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The 9...a5 antidote and a mislabelled cover: inside a King's Indian opening DVD
Scandinavian Defense: The Controversial Time-Saving Weapon in Chess
US Championships: Liang Beats Niemann in Round 1 and the Story of a Headline Without a Move
ChessBase Magazine #225: Prague 2026, a star annotator roster, and the real value of a chess training bundle
King's Indian and 9...a5: Strategic Antidote or Evidence Gap?On an evening in Da Nang, I reopened a recorded King's Indian game from a clu...
Clutch Chess Saint Louis: Four Names, One Multiplied-Point Rule, and the Question of Who Actually WonAt three in the morning I sat in front of a screen watching a game broadcast...
The 9...a5 antidote and a mislabelled cover: inside a King's Indian opening DVDOne label, two centuries The black plastic case lay at the bottom of a...
The Scandinavian Defense: a 60-minute course, an overreach, and a headline that contradicts its own bodyTwenty minutes before the draw, I was standing in the corridor looking at the...
Behind the 'European Club Cup' Headline: When a Chess Magazine Sells ItselfA headline about European Club Cup results. An article with not a single move...
The First Move Is Not on the Board: When a Benko Gambit Game Begins on an Advertising PageI rewatched the slow-motion footage of a typical Benko Gambit game — the one...
Scandinavian Defense: A 60-Minute Course, Magnus Carlsen's Name, and a Dortmund Headline With Nothing Behind ItBoard four, a blitz evening in Da Nang. The young woman on the left pushed he...
Atyrau Masters: Top Two Seeds Fall in the Opening Rounds and What Lies Behind the HeadlineIn June 2026, the magazine lay on my desk in Nha Trang, beside a cup of tea...
A 58-Year-Old Chess Problem: 63 Checking Moves Closed, 364 Consecutive Checks Still OpenA Chessboard With No Audience In 2026, in a publication devoted to the small...
Scandinavian Defense: The Controversial Time-Saving Weapon in ChessIn the international chess world, an instructional video product titled...
The Elephant Gambit in the Bundesliga: When an Old Game Tells an Untold StoryAn empty stadium, yet the applause of 2026 still echoes inside every old...
The Endgame Keeper: Karsten Müller and the Craft of Chess Writing in the Engine AgeIn the winter of 2026, I sat in the top row of a Bundesliga playing hall in...
The Scotch, Kasparov 2026 and the 'no longer fearsome' promise: a chess lesson that needs verificationIn the summer of 2026, at the world championship match between Garry Kasparov...
US Championships: Liang Beats Niemann in Round 1 and the Story of a Headline Without a MoveMorning in Da Nang, I sat in my usual cafe, opened the news feed and caught a...
After 1.d4 d5: When White Avoids Theory, Black Must Redraw the Opening MapAfter 1.d4 d5: When White Avoids Theory, Black Must Redraw the Opening Map...
Valeri Lilov and Six Open Doors for Black: When 1.d4 d5 Is No Longer a FearThe 2026 shock was not just a match. It was the knocking sound of a generatio...