Chess
Total Chess and the unified rating system: a headline without a body
The Headline Says European Club Cup; the Body Is a Magazine
Liang beats Niemann in the US Chess Championship opener: one result line and a whole catalogue of training material
White Dodges Theory After 1.d4 d5: Black Needs a Map for the London, Trompowsky, Torre and Colle
A Fake Headline, A Real Name: FRITZ 20 and the Crack Running Through Chess MediaA Fake Headline, A Real Name: FRITZ 20 and the Crack Running Through Chess...
The Scandinavian Defence in 60 Minutes: A Simple Move, A Complicated PromiseAt the top of that promotional page sits the name of Grandmaster Arturs...
The 5.e5 thrust and the shelf life of club chess's prettiest trapThe board sat by the window, afternoon light cutting diagonally across the...
Total Chess and the unified rating system: a headline without a bodyOn August 29, 2026, a short release went out: Total Chess announced a pilot...
The Headline Says European Club Cup; the Body Is a MagazineI opened that piece with a notebook on my right, a habit kept from the years ...
When a Chess Opening Is Sold by a Name: Sipke Ernst and the Lesson of a Product PageThe headline announces a complete Benko Gambit repertoire by Grandmaster Sipk...
Kasparov, the Scotch Opening, and a Mismatched Headline: Dissecting the Commercial Layer of Opening KnowledgeThat product page sat in a quiet corner of the chess internet. I found it whi...
Yu Yangyi Beats Ding Liren to Win the Shenzhen MastersCh player Yu Yangyi has produced a notable result by defeating former world...
US Chess Championship: Wesley So and Awonder Liang Remain Perfect, and a Merged News FeedINTRODUCTION On the electronic scoreboard of the US Chess Championship, two...
The Scotch Opening After Kasparov 2026: A Black-Side Solution and the Data Gap in a Coaching VideoI watched that game at an open tournament in Saigon, sitting right beside the...
Liang beats Niemann in the US Chess Championship opener: one result line and a whole catalogue of training materialAwonder Liang beat Hans Niemann in the first round of the United States Chess...
White Dodges Theory After 1.d4 d5: Black Needs a Map for the London, Trompowsky, Torre and ColleI was sitting in the third row of an open tournament in Delhi, score sheet in...
After 1.d4 d5: Seven Ways White Dodges Theory and How Black Should Read ThemI remember an evening at an open tournament in Mumbai, sitting courtside with...