Chess
Rachel Li, the US Women's Championship, and 60 Minutes of Chess With No MovesOne headline, two different objects At three in the morning, the screen in a...
European Club Cup 2026: Bayegan Pendik, 2715 Elo and the 65-Point-Per-Board QuestionInside the playing hall in Budva, the round-three pairings went up on the wal...
The Hour of the Seconds: A King's Indian DVD and the Ninth Move Sold as an AntidoteSeven in the morning, a coffee shop on Cach Mang Thang Tam street in Thu Dau...
ChessBase #225: A European Club Cup Headline, a Magazine Sales Page InsideThe headline sits at the top of ChessBase: European Club Cup, comfortable win...
King's Indian DVD: 9...a5 is cheaper than 9...Nh5, not stronger“Computers do not understand these positions.” The line opens the promotional...
The Early Queen: The Scandinavian Defense and the Dortmund 2027 LabelBlack's second move was already the Queen. In more than thirty years sitting ...
Dispute in the Bundesliga: Is the Elephant Gambit a Weapon or a Trap?In 28 years observing the chess world, I have learned one thing: controversia...
2026 Chess Olympiad Round 9: Gukesh Escapes in Samarkand as India's Women Quietly Close In on GoldThe 54th move landed when the clock in the Samarkand hall had already crossed...
A Child Prodigy's Name on Top of an Opening-Course Advert: Notes from a Chess Board in VietnamMorning in Da Nang. Sitting in a cafe on Bach Dang street looking out at the...
Samarkand, Eight Players Level on Points, and a Headline That Names None of ThemOn the electronic results board of Round 4 at the Samarkand Open, eight names...
9...a5 Against the Bayonet: A King's Indian DVD Sells Patience, While the Data Stays SilentIn March, at an open tournament in Chengdu, I sat behind a sixteen-year-old...
Samarkand Round 1: Nine 4-0 Scorelines and the Void Behind the ScoreboardWhen the Round 1 results of the women's team event in Samarkand were posted,...
The Petroff Defence and the Pulse of the Chess Content Market in August 2026On August 13, 2026, ChessBase's new product catalogue appeared on the...
60 Minutes of Najdorf and a Headline That Never Belonged to ItI sat down to write about a final. In my hands was a document about the Gange...
When 'Extremely Dangerous' Is Just a Marketing Label: Seven Opening Systems, Six Videos, and the Data Void of IM Valeri LilovSeven systems. Six videos. Zero annotated games. I wrote those three lines in...
The Empty Board: The Hardest Discipline in Chess AnalysisIn March 2026, at one in the morning, I sat in front of a screen with a chess...
The Elephant Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5!?: Andrew Martin, ChessBase and the 60-Minute Problem for BlackOn a Monday night blitz session at a small club four metro stations from...
The Counter-Position: The Calculus Behind the Elephant Gambit and the Opening War in Modern ChessOn August 13, 2026, a 60-minute video by Andrew Martin on the Elephant Gambit...
The 5.e5 Move, a 60-Minute Lesson, and the Swapped NameThe chessboard sat on my desk on a grey afternoon in Da Nang, when the sea...
Endgame Academy 2026: When Karsten Müller Forces the Chess Market to Look AgainHook In my analysis files, there is a note that repeats across many seasons:...