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The Najdorf Never Stands Still: Daniel King Patches His Repertoire in 60 MinutesThe video file runs exactly 60 minutes, in English, sitting in ChessBase's...
European Club Cup 2026 in Budva: Bayegan Pendik, a 2715 Elo Average and the Price of a Purchased TitleThree extra rows of tables went up in the main hall of a seaside hotel in Bud...
Scandinavian 1...d5: Andrew Martin's 60 Minutes and the Limits of a PromiseThe seventh blitz game of Thursday night at the club, and Black pushed 1...d5...
Scandinavian in 60 Minutes: Where a Solid Opening Ends and an Overpromise BeginsAt 22:40 in a coffee shop on Nguyen Chi Thanh Street in Da Nang, the man acro...
Total Chess and the Unified Rating: A Headline Without a BodyAt eleven o'clock at night the press release sat on my desk, barely two pages...
Total Chess and the Unified Rating Proposal: A Headline Standing Ahead of an Empty BodyOn 29 August 2026, a news item about a chess event in Budapest went out under...
European Club Cup: When Comfortable Wins Hide Another StoryThere is a moment in team chess events that I always replay. Not the checkmat...
ChessBase Magazine #225: 27 Miniatures, Four Annotators and a Headline That Went MissingOn my desk in Saint Petersburg, the press release runs to barely two pages. T...
The Forgotten Move: When a Chess Article No Longer Belongs to ChessA headline promises a book on the Benko Defence. The body advertises an engin...
Dortmund Sparkassen Trophy 2027: A Misleading Headline and a 60-Minute Scandinavian Defense CourseI clicked on a link titled "Dortmund Sparkassen Trophy 2027" one weekend...
1.e4 d5: When Carlsen Knocks at 3 AM, and a Forgotten SystemThere are systems that get forgotten, but data never forgets them. I used to...
Kasparov 2026 and the Revival of the Scotch Opening: When a Forgotten Opening Became a Championship WeaponIn the autumn of 2026, in Lyon, game 14 of the World Chess Championship match...
A Headline Misnaming the FIDE President and an Unverified 9...a5 DefenceIn the editing room, I still keep the habit of rewinding footage before I tru...
European Club Cup 2026 in Budva: Bayegan Pendik, a 2715 Elo Average and the Price of a Purchased TitleThree extra rows of tables went up in the main hall of a seaside hotel in Bud...
Scandinavian 1...d5: Andrew Martin's 60 Minutes and the Limits of a PromiseThe seventh blitz game of Thursday night at the club, and Black pushed 1...d5...
Scandinavian in 60 Minutes: Where a Solid Opening Ends and an Overpromise BeginsAt 22:40 in a coffee shop on Nguyen Chi Thanh Street in Da Nang, the man acro...
Total Chess and the Unified Rating: A Headline Without a BodyAt eleven o'clock at night the press release sat on my desk, barely two pages...
Total Chess and the Unified Rating Proposal: A Headline Standing Ahead of an Empty BodyOn 29 August 2026, a news item about a chess event in Budapest went out under...
European Club Cup: When Comfortable Wins Hide Another StoryThere is a moment in team chess events that I always replay. Not the checkmat...
ChessBase Magazine #225: 27 Miniatures, Four Annotators and a Headline That Went MissingOn my desk in Saint Petersburg, the press release runs to barely two pages. T...
The Forgotten Move: When a Chess Article No Longer Belongs to ChessA headline promises a book on the Benko Defence. The body advertises an engin...
Dortmund Sparkassen Trophy 2027: A Misleading Headline and a 60-Minute Scandinavian Defense CourseI clicked on a link titled "Dortmund Sparkassen Trophy 2027" one weekend...
1.e4 d5: When Carlsen Knocks at 3 AM, and a Forgotten SystemThere are systems that get forgotten, but data never forgets them. I used to...
Kasparov 2026 and the Revival of the Scotch Opening: When a Forgotten Opening Became a Championship WeaponIn the autumn of 2026, in Lyon, game 14 of the World Chess Championship match...
A Headline Misnaming the FIDE President and an Unverified 9...a5 DefenceIn the editing room, I still keep the habit of rewinding footage before I tru...

