Chess
Young British Prodigies and a Counter to the Scotch Opening2026-10-15In the world of chess, every opening has its own history, and few have...
Bodhana Sivanandan, 3.Bc4 and the Small-Sample Problem at the Samarkand Olympiad2026-10-09In Samarkand, around the middle of round seven, there was a pause I believe...
The Bayonet 9.b4 and the Move Nobody Remembers2026-10-04Leningrad, late September 2026. Outside the window the Neva had already turne...
The Scandinavian Defense: A Time-Saving Opening and Its Price2026-10-03On a Saturday evening, in a small chess café on Lo Duc Street, I sat behind a...
The “FIDE October 2026” Report With Not a Single Rating Number2026-10-02A document titled “FIDE Ratings - October 2026” appeared on a chess content...
ChessThe Modern Italian's 5.e5 thrust: a club weapon and the data vacuum behind a 60-minute videoAt two in the morning I reopened the analysis file that had landed on the des...
ChessYoung British Prodigies and a Counter to the Scotch OpeningIn the world of chess, every opening has its own history, and few have...
Chess3.Bc4 and an 11-Year-Old: Bodhana Sivanandan, a 2504 Performance, and the Small-Sample ProblemAt round seven of the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, on board one of England's...
ChessBodhana Sivanandan, 3.Bc4 and the Small-Sample Problem at the Samarkand OlympiadIn Samarkand, around the middle of round seven, there was a pause I believe...
ChessThe 9...a5 Move, the Bayonet Attack, and the Trap of an Unverified HeadlineOn a June evening, I sat in front of a screen with a spreadsheet open, watchi...
ChessBent Larsen on the Cover of ChessBase Magazine 225: The Gap Between the Promise and the Table of ContentsIn a small apartment in Chengdu, I keep a habit that has followed me for near...
ChessThe Najdorf Sicilian: 60 Minutes, Five Systems, and the Update Economy of Chess TheoryI. THREE IN THE MORNING AND A SIXTY-MINUTE FILE At three in the morning in...
ChessThe Bayonet 9.b4 and the Move Nobody RemembersLeningrad, late September 2026. Outside the window the Neva had already turne...
ChessThe Scandinavian Defense: A Time-Saving Opening and Its PriceOn a Saturday evening, in a small chess café on Lo Duc Street, I sat behind a...
ChessThe “FIDE October 2026” Report With Not a Single Rating NumberA document titled “FIDE Ratings - October 2026” appeared on a chess content...
ChessThe King's Indian Defense, the Bayonet Attack and the Move 9...a5: A Strategic Fork in the Age of EnginesThe King's Indian Defense, the Bayonet Attack and the Move 9...a5: A Strategi...
ChessWhen Gold Is No Longer the Standard: Lessons from Samarkand and the Invisible Pressure on India's Golden Chess GenerationDrawing Back the Veil of Speed, I Met a Generation Running I sat recounting...
ChessBoard 1, Board 5 and a 25-Point Gap: Decoding Vietnam's 2026 Chess OlympiadBoard 1, Board 5 and a 25-Point Gap: Decoding Vietnam's 2026 Chess Olympiad I...
Chess5.e5! in the Italian Game: The Pawn Thrust That Turns the Board Into a Geometry TestHook I rewatched the Erigaisi versus Laohawirapap game with the sound off, as...
ChessSamarkand Round 8 Women: China Lead 15/16 and the Gap Behind the ScorelineSome scorelines tell their own story. 15/16 at Samarkand Round 8, women's...
ChessEvading the Theory Tax: IM Valeri Lilov's Six Videos and a Name Adrift in the HeadlineOn a Saturday evening in a small Chengdu cafe, I sat behind a fourteen-year-o...
ChessThe Right Royal Road: When the Chess World Sells Plans Instead of MovesSaigon, a Saturday evening at the end of the month. The chess club sits on th...
