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9...a5 and the promise of no memorisation: inside a King's Indian repertoireOn the cover is Capablanca. Inside is 9...a5. I opened the package at two in...
Bayegan Pendik and Monte-Carlo crowned 2026 European Club Cup champions: A story beyond the silent chessboardsThe home pitch has no stands, but every time the ball rolls, a whole sky of...
Bayegan Pendik and Monte-Carlo win the 2026 European Club Cup: the missing half of a news reportOn my desk in Mumbai there is a folder named "2026". Inside are PGN files,...
European Club Cup: Three Co-Leaders, a Standings Table Awaiting Verification, and the Board-One QuestionTenth seeds Beer Sheva are the only team among the top twelve seeds to have...
ChessBase Magazine #225: 27 Miniatures, 10 Opening Articles, and How a Chess Magazine Redefines Its ValueOpening: An Autumn Parcel On a Saint Petersburg morning, the postman leaves a...
The Scotch Game and the Paradox of Memory: When Kasparov Is Gone, Who Teaches Us to Forget Fear?There is a moment in the chess world that I always keep like a slow-motion...
FRITZ 20 and the Trust Deficit in Chess MediaOne August morning in Saint Petersburg, I sat before my screen with a chess...
European Club Cup: Bayegan Pendik and the 2715 Elo Race in BudvaIn Budva, a single number stands between the board and the scoreboard: 2715....
Modern Italian 5.e5!: The Weekend Weapon and the Limits of a Memorised MoveThe chessboard in the weekend tournament hall in Chengdu had a single yellow...
The Italian 5 e5!: a learnable weapon and the price of a line that got soldThe tournament hall was quiet enough that you could hear the digital clock...
When the Game Ends Before the Spectator Blinks: Notes from a Magazine With No MovesIn the last three rounds of the European club circuit, one pattern repeated s...
The Reckless Move in the Heart of Da Nang: When a Sacrificed Pawn Teaches Us How to WaitIn the third game of the club tournament in Da Nang, there was a moment when...
The Second Move and the 60-Minute Gap: Lessons from an Opening GambleIn the opening bulletin I received from a coaching channel in Chiang Mai last...
The 9...a5 Move Against the Bayonet Attack: Black Buys Peace With Strategy, but the Price Sits Somewhere ElseIn July 2026, in a commentary booth in Nizhny Novgorod, I had a secondary...
The 9...a5 Move in the King's Indian Defense: A Practical Path or an Unverified Promise?I remember that evening. I muted everything, leaving only the glow of the...
US Chess Championship: Woodward Takes Down Caruana, Lee Widens the Gap — and the Overhyped Opening Behind the HeadlineTwenty-three years of watching chess have taught me that the decisive moment ...
US Championships: Woodward Beats Caruana, Lee Widens the Gap, and the Data Gap Behind the HeadlineThat match day, I stayed behind after the press room lights went out. On the...
Deep Analysis: IM Andrew Martin's Scandinavian Defense Instructional Video and Unverified ClaimsIn an increasingly saturated chess training market, opening instructional vid...
Bayegan Pendik and Monte-Carlo crowned 2026 European Club Cup champions: A story beyond the silent chessboardsThe home pitch has no stands, but every time the ball rolls, a whole sky of...
Bayegan Pendik and Monte-Carlo win the 2026 European Club Cup: the missing half of a news reportOn my desk in Mumbai there is a folder named "2026". Inside are PGN files,...
European Club Cup: Three Co-Leaders, a Standings Table Awaiting Verification, and the Board-One QuestionTenth seeds Beer Sheva are the only team among the top twelve seeds to have...
ChessBase Magazine #225: 27 Miniatures, 10 Opening Articles, and How a Chess Magazine Redefines Its ValueOpening: An Autumn Parcel On a Saint Petersburg morning, the postman leaves a...
The Scotch Game and the Paradox of Memory: When Kasparov Is Gone, Who Teaches Us to Forget Fear?There is a moment in the chess world that I always keep like a slow-motion...
FRITZ 20 and the Trust Deficit in Chess MediaOne August morning in Saint Petersburg, I sat before my screen with a chess...
European Club Cup: Bayegan Pendik and the 2715 Elo Race in BudvaIn Budva, a single number stands between the board and the scoreboard: 2715....
Modern Italian 5.e5!: The Weekend Weapon and the Limits of a Memorised MoveThe chessboard in the weekend tournament hall in Chengdu had a single yellow...
The Italian 5 e5!: a learnable weapon and the price of a line that got soldThe tournament hall was quiet enough that you could hear the digital clock...
When the Game Ends Before the Spectator Blinks: Notes from a Magazine With No MovesIn the last three rounds of the European club circuit, one pattern repeated s...
The Reckless Move in the Heart of Da Nang: When a Sacrificed Pawn Teaches Us How to WaitIn the third game of the club tournament in Da Nang, there was a moment when...
The Second Move and the 60-Minute Gap: Lessons from an Opening GambleIn the opening bulletin I received from a coaching channel in Chiang Mai last...
The 9...a5 Move Against the Bayonet Attack: Black Buys Peace With Strategy, but the Price Sits Somewhere ElseIn July 2026, in a commentary booth in Nizhny Novgorod, I had a secondary...
The 9...a5 Move in the King's Indian Defense: A Practical Path or an Unverified Promise?I remember that evening. I muted everything, leaving only the glow of the...
US Chess Championship: Woodward Takes Down Caruana, Lee Widens the Gap — and the Overhyped Opening Behind the HeadlineTwenty-three years of watching chess have taught me that the decisive moment ...
US Championships: Woodward Beats Caruana, Lee Widens the Gap, and the Data Gap Behind the HeadlineThat match day, I stayed behind after the press room lights went out. On the...
Deep Analysis: IM Andrew Martin's Scandinavian Defense Instructional Video and Unverified ClaimsIn an increasingly saturated chess training market, opening instructional vid...
