Chess
Budva and the Barcelona headline: what is actually happening at the European Club Cup2026-10-23At my desk in Chengdu, I have an odd habit when reading chess reports: I read...
Three Moves and One Ballot: Nihal Sarin, India, and an Award Handed Out After a Loss2026-09-24Three Moves and One Ballot: Nihal Sarin, India, and an Award Handed Out After...
The Scotch Game 25 Years On: A Practical Guide to Neutralising the Opening That Shocked in 20262026-09-23During an opening session at a Đà Nẵng chess club, I set the pieces up for a...
Carlsen picks pre-match favorite for World Chess Championship: Sindarov clear leader, Gukesh needs to find his edge2026-09-12Magnus Carlsen does not speak carelessly. When the 32-year-old world chess ki...
ChessBudva and the Barcelona headline: what is actually happening at the European Club CupAt my desk in Chengdu, I have an odd habit when reading chess reports: I read...
ChessBudva, 108 Teams and One Line Reading 2715: The New Power Map of European Club ChessIn Budva, the team list is taped to the wooden panel beside the playing hall...
ChessCarlsen, AI and the Real Price of the Chess CrownIn his interview with AS on 21 October, Magnus Carlsen said a sentence that...
ChessCentral Asian Chess, the FIDE President Mix-Up and the Controversial King's Indian Defense “Antidote”A False Headline and an Advertising Body In the chess world, misinformation...
ChessThe 5.e5 Move and Sarana's 'King Walk': The Modern Italian Game Is a Double-Edged SwordI still remember the evening I sat in front of the screen watching Alexei...
Chess9...a5 Against the Bayonet Attack: The Promise of Equality and the Price of PreparationI reopened a game at three in the morning, switched off every notification, a...
Chess9...a5 Against the Bayonet Attack: A Gentle Escape or a Trap Called 'Equality'I remember a rainy night in Da Nang. After the broadcast, I stayed behind alo...
ChessThree Moves That Flipped the Whole Evening: Nihal Sarin and the Real Price of a Risk-Taking SpiritThirty minutes remained on Nihal Sarin's clock. The evaluation sat at plus tw...
ChessThree Moves and One Ballot: Nihal Sarin, India, and an Award Handed Out After a LossThree Moves and One Ballot: Nihal Sarin, India, and an Award Handed Out After...
ChessThe Right King Road: Course Promises Black a Plan but Stumbles on the Catalan ProblemAt a chess club in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, on the first Saturday evenin...
ChessThe Scotch Game 25 Years On: A Practical Guide to Neutralising the Opening That Shocked in 2026During an opening session at a Đà Nẵng chess club, I set the pieces up for a...
ChessWhen a Chess Analysis Is Empty: The Silent Lesson for Sports WritersAt 2:47 a.m., I opened a Word file named “Chess Deep Analysis – Stage 2”. The...
ChessSamarkand 2026: India defend chess double gold, and the sealed team sheet decides everythingIn Samarkand, before the bell for round one, every captain has to hand in a...
ChessFive Hours Without a Room in Samarkand: The Olympiad Begins in a Hotel CorridorA bus stops in front of the Silk Road by Minyoun hotel in Samarkand. The Indi...
ChessChess Olympiad 2026 in Samarkand: India Defends Two Crowns While the Broadcast Gap Stays OpenAt the bottom of a preview page for the 2026 Chess Olympiad sits a blank line...
ChessSamarkand, ChessBase Magazine #225, and the Gap Between a Headline and Its BodyI opened that link on a Wednesday morning, the day I still keep for visiting...
ChessWhen Carlsen Calls Himself a Praggnanandhaa Fan: Praise, Data, and the Gap That Needs VerificationNha Trang, a rainy afternoon. In the small editing room facing the sea, I...
ChessPraggnanandhaa and Carlsen: Verifying the Head-to-Head Record Before Calling It a Succession SignalA Chess Game at Nearly Three in the Morning 2:40 a.m. in Shenzhen. I reopened...
ChessCarlsen picks pre-match favorite for World Chess Championship: Sindarov clear leader, Gukesh needs to find his edgeMagnus Carlsen does not speak carelessly. When the 32-year-old world chess ki...
ChessGukesh and 36 Years of Indian Chess: How the Youngest World Champion Was Actually BuiltOn December 12, 2026, in Singapore, when Ding Liren pushed his pawn to f4 in ...
ChessBudva, 108 Teams and One Line Reading 2715: The New Power Map of European Club ChessIn Budva, the team list is taped to the wooden panel beside the playing hall...
ChessCarlsen, AI and the Real Price of the Chess CrownIn his interview with AS on 21 October, Magnus Carlsen said a sentence that...
ChessCentral Asian Chess, the FIDE President Mix-Up and the Controversial King's Indian Defense “Antidote”A False Headline and an Advertising Body In the chess world, misinformation...
ChessThe 5.e5 Move and Sarana's 'King Walk': The Modern Italian Game Is a Double-Edged SwordI still remember the evening I sat in front of the screen watching Alexei...
Chess9...a5 Against the Bayonet Attack: The Promise of Equality and the Price of PreparationI reopened a game at three in the morning, switched off every notification, a...
Chess9...a5 Against the Bayonet Attack: A Gentle Escape or a Trap Called 'Equality'I remember a rainy night in Da Nang. After the broadcast, I stayed behind alo...
ChessThree Moves That Flipped the Whole Evening: Nihal Sarin and the Real Price of a Risk-Taking SpiritThirty minutes remained on Nihal Sarin's clock. The evaluation sat at plus tw...
ChessThree Moves and One Ballot: Nihal Sarin, India, and an Award Handed Out After a LossThree Moves and One Ballot: Nihal Sarin, India, and an Award Handed Out After...
ChessThe Right King Road: Course Promises Black a Plan but Stumbles on the Catalan ProblemAt a chess club in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, on the first Saturday evenin...
ChessThe Scotch Game 25 Years On: A Practical Guide to Neutralising the Opening That Shocked in 2026During an opening session at a Đà Nẵng chess club, I set the pieces up for a...
ChessWhen a Chess Analysis Is Empty: The Silent Lesson for Sports WritersAt 2:47 a.m., I opened a Word file named “Chess Deep Analysis – Stage 2”. The...
ChessSamarkand 2026: India defend chess double gold, and the sealed team sheet decides everythingIn Samarkand, before the bell for round one, every captain has to hand in a...
ChessFive Hours Without a Room in Samarkand: The Olympiad Begins in a Hotel CorridorA bus stops in front of the Silk Road by Minyoun hotel in Samarkand. The Indi...
ChessChess Olympiad 2026 in Samarkand: India Defends Two Crowns While the Broadcast Gap Stays OpenAt the bottom of a preview page for the 2026 Chess Olympiad sits a blank line...
ChessSamarkand, ChessBase Magazine #225, and the Gap Between a Headline and Its BodyI opened that link on a Wednesday morning, the day I still keep for visiting...
ChessWhen Carlsen Calls Himself a Praggnanandhaa Fan: Praise, Data, and the Gap That Needs VerificationNha Trang, a rainy afternoon. In the small editing room facing the sea, I...
ChessPraggnanandhaa and Carlsen: Verifying the Head-to-Head Record Before Calling It a Succession SignalA Chess Game at Nearly Three in the Morning 2:40 a.m. in Shenzhen. I reopened...
ChessCarlsen picks pre-match favorite for World Chess Championship: Sindarov clear leader, Gukesh needs to find his edgeMagnus Carlsen does not speak carelessly. When the 32-year-old world chess ki...
ChessGukesh and 36 Years of Indian Chess: How the Youngest World Champion Was Actually BuiltOn December 12, 2026, in Singapore, when Ding Liren pushed his pawn to f4 in ...
