Chess
Bayegan Pendik and Monte-Carlo crowned 2026 European Club Cup champions: Glory in silenceOn a day in 2026, in a brief announcement on ChessBase's homepage, two names...
Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, Breaks Judit Polgar's 38-Year IM RecordBudva, Montenegro, the afternoon of 23 October. Board one, women's section....
A 60-Minute Patch for the Najdorf: What Daniel King Is Selling Club PlayersRound five of an open club tournament. Black has 14 minutes left when White...
Rachel Li and the US Women's Championship: what can be verified, and what cannot11:40 pm, Saigon. A club-level friend sends me a link with exactly one line:...
Carlsen and the Big Question: When AI Makes Humans No Longer That ExcellentIn an interview with AS in October, Magnus Carlsen said something I wrote dow...
The Second-Move Gamble: Why the Elephant Gambit Still Survives in the Modern Chess MarketA pawn push to d5 on move two — after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 — is not a theoretical...
Dortmund 2027 in the Headline, the Scandinavian Defense in the Body: A Self-Contradicting Chess Product PageI opened that page on a January evening, when the Moscow snow was falling so...
Woodward Takes Down Caruana and the Silence of a GenerationInside a playing hall empty of spectators, at a move nobody in the room manag...
6th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners Officially Kicks OffThe 6th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners has official...
The Scotch Opening: From Forgotten Move to Champion's WeaponIn the world of elite chess, there are openings that seem buried in the past,...
When the Clock Struck the Wrong Time: The Rules Case in the 2026/87 German Chess BundesligaIn the playing hall of a club in the German Chess Bundesliga in the 2026/87...
The Scandinavian Defense: When the World Champion Chooses Simplicity Over TheoryIntroduction: 60 Minutes and a Promise Beyond Theory On the chessboard, some...
Liang Beats Niemann on US Championship Opening Day: The Game No One Could RecountOn the board in Saint Louis, the white pawn on the e-file advanced two square...
When ChessBase Buys a Voice: Kostya Kavutskiy and the Content Race for Club PlayersOn the board set in the middle of the studio, a knight stops halfway — not ou...
The Author War: When the Game Is Decided Off the BoardOn December 9, 2026, ChessBase announced a new name joining its FritzTrainer...
Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, Breaks Judit Polgar's 38-Year IM RecordBudva, Montenegro, the afternoon of 23 October. Board one, women's section....
A 60-Minute Patch for the Najdorf: What Daniel King Is Selling Club PlayersRound five of an open club tournament. Black has 14 minutes left when White...
Rachel Li and the US Women's Championship: what can be verified, and what cannot11:40 pm, Saigon. A club-level friend sends me a link with exactly one line:...
Carlsen and the Big Question: When AI Makes Humans No Longer That ExcellentIn an interview with AS in October, Magnus Carlsen said something I wrote dow...
The Second-Move Gamble: Why the Elephant Gambit Still Survives in the Modern Chess MarketA pawn push to d5 on move two — after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 — is not a theoretical...
Dortmund 2027 in the Headline, the Scandinavian Defense in the Body: A Self-Contradicting Chess Product PageI opened that page on a January evening, when the Moscow snow was falling so...
Woodward Takes Down Caruana and the Silence of a GenerationInside a playing hall empty of spectators, at a move nobody in the room manag...
6th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners Officially Kicks OffThe 6th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners has official...
The Scotch Opening: From Forgotten Move to Champion's WeaponIn the world of elite chess, there are openings that seem buried in the past,...
When the Clock Struck the Wrong Time: The Rules Case in the 2026/87 German Chess BundesligaIn the playing hall of a club in the German Chess Bundesliga in the 2026/87...
The Scandinavian Defense: When the World Champion Chooses Simplicity Over TheoryIntroduction: 60 Minutes and a Promise Beyond Theory On the chessboard, some...
Liang Beats Niemann on US Championship Opening Day: The Game No One Could RecountOn the board in Saint Louis, the white pawn on the e-file advanced two square...
When ChessBase Buys a Voice: Kostya Kavutskiy and the Content Race for Club PlayersOn the board set in the middle of the studio, a knight stops halfway — not ou...
The Author War: When the Game Is Decided Off the BoardOn December 9, 2026, ChessBase announced a new name joining its FritzTrainer...

