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ChessBase Magazine Issue 225: A Sales Page Wearing an Academy's Coat
Carlsen, AI and the 20-fold gap: when the world No. 1 speaks about the human ceiling
Daniel King's Najdorf Update: When Opening Theory Becomes a Maintenance Industry
European Club Cup: the 2715 rating line and a 115-point gap per board
The Scandinavian in 60 Minutes: IM Andrew Martin's Promise and the Gap After Move Three
ChessChessBase Magazine Issue 225: A Sales Page Wearing an Academy's CoatChessBase Magazine Issue 225: A Sales Page Wearing an Academy's Coat On the...
ChessClutch Chess Saint Louis: When a Headline About Caruana Leads to an Opening CourseA morning in Nha Trang, I open the chess news page I check every day and find...
ChessDaniel King's 60-Minute Najdorf Patch: What Is Being Sold and Who Actually Needs It?A 60-minute English-language product, advertised as a 'supplement to Black's...
ChessElephant Gambit 2...d5: When a 60-Minute Opening Video Sells Surprise Instead of TheoryThe product page opens with a headline: “Najdorf Poisoned Queen Variation”....
ChessThe Scotch, a 60-Minute Instructional Tape, and a Mismatched European Club Cup HeadlineAt 22:40 in Da Nang, rain ticking on the tin roof, I opened a chess item that...
ChessCarlsen, AI and the 20-fold gap: when the world No. 1 speaks about the human ceilingBudapest, 10/11 to 21/11. Twenty-four of the strongest players in the world,...
ChessA false FIDE president and the FRITZ 20 advert behind it: a crack in chess mediaOn a morning in Nha Trang, I opened my laptop with the coffee still hot and...
ChessDaniel King's Najdorf Update: When Opening Theory Becomes a Maintenance IndustryIn the world of elite chess, no opening consumes as much ink, as many engine...
ChessFritz 20 Launches Behind a False Headline About the FIDE PresidentSaturday morning, in a coffee shop on Nguyen Thien Thuat Street in Nha Trang,...
ChessEuropean Club Cup: the 2715 rating line and a 115-point gap per boardIn Budva, after two rounds, 25 teams sit level on a perfect score. The thing...
ChessThe Scandinavian in 60 Minutes: Andrew Martin, the Promise of Safety and the Middlegame Blind SpotBoard seven at a weekend open. Black pushed the pawn to d5 right after White'...
ChessThe Scandinavian in 60 Minutes: IM Andrew Martin's Promise and the Gap After Move ThreeMove two, and the black queen leaves home. The man across from me places it o...
ChessTotal Chess, the Budapest pilot and the data gap behind a unified rating proposalOn 29 August 2026 a short trade brief about a new chess event circulated acro...
ChessTwo Stories in One Chess Course: Bodhana Sivanandan in the Title, 5 e5! in the BodyOn the landing page of a chess course, two lines of text sit fewer than two...
ChessTotal Chess and the Unified Rating Proposal: Budapest 2026 as a Format Test Before the Rules ExistFour names, twelve days, three formats, and a headline with no body underneat...
ChessKing's Indian 9...a5: The 'Antidote' Promise and the Two Missing MovesA King's Indian DVD opens its sales pitch with a move sequence offered as...
ChessThe Elephant Gambit and the Art of Selling Surprise: When a Second Move Is Worth 60 MinutesThere is a moment in team tournaments in India that I still keep intact in...
ChessThe Elephant's Gambit: How Andrew Martin Revived a Forgotten OpeningOn a winter evening in 2026, I sat in a small apartment in Binh Duong,...
ChessThe Elephant's Gamble: When the Elephant Gambit Is Inflated Into a WeaponThe home pitch had no stands, but every time the ball rolled, an entire sky o...
ChessWoodward Takes Down Caruana: A Game of Generations and the Ghost of a Forgotten OpeningIn the open section of the United States Chess Championship, a name that had...
ChessThe Scotch Opening: The Abandoned Move and the Night Kasparov Relit the FlameIn a small commentary booth at Da Nang Radio and Television, the screen in...
ChessDouble Agent and 63 Checking Moves: A 58-Year Chess Problem and the Trap of the HeadlineIn a position where every piece is tied down, the side to move has only one...