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ChessElephant Gambit: Practical Surprise Weapon or Commercial Product with Limited Evidence?2026-11-07The second move often determines the character of a chess battle. After 1.e4 ...
ChessGiri and Abdusattorov in the Title, Six Videos in the Body: Who Carries the Prep Load?2026-10-29The title read 'Game of the Week #745', and I sat down expecting a specific...
ChessA Lead With No Scoreline: Clutch Chess, Fritz 20, and the Ledger Behind a Headline2026-10-29Two in the morning in Dublin. Three things open on my desk—a cup of cold tea,...
ChessGiri–Abdusattorov in the Title, Six Videos in the Body: Black's Preparation Ledger After 1.d42026-10-29I had the board set up on the table. Black pieces on the right, White on the...
ChessAnalysis of an Empty Board: How a Chess Report Is Written When the Facts Are MissingIn my Dublin flat, I set up the board on the table at night. White pieces...
ChessElephant Gambit: Practical Surprise Weapon or Commercial Product with Limited Evidence?The second move often determines the character of a chess battle. After 1.e4 ...
Chess5.e5: The Practical Italian Game Weapon That Is Easy to Learn but Hard to HandleSome chess moves are valuable less because an engine declares them superior a...
ChessNot a Capsule Review: Wei Yi's Closed-Position Lesson at the OlympiadThe eighth-round board at the Olympiad still sits in my notebook with its own...
ChessWhat the Board Remembers and the Ledger Lost: Bangladesh's Seventeen-Year ZeroLast week a pipeline handed me a chess document. It came back with a single...
ChessGiri and Abdusattorov in the Title, Six Videos in the Body: Who Carries the Prep Load?The title read 'Game of the Week #745', and I sat down expecting a specific...
ChessA Lead With No Scoreline: Clutch Chess, Fritz 20, and the Ledger Behind a HeadlineTwo in the morning in Dublin. Three things open on my desk—a cup of cold tea,...
ChessGiri–Abdusattorov in the Title, Six Videos in the Body: Black's Preparation Ledger After 1.d4I had the board set up on the table. Black pieces on the right, White on the...
Chess9...a5 and Capablanca's 2026: How a DVD Advertisement Puts Chess Theory on the MarketLast Wednesday I opened a DVD case on my Khulna desk. The cover carried gold...
ChessTwo Clubs in the Headline, Not One Square on the BoardLast week a single sentence surfaced on ChessBase's product page: Bayegan...
ChessSeven Rounds in Seven Days, Six Boards: The Physiology the European Club Cup Headline Never WroteThe headline gave two names: Bayegan Pendik and Monte-Carlo, champions of the...
ChessThe 2715 Trap: How Budva's Team Averages Mislead the Favourite CallThe most unforgiving moment in club chess does not happen at the board. It...