Chess
2026 Chess Olympiad: Nguyen Thi Mai Hung and the Data Equation of Vietnam's National TeamOn September 27, in Samarkand, I sat in the press area and watched the...
The Elephant Gambit and the Name Borrowed for a HeadlineThis morning, in a small cafe on Nguyen Chi Thanh Street in Da Nang, I opened...
FRITZ 20 and the Shift in Vietnamese Chess Training Rooms: From Memory to ProcessMy student's clock showed exactly 12 seconds when the board reached move 41. ...
Three Moves After +2: Nihal Sarin, India, and How a Captain Handles DefeatAt board two, Nihal Sarin’s clock showed thirty minutes remaining. The...
Scotch Game: From a Tame Opening to a Kasparov WeaponIn 2026, between New York and Lyon, Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov entered...
Reading Chess Through Data: From Game 14 in Singapore to the 2026 Championship CycleSingapore, the afternoon of December 12, 2026. Inside the playing hall of a...
Reykjavik, September 2026: Fischer's World Title and Its Echo Across Vietnam's ChessboardsSaigon, September 2026. On the blackboard of a roadside drinks stall on Ham...
Samarkand Round 4: Eight Unnamed Leaders and the Echo of a MagazineSamarkand, the closing days of a round. I opened the international chess news...
Anatomy of Professional Chess: The Eight Layers of Analysis Behind a Single MoveIn a qualifying game, the 27th move was played with Black's clock showing jus...
The Ninth Move at Mar del Plata: a5, the Bayonet, and the Data Void Behind an Opening 'Antidote'The second playing hall of the team event in Samarkand had no air conditionin...
9...a5 and the Promise of Freedom from the Machine: A Look Inside a King's Indian Chess DVDThat DVD sat on the advertising shelf under the title "Samarkand R2 (open):...
9...a5 and the Bayonet Attack Problem: Re-reading an Opening Product in the Engine EraA Tuesday Night at a Chess Café on Nguyễn Đình Chiểu At 9:40 on a Tuesday...
9...a5 Against the Bayonet Attack: When Opening Theory Sells Itself With a Promise of Low MemorizationMar del Plata is a port city on the Atlantic, where cold waves year-round bea...
9...a5 and the Chess Player's Fork in the Road: The King's Indian Defense Between Two ErasLate in the evening at a small chess club by the Han River in Da Nang, I stay...
Two Events, One Match Day: How to Read the FIDE Report of 18 June 2026In Hong Kong, after eight rounds of the FIDE World Team Rapid Championship,...


