Chess
Total Chess, Budapest and the Unified Rating: Four Names, Twelve Days, Not One Definition2026-10-19Twenty-nine August, 2026. The release runs under a page: four players, twelve...
From the Forgotten Board: When a Magazine Steals a Tournament's Headline2026-10-19I reopened ChessBase Magazine issue 225, jumped exactly three segments, and...
9...a5 and the Bayonet Attack: When an Opening Move Is Sold as an Answer2026-10-179...a5 and the Bayonet Attack: When an Opening Move Is Sold as an Answer A...
The 6th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners: 140 Teams, One Word Called 'Record,' and the Gaps No One Has Filled2026-10-15Inside a prison cell with no grandstand, a man rests his finger on a...
The 7.b3 Move, the Empty Hall, and a Lesson from the UzChess Cup2026-10-10A single move rarely makes a sound. In small chess tournaments, where the hal...
Elephant Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5: Andrew Martin and the 60-Minute Problem of a Surprise WeaponMove two. Not move fifteen, not a quiet combination after thirty endgame move...
The Scotch Game: From Kasparov 2026 to a 60-Minute PromiseIn October 2026, in Lyon, Garry Kasparov pushed his e-pawn to e4, brought the...
Fritz 20, the Turlov Name, and a Headline That Failed Three VerificationsFritz 20, the Turlov Name, and a Headline That Failed Three Verifications...
Total Chess announces 12-day Budapest pilot: four players, three formats, and a rating system with no shapeThe press release runs to less than a single page. I read it at five in the...
5.e5 in the Modern Italian: a 60-Minute Weapon, Three Critical Replies, and a Data GapOn the third rapid game of a Saturday evening at a chess club on Tverskaya...
Total Chess, Budapest and the Unified Rating: Four Names, Twelve Days, Not One DefinitionTwenty-nine August, 2026. The release runs under a page: four players, twelve...
The Hour of the Seconds: Why Black's Ninth Move Is a Tactical GambleIn a preparation session in Nha Trang, I sat with a student and placed two...
From the Forgotten Board: When a Magazine Steals a Tournament's HeadlineI reopened ChessBase Magazine issue 225, jumped exactly three segments, and...
9...a5 and the Bayonet Attack: When an Opening Move Is Sold as an Answer9...a5 and the Bayonet Attack: When an Opening Move Is Sold as an Answer A...
US Chess Championship: Woodward Takes Down Caruana, Lee Widens the GapAt the US Chess Championship, one headline made the chess world pause: Woodwa...
9...a5: The King's Indian's Quiet Move and the Trade-off Between Memory and UnderstandingOn a weekend evening at a chess club by the Han River, I sat behind a...
The Scotch Game: From Kasparov 2026 to a 60-Minute PromiseIn October 2026, in Lyon, Garry Kasparov pushed his e-pawn to e4, brought the...
Fritz 20, the Turlov Name, and a Headline That Failed Three VerificationsFritz 20, the Turlov Name, and a Headline That Failed Three Verifications...
Total Chess announces 12-day Budapest pilot: four players, three formats, and a rating system with no shapeThe press release runs to less than a single page. I read it at five in the...
5.e5 in the Modern Italian: a 60-Minute Weapon, Three Critical Replies, and a Data GapOn the third rapid game of a Saturday evening at a chess club on Tverskaya...
Total Chess, Budapest and the Unified Rating: Four Names, Twelve Days, Not One DefinitionTwenty-nine August, 2026. The release runs under a page: four players, twelve...
The Hour of the Seconds: Why Black's Ninth Move Is a Tactical GambleIn a preparation session in Nha Trang, I sat with a student and placed two...
From the Forgotten Board: When a Magazine Steals a Tournament's HeadlineI reopened ChessBase Magazine issue 225, jumped exactly three segments, and...
9...a5 and the Bayonet Attack: When an Opening Move Is Sold as an Answer9...a5 and the Bayonet Attack: When an Opening Move Is Sold as an Answer A...
US Chess Championship: Woodward Takes Down Caruana, Lee Widens the GapAt the US Chess Championship, one headline made the chess world pause: Woodwa...
9...a5: The King's Indian's Quiet Move and the Trade-off Between Memory and UnderstandingOn a weekend evening at a chess club by the Han River, I sat behind a...