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2024 Toronto International Bughouse Tournament Recap
Impressions from the strongest bughouse tournament in history
Nakamura's Secret Weapon Against the Réti Opening - Introduction (Part 1)
In this series of articles, we will deeply analyze a very interesting and novel setup that Hikaru Na…
Understanding Chess Engines' Evaluations
This article will help the reader understand how to correctly interpret chess engine evaluations.
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Tal's Schrödinger Queen/Piece Sacrifice - HCWMTS Part 7
Many pundits claim that Mikhail Tal's sacrifices were objectively quite unsound, but how true is thi…
Tal Forces a Queen Sacrifice and Hunts Some Kings - HCWMTS Part 6
Many pundits claim that Mikhail Tal's sacrifices were objectively quite unsound, but how true is thi…
Mikhail Tal Sacrifices a Queen for Art - HCWMTS Part 5
Many pundits claim that Mikhail Tal's sacrifices were objectively quite unsound, but how true is thi…
How Correct Were Mikhail Tal's Sacrifices? - Part 4
Many pundits claim that Mikhail Tal's sacrifices were objectively quite unsound, but how true is thi…
How Correct Were Mikhail Tal's Sacrifices? - Part 3
Many pundits claim that Mikhail Tal's sacrifices were objectively quite unsound, but how true is thi…
How Correct Were Mikhail Tal's Sacrifices? - Part 2
Many pundits claim that Mikhail Tal's sacrifices were objectively quite unsound, but how true is thi…
How Correct Were Mikhail Tal's Sacrifices? - Part 1
Many pundits claim that Mikhail Tal's sacrifices were objectively quite unsound, but how true is thi…
Attacking Chess Patterns: Grand Prix, Queen(1) Attack, and Grand Thorn
In this series of articles, I list and explain all kinds of chess patterns. Chess patterns are recur…
Why Bughouse Is Good for the Environment
Bughouse — Give it a try if you care about planet Earth.
Nakamura's Secret Weapon Against the Réti Opening - The Ideal Center (Part 2)
In this series of articles, we will deeply analyze a very interesting and novel setup that Hikaru Na…
The World Champions' Weirdest Pets - José Raúl Capablanca and Bird's Opening
This series of articles will cover some of the weirdest openings world champions have played consist…
The World Champions' Weirdest Pets - José Raúl Capablanca and the King's Gambit
This series of articles will cover some of the weirdest openings world champions have played consist…
The World Champions' Weirdest Pets - Emanuel Lasker and the King's Gambit
This series of articles will cover some of the weirdest openings world champions have played consist…
The World Champions' Weirdest Pets - Emanuel Lasker and the Vienna Game
This series of articles will cover some of the weirdest openings world champions have played consist…
The World Champions' Weirdest Pets - Wilhelm Steinitz and the Vienna Game
This series of articles will cover some of the weirdest openings world champions have played consist…
The World Champions' Weirdest Pets - Wilhelm Steinitz and the King's Gambit
This series of articles will cover some of the weirdest openings world champions have played consist…
The World Champions' Weirdest Pets - Wilhelm Steinitz and the Dutch Defense
This series of articles will cover some of the weirdest openings world champions have played consist…
The World Champions' Weirdest Pets - Wilhelm Steinitz and the Steinitz Attack
This series of articles will cover some of the weirdest openings world champions have played consist…
Fabiano Caruana vs. The French Defense - The Rise of a French Destroyer (Part 4)
This series of articles will cover Fabiano Caruana's games against the French Defense since the begi…