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ChessAn 11-Year-Old on Board One: Decoding Bodhana Sivanandan's 2504 Performance at the Samarkand 2026 Chess Olympiad2026-10-09When the Pairing List Reveals an Eleven-Year-Old On September 24, 2026, as...
ChessChessBase Magazine #225: The Olympiad Promise and the Real Substance in 27 Miniatures2026-09-29On ChessBase’s product page, the headline reads: “Hidden highlights from the...
ChessRound 10 of the 2026 Chess Olympiad: India win 3.5–0.5, but the top two boards stay silent2026-09-28Samarkand, Round 10. The pairing sheet went up on the corridor wall outside t...
ChessSamarkand Round 4: The US Women's 15/16 Board Points and the Unverified Opening Product2026-09-20On the scoreboard of the United States women's team at the team chess event i...
ChessFyers American Gambits Start 2026 Global Chess League Season with 10-4 Victory Over PBG Alaskan Knights in Bengaluru2026-09-07In the vibrant atmosphere of the opening day, Fyers American Gambits achieved...
European Club Cup in Budva: Bayegan Pendik at 2715 Elo, 108 Teams, and a Headline That Does Not Match the BodyIn Budva, after the second round, the team results board in the corridor of t...
The Scandinavian Defense: 60 Minutes to Learn the Opening, and the Part Nobody TeachesOn the electronic board at a junior athletics meet I once covered, the name i...
The Elephant Gambit in the Bundesliga: When an 'Underrated' Opening Steps Onto the Data ScaleA rainy March night in Nha Trang. I sat before the screen, my tea long cold,...
The 743rd Game and the Man Who Still Shows Up Every WednesdayAt exactly seven in the evening on a Wednesday, Amsterdam time, a man sits do...
An 11-Year-Old on Board One: Decoding Bodhana Sivanandan's 2504 Performance at the Samarkand 2026 Chess OlympiadWhen the Pairing List Reveals an Eleven-Year-Old On September 24, 2026, as...
Chess and the Watchability Question: When an Outsider Sports Professional Speaks UpIn the newsroom, the screen is usually split in two. On one side is a fast...
ChessBase Magazine Issue 225: The Bent Larsen Promise, 27 Miniatures, and the Real Story Behind a Training ProductOn the cover of ChessBase Magazine Issue 225, the phrase "Learn strategy from...
Najdorf: Five Decisive Lines and the Race to Update Chess TheoryIn 2026, while counting the footsteps of Nguyen Thi Oanh on the SEA Games 29...
ChessBase Magazine #225: The Olympiad Promise and the Real Substance in 27 MiniaturesOn ChessBase’s product page, the headline reads: “Hidden highlights from the...
9...a5 and the Bayonet: One Opening Move, Two Chess WorldsLate at night, I sat in front of an editing screen with an old reel of tape a...
Round 10 of the 2026 Chess Olympiad: India win 3.5–0.5, but the top two boards stay silentSamarkand, Round 10. The pairing sheet went up on the corridor wall outside t...
9...a5 in the Transfer Window: The King's Indian Needs an Escape, I Need a Verifiable FactA headline read "Samarkand, round 7, Uzbekistan keep dominating and extend th...
Vietnamese young players and the 1.d4 'royal road': What plan for Black?Last weekend at a chess club in Da Nang, I met a 12-year-old player who staye...
Samarkand Round 4: The US Women's 15/16 Board Points and the Unverified Opening ProductOn the scoreboard of the United States women's team at the team chess event i...
FIDE Votes on September 26, 2026: Rosenstein Promises to Bring Carlsen Back, But Who Really Sets the Rules?At a freestyle chess event held in Moscow late last year, the opening game...
9...a5 Against the Bayonet Attack: The King's Indian's Strategic Answer and the Gaps Left UnmeasuredIn the game I was scoring that day at a grassroots tournament in Nha Trang, t...
A Seven-Author Chess Training Package: Five Opening Systems, 32 Model Games, and a Data GapOn the board, after the sequence 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.c4 Nf...
The Scandinavian Defense: 60 Minutes to Learn the Opening, and the Part Nobody TeachesOn the electronic board at a junior athletics meet I once covered, the name i...
The Elephant Gambit in the Bundesliga: When an 'Underrated' Opening Steps Onto the Data ScaleA rainy March night in Nha Trang. I sat before the screen, my tea long cold,...
The 743rd Game and the Man Who Still Shows Up Every WednesdayAt exactly seven in the evening on a Wednesday, Amsterdam time, a man sits do...
An 11-Year-Old on Board One: Decoding Bodhana Sivanandan's 2504 Performance at the Samarkand 2026 Chess OlympiadWhen the Pairing List Reveals an Eleven-Year-Old On September 24, 2026, as...
Chess and the Watchability Question: When an Outsider Sports Professional Speaks UpIn the newsroom, the screen is usually split in two. On one side is a fast...
ChessBase Magazine Issue 225: The Bent Larsen Promise, 27 Miniatures, and the Real Story Behind a Training ProductOn the cover of ChessBase Magazine Issue 225, the phrase "Learn strategy from...
Najdorf: Five Decisive Lines and the Race to Update Chess TheoryIn 2026, while counting the footsteps of Nguyen Thi Oanh on the SEA Games 29...
ChessBase Magazine #225: The Olympiad Promise and the Real Substance in 27 MiniaturesOn ChessBase’s product page, the headline reads: “Hidden highlights from the...
9...a5 and the Bayonet: One Opening Move, Two Chess WorldsLate at night, I sat in front of an editing screen with an old reel of tape a...
Round 10 of the 2026 Chess Olympiad: India win 3.5–0.5, but the top two boards stay silentSamarkand, Round 10. The pairing sheet went up on the corridor wall outside t...
9...a5 in the Transfer Window: The King's Indian Needs an Escape, I Need a Verifiable FactA headline read "Samarkand, round 7, Uzbekistan keep dominating and extend th...
Vietnamese young players and the 1.d4 'royal road': What plan for Black?Last weekend at a chess club in Da Nang, I met a 12-year-old player who staye...
Samarkand Round 4: The US Women's 15/16 Board Points and the Unverified Opening ProductOn the scoreboard of the United States women's team at the team chess event i...
FIDE Votes on September 26, 2026: Rosenstein Promises to Bring Carlsen Back, But Who Really Sets the Rules?At a freestyle chess event held in Moscow late last year, the opening game...
9...a5 Against the Bayonet Attack: The King's Indian's Strategic Answer and the Gaps Left UnmeasuredIn the game I was scoring that day at a grassroots tournament in Nha Trang, t...
A Seven-Author Chess Training Package: Five Opening Systems, 32 Model Games, and a Data GapOn the board, after the sequence 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.c4 Nf...