jk_182's Blog
Looking at the Quality of Rapid and Blitz Games
How does the quality of play from GMs change in different time controls?
Is Carlsen better after losing a game?
Looking at Carlsen's score based on the previous result
Norway Chess 2025 in 7 Graphs
A visual recap of Norway Chess
Quantifying Volatility of Chess Games
Trying to capture how wild a game was
How well does Carlsen score in equal Endgames?
Looking at the data to see if Carlsen really squeezes out more wins
Finding Traps with Stockfish
Can an engine figure out if there is a trap in a position?
Looking at the Quality of Play in Chess 960
With the Grenke Freestyle Open, there was now an event where many chess 960 games with classical tim…
The Women's World Championship Match in 6 Graphs
How Ju Wenjun defended her title
Quantifying the Control over Squares
What goes into controlling squares on the board?
How Well do Different Opening Moves Score Across Rating Ranges?
One of the many great things about Lichess is the database and opening explorer. With them one can l…
Comparing the Rise of 3 Generations of Chess Prodigies
How has the climb through the ranks changed?
A Visual Recap of Tata Steel 2025
As every year, the Tata Steel tournament in Wijk aan Zee was very exciting. Many young stars partici…
Creating an Accuracy Score based on GM Games
How can the quality of classical grandmaster games be calculated?
Expected Score of Grandmasters based on Evaluation
Trying to find a function that approximates how well GMs convert advantages in classical games