
ChessThe 5.e5! Move in the Italian Game: A Club Weapon and a Double-Edged Sword2026-10-07Da Nang in August, rain drumming on the tin roof of a chess cafe on Bach Dang...
ChessBase Magazine #225: 27 Miniatures, 10 Feature Articles, and the Limits of a Periodical Grading ItselfThe product page opens with an unfamiliar name: KCF Academy, "third season"....
ChessBase Magazine Issue 225: 27 Miniatures, 10 Analytical Articles and an “Academy” Label That Needs VerifyingThere was a moment when I stopped at the first line of that promotional page....
9...a5 and a Misplaced Capablanca: Inside an Opening-Theory DVDThree in the morning, and the rain was drumming on the tin roof in Da Nang. I...
European Club Cup before the final round: the seeds are converting, and Giri–Abdusattorov is still a projectionBeer Sheva, the tenth seed, is the only team among the top twelve to have...
MOVE Cup in Barcelona and 2715 Elo in Budva: When a Headline Detaches From Its BodyAt 2:47 in the morning Delhi time, I was rebuilding the opening segment of my...
Carlsen Says AI Has Levelled the Preparation Field, and the Human Ceiling ShowsOn 21 October, Magnus Carlsen sat down with AS. Marca picked the interview up...
When the King Looks Down at the Board: Carlsen and the Confession of Human LimitsThere was a moment in the October interview with AS when Magnus Carlsen did n...
Carlsen: AI Levels the Field, and the Chess Throne Has Split in TwoThe game had reached its sixth hour. Only a king, a rook and three pawns...
Old Moves, New Timekeeper: Daniel King and the Najdorf Update in the Middle of the Regular SeasonIn the last three rounds of the national chess championship, something strang...
The Ninth Move at Mar del Plata: Lessons From a King’s Indian Defense DVDIn a small coffee shop on Nguyen Chi Thanh Street in Da Nang, a club player...
The Hour of the Seconds: When an Old Move Is Resold as a New WeaponIn the last three major chess events I covered, one detail recurred so often ...
9...a5 Against the Bayonet: A Practical Answer, Not a RefutationIn the editing room, I reopen the game on the big screen. The board has no...
US Chess Championship: Woodward Takes Down Caruana, Lee Widens the GapThe electronic clock on board three ticked second by second. There was no...
US Chess Championship: Woodward Takes Down Caruana and the Forgotten Elephant Gambit Behind the HeadlineIn a small cafe in Saigon, on a late-year night, I sat in front of a screen a...
Atyrau Masters: When the Top Two Seeds Fell in the Opening RoundsOn the opening day of the Atyrau Masters, the only line that reached my scree...
US Chess Championship: Woodward Topples Caruana, Lee Widens the Gap — and the Void Behind the Headline"Woodward beats Caruana. Lee widens the gap." That headline made me stop...
Karsten Müller and the Endgame Economy: Authority Built on Pages, Not on the Rating ListTwenty-five years. That is how long Grandmaster Karsten Müller has been tied ...
Yu Yangyi Defeats Ding Liren at Shenzhen Masters: A Result That Needs VerificationOn August 13, 2026, I sat in my small apartment in Chengdu, reopening the...
Perfect Scores at the US Chess Championship: Wesley So, Awonder Liang, and the Limits of a Statistical SampleIn a playing hall where the most trustworthy sound is a piece landing on the...
Liang Beats Niemann in Round 1 of the US Championship: When a Headline Leads to a Product CatalogueI opened the file at nine in the evening, the stopwatch beside my keyboard, t...
UzChess Cup: Brandon Jacobson, Jakhongir Vakhidov and the Data Gap Behind a 'Model Game'On the night of June 24, 2026, it was raining in Saigon. I opened the PGN fil...
FritzTrainer Calls Kostya Kavutskiy's Name: When Chess Sells the Teacher Instead of the MoveOn December 9, 2026, ChessBase published a review by Jochen Schwarz of Robert...
Kazakhstan, the FIDE Presidency and an Opening DVD: Decoding a Misleading Chess HeadlinePART 1: INTRODUCTION — WHEN THE HEADLINE RUNS AHEAD OF THE TRUTH In the...
ChessBase Magazine Issue 225: Inside a Chess Training Package Built Around PragueThere are games of chess that end before you finish pouring a cup of tea. In...
ChessBase Magazine Issue 225: 27 Miniatures, 10 Analytical Articles and an “Academy” Label That Needs VerifyingThere was a moment when I stopped at the first line of that promotional page....
9...a5 and a Misplaced Capablanca: Inside an Opening-Theory DVDThree in the morning, and the rain was drumming on the tin roof in Da Nang. I...
European Club Cup before the final round: the seeds are converting, and Giri–Abdusattorov is still a projectionBeer Sheva, the tenth seed, is the only team among the top twelve to have...
MOVE Cup in Barcelona and 2715 Elo in Budva: When a Headline Detaches From Its BodyAt 2:47 in the morning Delhi time, I was rebuilding the opening segment of my...
Carlsen Says AI Has Levelled the Preparation Field, and the Human Ceiling ShowsOn 21 October, Magnus Carlsen sat down with AS. Marca picked the interview up...
When the King Looks Down at the Board: Carlsen and the Confession of Human LimitsThere was a moment in the October interview with AS when Magnus Carlsen did n...
Carlsen: AI Levels the Field, and the Chess Throne Has Split in TwoThe game had reached its sixth hour. Only a king, a rook and three pawns...
Old Moves, New Timekeeper: Daniel King and the Najdorf Update in the Middle of the Regular SeasonIn the last three rounds of the national chess championship, something strang...
The Ninth Move at Mar del Plata: Lessons From a King’s Indian Defense DVDIn a small coffee shop on Nguyen Chi Thanh Street in Da Nang, a club player...
The Hour of the Seconds: When an Old Move Is Resold as a New WeaponIn the last three major chess events I covered, one detail recurred so often ...
9...a5 Against the Bayonet: A Practical Answer, Not a RefutationIn the editing room, I reopen the game on the big screen. The board has no...
US Chess Championship: Woodward Takes Down Caruana, Lee Widens the GapThe electronic clock on board three ticked second by second. There was no...
US Chess Championship: Woodward Takes Down Caruana and the Forgotten Elephant Gambit Behind the HeadlineIn a small cafe in Saigon, on a late-year night, I sat in front of a screen a...
Atyrau Masters: When the Top Two Seeds Fell in the Opening RoundsOn the opening day of the Atyrau Masters, the only line that reached my scree...
US Chess Championship: Woodward Topples Caruana, Lee Widens the Gap — and the Void Behind the Headline"Woodward beats Caruana. Lee widens the gap." That headline made me stop...
Karsten Müller and the Endgame Economy: Authority Built on Pages, Not on the Rating ListTwenty-five years. That is how long Grandmaster Karsten Müller has been tied ...
Yu Yangyi Defeats Ding Liren at Shenzhen Masters: A Result That Needs VerificationOn August 13, 2026, I sat in my small apartment in Chengdu, reopening the...
Perfect Scores at the US Chess Championship: Wesley So, Awonder Liang, and the Limits of a Statistical SampleIn a playing hall where the most trustworthy sound is a piece landing on the...
Liang Beats Niemann in Round 1 of the US Championship: When a Headline Leads to a Product CatalogueI opened the file at nine in the evening, the stopwatch beside my keyboard, t...
UzChess Cup: Brandon Jacobson, Jakhongir Vakhidov and the Data Gap Behind a 'Model Game'On the night of June 24, 2026, it was raining in Saigon. I opened the PGN fil...
FritzTrainer Calls Kostya Kavutskiy's Name: When Chess Sells the Teacher Instead of the MoveOn December 9, 2026, ChessBase published a review by Jochen Schwarz of Robert...
Kazakhstan, the FIDE Presidency and an Opening DVD: Decoding a Misleading Chess HeadlinePART 1: INTRODUCTION — WHEN THE HEADLINE RUNS AHEAD OF THE TRUTH In the...
ChessBase Magazine Issue 225: Inside a Chess Training Package Built Around PragueThere are games of chess that end before you finish pouring a cup of tea. In...