Chess
The Cover Says Capablanca, the Disc Says 9...a5: Where Memory and Opening Theory Part Ways
Carlsen on AI, the fitness of a 35-year-old and the $20 million price tag
Daniel King and the 60-Minute Najdorf Update: When Opening Theory Becomes a Maintenance War
9...a5 Against the Bayonet Attack: The 'Sound and Equal' Promise and the Data Still Missing
The Cover Says Capablanca, the Disc Says 9...a5: Where Memory and Opening Theory Part WaysOn the cover, a large line of text: a farewell triumph, Capablanca wins gold ...
Bayegan Pendik and Monte-Carlo Win the 2026 European Club Cup — and the Data Gap Nobody MentionsThe 2026 European Club Cup final closed with two names called out: Bayegan...
Bayegan Pendik and Monte-Carlo: Champions With No Game Left to TellThat morning I read a headline: Bayegan Pendik and Monte-Carlo are the 2026...
Rachel Li and the Scandinavian course page: when a championship headline leads to a 60-minute videoOn a weekend morning I clicked the first search result for US Women's...
The European Club Cup, the Scotch Game, and a Headline With No Data Behind ItThe hall held one board. The digital clock clicked once before anyone touched...
Carlsen on AI, the fitness of a 35-year-old and the $20 million price tagOn October 21, in Saint Petersburg, the snow had not yet fallen but the air h...
Daniel King and the 60-Minute Najdorf Update: When Opening Theory Becomes a Maintenance WarIn a 60-minute video, Daniel King does not try to reinvent the Najdorf. He...
The 60-Minute Scandinavian Defense: A Play-Today Promise and the Middlegame BillThe headline promised an interview with Arturs Neiksans. I clicked, read to t...
The Elephant's Gambit: How an Offbeat Opening Became the Most Underrated Weapon in ChessInside a silent tournament hall in Budva, where the digital board showed the...
9...a5 Against the Bayonet Attack: The 'Sound and Equal' Promise and the Data Still MissingWhite's ninth move is 9.b4. A pawn thrust on the queenside, and the whole...
Woodward Beats Caruana at the US Championships: Behind the Upset and Lee's LeadIn a small apartment in Binh Duong, close to eleven at night, I opened the US...
US Championships: Woodward Takes Down Caruana, Lee Widens the Gap — and a Forgotten Opening ReturnsAt the US Championships, the decisive moment of the most talked-about game di...
Atyrau Masters: Top Two Seeds Fall and the Hook Behind a Press ReleaseAt the opening rounds of the Atyrau Masters, the top two seeds left the event...
Sixty-Three Checking Moves and an Unclosed Limit: How Double Agent Proved What 58 Years of Chess Could Only EstimateA single chess position. Sixty-three legal checking moves contained within it...
6th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners: Record 140 Teams and the Information GapsThe 6th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners has official...
The Scotch Opening and the Munich 2026 Ghost: When a Chess Headline Tells Another StoryThere is one headline I still remember word for word, found in a chess archiv...
