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Fast Classic, Budapest, and the Void Beneath the Unified Rating HeadlineOn the morning of 29 August, a four-page PDF slid into my inbox while I was...
ChessBase Issue 225: When the Headline Promises a Result, the Inside Pages Teach a HabitThe headline of ChessBase Magazine issue 225 opens with a result: "European...
The Elephant Gambit: Sixty Minutes to Buy a Surprise, and the Bill Arrives on Move TwoIn 2026, at a club-level rapid event in Bengaluru, I sat beside a...
A Nonexistent Chess Tournament Headline and the Lesson of Verifying DataOne evening in late July, I sat in front of a screen with a cup of cold tea,...
Atyrau Masters, Issue 225 and the Hook Without a GameIn Shanghai, at three in the morning, I opened the PDF of ChessBase Magazine...
Atyrau Masters: Two Top Seeds Fall and the Hidden Current of the Chess Content IndustryOn board one in Atyrau, the king of the top seed was driven into a corner wit...
Atyrau Masters: Two Top Seeds Fall and the Story Behind the Chess Magazine CoverIn Atyrau, an oil city on the banks of the Ural River where it meets the...
FIDE Shortens Time Controls and the 'Time-Saving Opening' Market: When Chess Pays to Buy TimeIn the minutes of the FIDE General Assembly, a resolution on shorter time...
Kasparov and the Revival of the Scotch Opening: A Solution for Chess PlayersThe Scotch Opening, a system that seemed to have been forgotten, suddenly...
Najdorf: A 60-Minute Update and the Lesson of an Opening That Never Stands StillSome chess openings are like a city under construction — turn your back for a...
The Scotch Opening: From Kasparov's Weapon to Mikhalchishin's AntidoteOn board three of the Central Saint Petersburg Chess Club, a fifteen-year-old...
5.e5 and the Strange Comforts of Belief in ChessIn the autumn of 2026, while following an online amateur chess tournament in...
Is chess really less expressive? A question from 2026 still without an answerOn the chessboard, the most beautiful moments happen in silence. No shot, no...
2026 U.S. Chess Championship: Caruana Defends Title, the $400,000 Battle, and the Information GapWhen a tournament announces a total prize pool exceeding $400,000 and gathers...
ChessBase Magazine Issue 225: When the Cover Promises Bent Larsen but the Contents Only Deliver Prague 2026On the cover of ChessBase Magazine issue 225 is a name that makes any reader...
ChessBase Magazine Issue 225: What Really Lies Behind the Bent Larsen CoverOn a Saturday afternoon, in a small chess club tucked deep in an alley off...
Daniel King's 60-Minute Najdorf Update: When Opening Theory Is Sold by SubscriptionThe document landed in my inbox at 1 a.m., its title plain as day: "Main...
When Chess Needs No Board: Lessons from a Mismatched Reel and the Rise of the Opening Content MarketHook I once mismatched a video reel of SHB Da Nang, and from that day I learn...
Mar del Plata and the Forgotten Move: Why 9...a5 Is a Strategic Shield Against the Bayonet AttackOn my analysis board, I redrew the Mar del Plata diagram for the third time. ...
When Kasparov Awakened the Scotch: Lessons From a Forgotten Move and the Modern Chess Coaching MarketIn 2026, in the fifth game of the World Championship match between Garry...
The Scotch After Kasparov 2026: Mikhalchishin's 60 Minutes and the Missing NumbersIn Lyon, during the 2026 World Championship match between Garry Kasparov and...
The Scotch Opening, Kasparov 2026, and the "orphan headline" trap in chess productsI opened a video titled "Vincent Keymer: Relaxed, light-hearted and funny" an...
ChessBase Issue 225: When the Headline Promises a Result, the Inside Pages Teach a HabitThe headline of ChessBase Magazine issue 225 opens with a result: "European...
The Elephant Gambit: Sixty Minutes to Buy a Surprise, and the Bill Arrives on Move TwoIn 2026, at a club-level rapid event in Bengaluru, I sat beside a...
A Nonexistent Chess Tournament Headline and the Lesson of Verifying DataOne evening in late July, I sat in front of a screen with a cup of cold tea,...
Atyrau Masters, Issue 225 and the Hook Without a GameIn Shanghai, at three in the morning, I opened the PDF of ChessBase Magazine...
Atyrau Masters: Two Top Seeds Fall and the Hidden Current of the Chess Content IndustryOn board one in Atyrau, the king of the top seed was driven into a corner wit...
Atyrau Masters: Two Top Seeds Fall and the Story Behind the Chess Magazine CoverIn Atyrau, an oil city on the banks of the Ural River where it meets the...
FIDE Shortens Time Controls and the 'Time-Saving Opening' Market: When Chess Pays to Buy TimeIn the minutes of the FIDE General Assembly, a resolution on shorter time...
Kasparov and the Revival of the Scotch Opening: A Solution for Chess PlayersThe Scotch Opening, a system that seemed to have been forgotten, suddenly...
Najdorf: A 60-Minute Update and the Lesson of an Opening That Never Stands StillSome chess openings are like a city under construction — turn your back for a...
The Scotch Opening: From Kasparov's Weapon to Mikhalchishin's AntidoteOn board three of the Central Saint Petersburg Chess Club, a fifteen-year-old...
5.e5 and the Strange Comforts of Belief in ChessIn the autumn of 2026, while following an online amateur chess tournament in...
Is chess really less expressive? A question from 2026 still without an answerOn the chessboard, the most beautiful moments happen in silence. No shot, no...
2026 U.S. Chess Championship: Caruana Defends Title, the $400,000 Battle, and the Information GapWhen a tournament announces a total prize pool exceeding $400,000 and gathers...
ChessBase Magazine Issue 225: When the Cover Promises Bent Larsen but the Contents Only Deliver Prague 2026On the cover of ChessBase Magazine issue 225 is a name that makes any reader...
ChessBase Magazine Issue 225: What Really Lies Behind the Bent Larsen CoverOn a Saturday afternoon, in a small chess club tucked deep in an alley off...
Daniel King's 60-Minute Najdorf Update: When Opening Theory Is Sold by SubscriptionThe document landed in my inbox at 1 a.m., its title plain as day: "Main...
When Chess Needs No Board: Lessons from a Mismatched Reel and the Rise of the Opening Content MarketHook I once mismatched a video reel of SHB Da Nang, and from that day I learn...
Mar del Plata and the Forgotten Move: Why 9...a5 Is a Strategic Shield Against the Bayonet AttackOn my analysis board, I redrew the Mar del Plata diagram for the third time. ...
When Kasparov Awakened the Scotch: Lessons From a Forgotten Move and the Modern Chess Coaching MarketIn 2026, in the fifth game of the World Championship match between Garry...
The Scotch After Kasparov 2026: Mikhalchishin's 60 Minutes and the Missing NumbersIn Lyon, during the 2026 World Championship match between Garry Kasparov and...
The Scotch Opening, Kasparov 2026, and the "orphan headline" trap in chess productsI opened a video titled "Vincent Keymer: Relaxed, light-hearted and funny" an...
