Chess as a way to understand the game, the mind and society.
The Niemann controversy: separate online findings, the Saint Louis game, the 2023 agreement and FIDE's decision. Reading detection analysis and event protections without turning suspicion into a verdict.
The clock runs while your mind wanders. The default mode network helps frame some mental activities, but does not explain every distraction or mistake in chess.
A sigh, a look or a draw offer can distract you. Distinguish observable behaviour, assumed intentions and the remedies provided by the rules.
Understanding how the brain sees, calculates and decides on the chessboard.
A ritual may change how you feel without guaranteeing better calculation. Placebo research requires distinguishing tasks, expectations and outcomes rather than directly transferring cycling results to chess.
The mental game, discipline and clarity when pressure rises.
Eight minutes on a combination, and he plays a defense you never even looked at. That isn't a shortage of time. A study run on chess players shows that masters try to refute their own plan, while novices try to confirm it.
When the chessboard also tells the story of our culture, our institutions and our era.
Tactile boards, assistance, accessible communication and venue access: adaptations that support play, their conditions and the barriers to check with each person.
A personal perspective, sources, and time to understand.
