Chess
Perfect Scores at the US Chess Championship: Noise Mistaken for Form
Liang beats Niemann at the US Championships: one headline, two stories
The 7.b3 Move at the UzChess Cup: Brandon Jacobson's Miniature and the Data Void in Chess Media
Daniel King's Najdorf Update: 60 Minutes to Patch the Holes of an Opening System
Reading a Chess Game With Insufficient Data: The Discipline of the Analyst Who Stays Behind
ChessThe Elephant Gambit and a Mismatched Headline at the US Chess ChampionshipsLate evening in Saint Petersburg, I reread the report on the US Chess...
ChessDouble Agent proves 63 checking moves is the maximum: the 58-year-old chess problem and a headline read wrongA single position holds 63 legal checking moves. Not 60, not 62. Exactly 63....
ChessScandinavian Defense: A Time-Saving Weapon for Club Chess PlayersIn the world of chess, the arms race in opening theory has become increasingl...
ChessYu Yangyi Beats Ding Liren at Shenzhen Masters: A Real Result Riding on an Advertising FlyerYu Yangyi beat Ding Liren. Those six words, standing alone, are one of the mo...
ChessPerfect Scores at the US Chess Championship: Noise Mistaken for FormRound five, board three. Wesley So pushes his h-pawn, neat, expressionless,...
ChessLiang beats Niemann at the US Championships: one headline, two storiesIn a small chess club tucked down an alley in Bengaluru, I once sat for nearl...
ChessDodging Theory After 1.d4 d5: Colle, London, Trompowsky, Torre and the Plan Black Owes HimselfRound seven of an international open in Chengdu last month, and the clock of...
ChessUzChess Cup: Reading the Jacobson - Vakhidov Game from the Detail Everyone Left BehindThe detail left behind this time sits right on the headline, and it is an...
ChessThe 7.b3 Move at the UzChess Cup: Brandon Jacobson's Miniature and the Data Void in Chess MediaI remember a night in Bangalore, while assembling a script for a short...
ChessDaniel King's Najdorf Update: 60 Minutes to Patch the Holes of an Opening SystemAt a small café corner in Bengaluru, I once sat beside a young player replayi...
ChessThe 9...a5 Antidote in the King's Indian Defense: An Escape from Forced TheoryOn a Thursday evening in an old Bengaluru neighbourhood, a chess club with no...
ChessThe Scandinavian Defense: A Time-Saving Opening and the Promises of IM Andrew MartinOn a Thursday evening at a club chess tournament in Hanoi, I stayed behind...
ChessThree Moves in 2026 and the Label Called FIDE Ratings October 2026When a pawn leaves its square, no one hears a thing. In the 2026 World...
ChessIndia at the Samarkand Chess Olympiad: Six Individual Medals Cannot Fill the Gap Named ConversionThe number 7 appeared on the electronic scoreboard in Samarkand on the final...
ChessReading a Chess Game With Insufficient Data: The Discipline of the Analyst Who Stays BehindReading a Chess Game With Insufficient Data: The Discipline of the Analyst Wh...
ChessThien Truong and 90 Minutes of Silence: How Nam Dinh's Defence Won Through PatienceIn the 88th minute, on the B stand of Thien Truong stadium, a man of about...
ChessThe Scotch Opening: From Kasparov's Surprise Weapon to a Valuable Lesson for Young Vietnamese Chess PlayersLyon, October 2026. In the World Chess Championship match, Garry Kasparov sat...
ChessEmpty Boards in Samarkand: Israel Forfeits Round Six Over Yom KippurIn the playing hall in Samarkand, the Netherlands team arrived on time, pulle...
ChessUS Women Lead Samarkand After Round 4: Reading the 15/16 Board Points CorrectlyThe Round 4 scoreboard in Samarkand displayed a line that made the hall pause...
ChessKing's Indian Mar del Plata: A DVD Sells 9...a5 as the Answer to the Bayonet AttackThree in the morning, and I set up a King's Indian game on the small board in...
Chess46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand: India Defends a Historic Double Gold at the Largest Edition EverSamarkand, 9:00 AM, September 16. FIDE technicians lay out 832 boards for the...