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The Bayonet Attack and the 9...a5 'antidote': where real strategy ends and the sales pitch begins
Inside ChessBase Magazine #225: from the Bent Larsen cover to the Prague 2026 data
ChessBase Magazine #225 Released October 8: 27 Miniatures, 10 Opening Articles and an Unverified Claim
ChessBase Magazine #225: The Hidden Score of an Unbroadcast Sicilian
The Empty Analysis: The Discipline of Data Work When There Is No Data
9...a5: A Strategic Escape for the King's Indian Defence against the Bayonet Attack
The Bayonet Attack and the 9...a5 'antidote': where real strategy ends and the sales pitch beginsOn a quiet evening in Nha Trang, I set up the position after White's ninth mo...
After 1.d4 d5: IM Valeri Lilov's Six Videos and the Preparation Burden Shifted onto BlackOn a June evening in Mumbai, I reopened a long-saved file: a long headline...
Inside ChessBase Magazine #225: from the Bent Larsen cover to the Prague 2026 dataOn the night of September 12, 2026, after a youth chess club session in Da...
The Scotch Opening: When Data Exposes a Lying HeadlineIn 2026, in New York and Lyon, Garry Kasparov sat across from Anatoly Karpov ...
The Sicilian Najdorf: The Space Map of Five Opening Complexes and the Problem of Theory MaintenanceThe d5 square stayed empty for seven moves, and neither player at the board...
Decoding 9...a5: Black's Strategic Escape from the Bayonet Attack in the King's Indian DefenseI remember that August evening at a small chess club on Nguyen Thien Thuat...
The Scandinavian Defense and the Move 1...d5: Simple, Durable, and Promises That Still Need VerifyingI still remember that evening the way I remember a move. The chess club sat o...
ChessBase Magazine #225 Released October 8: 27 Miniatures, 10 Opening Articles and an Unverified ClaimOn October 8, ChessBase released the 225th issue of its magazine. I opened th...
Gukesh on Board 4, Vaishali Left Behind: India's Chess Picture in SamarkandOn the final night of the Samarkand Chess Olympiad, I sat in front of a scree...
ChessBase Magazine #225: The Hidden Score of an Unbroadcast SicilianIn a corner of the hallway at the Chess Festival Prague 2026 venue, there was...
India Wins the 2026 Chess Olympiad: The Budapest Double Gold and the End of the Empire ModelBoard three, the final round. Arjun Erigaisi looked at a position with no mov...
The Empty Analysis: The Discipline of Data Work When There Is No Data3 a.m. in Mumbai. I open the folder named after the year 2026 and click into...
9...a5: A Strategic Escape for the King's Indian Defence against the Bayonet AttackThat afternoon, at a coffee shop near Han Market, a 45-year-old chess player...
The Empty Square on the Board: When an Analyst Must Learn to Stay SilentAt one in the morning I opened a notes file for a new piece. It was empty. No...
China's Women's Team Leading 15/16 in Samarkand: The Story Behind a Magazine PageThe scoreline reached me by an unexpected route. Fifteen out of sixteen. Four...
Savitha Shri: Seven Wins from Seven at 19 and the Lesson of Positions That Seemed DrawnAt the fourth hour of the game, the position on the board had closed. A few...
After 1.d4 d5: IM Valeri Lilov's Six Videos and the Preparation Burden Shifted onto BlackOn a June evening in Mumbai, I reopened a long-saved file: a long headline...
Inside ChessBase Magazine #225: from the Bent Larsen cover to the Prague 2026 dataOn the night of September 12, 2026, after a youth chess club session in Da...
The Scotch Opening: When Data Exposes a Lying HeadlineIn 2026, in New York and Lyon, Garry Kasparov sat across from Anatoly Karpov ...
The Sicilian Najdorf: The Space Map of Five Opening Complexes and the Problem of Theory MaintenanceThe d5 square stayed empty for seven moves, and neither player at the board...
Decoding 9...a5: Black's Strategic Escape from the Bayonet Attack in the King's Indian DefenseI remember that August evening at a small chess club on Nguyen Thien Thuat...
The Scandinavian Defense and the Move 1...d5: Simple, Durable, and Promises That Still Need VerifyingI still remember that evening the way I remember a move. The chess club sat o...
ChessBase Magazine #225 Released October 8: 27 Miniatures, 10 Opening Articles and an Unverified ClaimOn October 8, ChessBase released the 225th issue of its magazine. I opened th...
Gukesh on Board 4, Vaishali Left Behind: India's Chess Picture in SamarkandOn the final night of the Samarkand Chess Olympiad, I sat in front of a scree...
ChessBase Magazine #225: The Hidden Score of an Unbroadcast SicilianIn a corner of the hallway at the Chess Festival Prague 2026 venue, there was...
India Wins the 2026 Chess Olympiad: The Budapest Double Gold and the End of the Empire ModelBoard three, the final round. Arjun Erigaisi looked at a position with no mov...
The Empty Analysis: The Discipline of Data Work When There Is No Data3 a.m. in Mumbai. I open the folder named after the year 2026 and click into...
9...a5: A Strategic Escape for the King's Indian Defence against the Bayonet AttackThat afternoon, at a coffee shop near Han Market, a 45-year-old chess player...
The Empty Square on the Board: When an Analyst Must Learn to Stay SilentAt one in the morning I opened a notes file for a new piece. It was empty. No...
China's Women's Team Leading 15/16 in Samarkand: The Story Behind a Magazine PageThe scoreline reached me by an unexpected route. Fifteen out of sixteen. Four...
Savitha Shri: Seven Wins from Seven at 19 and the Lesson of Positions That Seemed DrawnAt the fourth hour of the game, the position on the board had closed. A few...
