You probably remember my post on one of Fischer’s original ideas, the move …g5 in the Sicilian/Hedgehog structures. While not completely ...

Several months passed since Carlsen announced that he will not defend his title next year. The chess public accepted the fact and life moved ...

It’s a valid question that crops up more and more lately. The latest impetus for asking it was Carlsen’s statement from his recent interview ...

This one is from my newsletter. In case you were wondering, I won’t be talking about physical exercise and actual riding of a bicycle, ...

In the past few months I was going over Nigel Short’s games from his book “Winning.” I always liked Nigel and rooted for him in the 80s and 90s ...

I grew up watching the Karpov-Kasparov matches in the 1980s. As a kid, I was rooting for Kasparov and I remember the joy I felt when I heard ...

Some time ago, I remember a young and promising GM crying on social media, in all seriousness, how the public cannot possibly understand the ...

I don’t write on this blog often and the main reason is the problem of growth and reach. In this post I’d like to give you an idea what I do ...