Ideas, Openings & Improvement

The moment a machine first defeated a World Champion in a match. All six games, the psychology behind them, and what it meant for chess.

Fischer, Kasparov, or Carlsen? The GOAT debate in chess, the case for each, the metrics that matter, and why the question might be unanswerable.

144 games, five matches, ten years. The Karpov–Kasparov rivalry was the most intense in chess history, a clash of ideologies, personalities, and chess styles.