This is awesome, thank you.
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What a great article! For me however, there will never be a more exciting match than the 1994 meeting of Nigel Short and Vassily Ivanchuk, in which Nigel was nearly destroyed in the opening round and had to plow through a devastating onslaught to come back to win in the...or...no, wait - I’m thinking of a Nigel Benn… Read more

That analysis of game two is a good counter to anyone that says the engines are ruining chess, it’s still very much a human endeavor. The acknowledgement of computer involvement, making moves because maybe they’re NOT the strongest (and expected) move, and the decision to pass something good up because, at the end of… Read more

It seems from this, that Nuclear weapons outside of the theorized “tactical” sized warheads, would violate international law with their use at all, since size of blast and fallout would render significant repercussions on civilians no matter where a target was. Read more

I’ve literally never felt dumber in my life than I did after I read that, and that includes the time I stayed in the wrong intro to psychology class for the entire semester. Read more

In game 3, the black pawn reaches promotion on h1 not h8 Read more

Thanks for this, Ben. That was both fun and helpful. Read more

I’ve haven’t been as interested in reading something that I didn’t understand a word of since I read “Gravity’s Rainbow.”
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Every chess move must have an equivalent sex move and weed strain. Read more

“Caruana’s coming chronometrical catastrophe created a calamitous climate.”  You magnificent bastard. Read more

More chess content, please. Read more

“Caruana’s coming chronometrical catastrophe created a calamitous climate.” Read more

More of this please. Explained in simple terms for us who don’t know the significance the sicilian defense while also not holding back on the advanced strategy. Good Stuff. Read more

“Caruana’s coming chronometrical catastrophe created a calamitous climate” Read more

This appropriate song.

Caruana’s coming chronometrical catastrophe created a calamitous climate. Read more

“Caruana’s coming chronometrical catastrophe created a calamitous climate.”

“Caruana’s coming chronometrical catastrophe created a calamitous climate.” Read more

Ben, thanks for explaining why some moves were hyped so much. I don’t play much chess, so I didn’t understand why 10...Rd8! was such a vaunted move - the commentators I was watching started going nuts with theory, but I just wanted them to explain what it could do or threaten. Read more

Caruana’s coming chronometrical catastrophe created a calamitous climate. Read more