Chess
The Bayonet Attack and 9...a5: When the King's Indian Chooses Understanding Over Memory2026-10-17At a small tea shop on Jayanagar road in Bangalore, a man near seventy still...
The Narrow Door of 9...a5: Rereading the Bayonet Attack in the King's Indian2026-10-17The night before last I replayed an old game with the sound off. No...
The Elephant Gambit in the Bundesliga: The Dispute Over a Forgotten Weapon2026-10-14In 2026, at a round of the Bundesliga, board two froze on move two. Black...
ChessBase Magazine #225: The Cover Says Bent Larsen, the Table of Contents Says Otherwise2026-10-06The cover of ChessBase Magazine #225 reads "Learning strategy from Bent...
Andrew Martin's 60-Minute Scandinavian Course: The Headline Says Neiksans, the Body Says MartinEleven at night at a small chess club on Firoz Shah Road, Delhi, a man three...
The Scandinavian Defense in 60 Minutes: When the Product Label Doesn't Match the Moves InsideRainy season in Nha Trang, and I open a page selling a chess course, only to...
Total Chess Proposes a Unified Rating System: Budapest 2026 and the Data GapOn 29 August 2026 a short release went out under a headline stating that Tota...
5 e5! and the Knock of the Generation of Female Players Born After 2026The 340th video in a familiar coaching series is titled “Endgame Magic: Three...
9...a5 in the King's Indian: A Product That Sells Surprise, Not SuperiorityOn a Thursday evening at a chess club in Hanoi, a man of about forty was...
An Old Master's First Move: When the b5 Pawn Opens an Entire GameIn a small room in Saint Petersburg, among shelves stacked with old sports...
9...a5 in the King's Indian: a strategic detour and the price of 'very few lines'Final round of an open tournament in Chiang Mai, earlier this month. White...
The Bayonet Attack and 9...a5: When the King's Indian Chooses Understanding Over MemoryAt a small tea shop on Jayanagar road in Bangalore, a man near seventy still...
The Narrow Door of 9...a5: Rereading the Bayonet Attack in the King's IndianThe night before last I replayed an old game with the sound off. No...
The b4 Bayonet and the a5 Shield: A Quiet War in the King's Indian DefenseI remember a summer afternoon in 2026, at an open chess tournament held in a...
US Championships: Woodward Takes Down Caruana, Lee Widens the Gap — and the Data Gap Behind the HeadlineThere is a moment that anyone who has ever sat in a commentary booth remember...
6th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners Kicks Off: 140 Teams and the Verification Gap Behind the RecordFrom the touchline, I see the whole match. This time the "match" is not playe...
The Scotch Opening: How Kasparov Revived a Forgotten Opening — and the Title Mismatch Inside a Chess Promotional ProductI opened that product page at 2 a.m., the desk lamp glowing yellow, and read...
The Elephant Gambit in the Bundesliga: The Dispute Over a Forgotten WeaponIn 2026, at a round of the Bundesliga, board two froze on move two. Black...
When the Birch Stands Firm: Yu Yangyi and the Hidden Rhythms Behind the Game with Ding LirenOn a Luzhniki night, the old bird knows that landing is also a way of flying....
The Scotch Opening and the Promise of 'No Need to Panic': The Truth Behind Adrian Mikhalchishin's Coaching VideoIn 2026, at the Hudson Theatre in New York, Garry Kasparov sat across from...
Seven Detours After 1.d4 d5: When White Refuses the Forest of TheoryIn a nearly empty hall in Shanghai on an April afternoon, I sat behind a...
Is Chess “One of the Least Expressive Sports”? The Debate Reaches Vietnamese ChessOn August 13, 2026, a personal commentary by former badminton athlete...
Former badminton athlete Naganethra Reddy: 'Chess is one of the least expressive sports'In a personal commentary piece published in 2026, former badminton athlete...
The Scandinavian Defense in 60 Minutes: When the Product Label Doesn't Match the Moves InsideRainy season in Nha Trang, and I open a page selling a chess course, only to...
Total Chess Proposes a Unified Rating System: Budapest 2026 and the Data GapOn 29 August 2026 a short release went out under a headline stating that Tota...
5 e5! and the Knock of the Generation of Female Players Born After 2026The 340th video in a familiar coaching series is titled “Endgame Magic: Three...
9...a5 in the King's Indian: A Product That Sells Surprise, Not SuperiorityOn a Thursday evening at a chess club in Hanoi, a man of about forty was...
An Old Master's First Move: When the b5 Pawn Opens an Entire GameIn a small room in Saint Petersburg, among shelves stacked with old sports...
9...a5 in the King's Indian: a strategic detour and the price of 'very few lines'Final round of an open tournament in Chiang Mai, earlier this month. White...
The Bayonet Attack and 9...a5: When the King's Indian Chooses Understanding Over MemoryAt a small tea shop on Jayanagar road in Bangalore, a man near seventy still...
The Narrow Door of 9...a5: Rereading the Bayonet Attack in the King's IndianThe night before last I replayed an old game with the sound off. No...
The b4 Bayonet and the a5 Shield: A Quiet War in the King's Indian DefenseI remember a summer afternoon in 2026, at an open chess tournament held in a...
US Championships: Woodward Takes Down Caruana, Lee Widens the Gap — and the Data Gap Behind the HeadlineThere is a moment that anyone who has ever sat in a commentary booth remember...
6th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners Kicks Off: 140 Teams and the Verification Gap Behind the RecordFrom the touchline, I see the whole match. This time the "match" is not playe...
The Scotch Opening: How Kasparov Revived a Forgotten Opening — and the Title Mismatch Inside a Chess Promotional ProductI opened that product page at 2 a.m., the desk lamp glowing yellow, and read...
The Elephant Gambit in the Bundesliga: The Dispute Over a Forgotten WeaponIn 2026, at a round of the Bundesliga, board two froze on move two. Black...
When the Birch Stands Firm: Yu Yangyi and the Hidden Rhythms Behind the Game with Ding LirenOn a Luzhniki night, the old bird knows that landing is also a way of flying....
The Scotch Opening and the Promise of 'No Need to Panic': The Truth Behind Adrian Mikhalchishin's Coaching VideoIn 2026, at the Hudson Theatre in New York, Garry Kasparov sat across from...
Seven Detours After 1.d4 d5: When White Refuses the Forest of TheoryIn a nearly empty hall in Shanghai on an April afternoon, I sat behind a...
Is Chess “One of the Least Expressive Sports”? The Debate Reaches Vietnamese ChessOn August 13, 2026, a personal commentary by former badminton athlete...
Former badminton athlete Naganethra Reddy: 'Chess is one of the least expressive sports'In a personal commentary piece published in 2026, former badminton athlete...