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Bayegan Pendik, Monte-Carlo and the Data Gap in the 2026 European Club Cup ReportOn 12 September 2026, ChessBase published an item headlined with a single...
Four Rapid Games Decided the US Chess Title: Wesley So Beat Fabiano Caruana in the Tiebreak“There was no seat for me in the press room. Tactical history always has one....
Rachel Li, the Game That Doesn't Exist, and the Data Hole in a HeadlineI opened that article on a Tuesday evening, just after filing my copy on the...
European Club Cup in Budva: Bayegan Pendik's 2715 and the Data Gap Behind the Barcelona HeadlineBudva, after round two. The team results sheet goes up on the board, five nam...
Carlsen: AI exposes the limits of human chessWhen Magnus Carlsen says that artificial intelligence makes chess more...
Najdorf, a Repertoire Update and the Headline Trap: When Chess Theory Forces HumilityThere is a moment in the studio that anyone who has ever worked as a...
FRITZ 20 and the Fake FIDE Story: When Chess Is Used as ClickbaitOn August 31, 2026, an article circulating in Indian chess groups claimed tha...
Daniel King's 60-Minute Najdorf Patch: An Opening That Keeps Rewriting ItselfIn the last three Najdorf games I sat down to study with a group of young...
The Modern Italian: the fifth-move e5, three replies, and the price of a memorised courseMove five. White pushes the pawn to e5, without hesitation, and the black...
The Unbroadcast Game: Reading Truth Back Into a Promotional News BulletinIn the twenty-seven fastest miniatures of the season there is one game that...
The Elephant Gambit: A Two-Move Pawn Sacrifice and the Business of SurpriseIn a district tournament hall on the outskirts of Bangalore, board seven, a...
The 9...a5 Sideline in Mar del Plata: A Small Turn and the Price of UnderstandingThe game at board four stopped at move nine. The grey-haired man pushed his...
The Gap Between Headline and Board: Decoding a Scandinavian Defense Promo PageI opened that page at 22:47, in the middle of preparing an opening brief for ...
9...a5 Against the Bayonet Attack: A Practical King's Indian Answer, Not a Knockout BlowIn October 2026, at an open tournament in Budapest, I sat at the clock for a...
US Chess Championships: Woodward Takes Down Caruana, Lee Widens the GapOn the scoreboard of the US Chess Championships, a single result appears like...
US Championships: Woodward beats Caruana, Lee widens the gap — and an opening-course flyer dressed as a news reportI opened the report at two in the morning, Delhi time. The headline hit first...
Atyrau Masters: Top Two Seeds Fall Early, and the Data Gap Behind the Headline“At the opening rounds of the Atyrau Masters, the top two seeds were...
The Return of the Scotch Opening: From Forgotten Weapon to Black's NightmareIn the world of chess, there are openings that seem to have been buried in...
The Elephant Gambit and the Lesson of a 60-Minute Course: A Surprise Weapon With a Short Shelf LifeIn a Bundesliga round I have rewound more times than I can count, Black's...
When the Queen of Chess is Erased from the Board: An Analysis of the Data Gap in Women's SportsThere is a moment in women's chess I will never forget. In 2026, I went to th...
Six Chess Videos, a Misplaced Headline, and the Coaching Economy Behind the BoardThe headline surfaced the way a billboard slides past a bus window: “Vlastimi...
The 5.e5! Move and Sarana's Walking King: Dissecting the Modern Italian System Through a Data LensA Walking King in the Middle of the Board The clock is running, and the white...
ChessBase Issue 225: Behind the Headline "China Lead 15/16" in Samarkand"China lead 15/16." Seven words. Two figures. One headline. It sits at the to...
Samarkand R8: Germany stun Uzbekistan to share the leadRound eight in Samarkand produced a result that made many readers pause and...
