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A growing collection of chess stories

Chess is a game.
And a thousand stories.

Explore classic games, the ideas behind decisive moves, and positions you can study right here with the board.

An artistic chessboard linking a traditional white king with a circuit-patterned black knightFEATURED STUDY01
7 MIN READ ANNOTATED CHESS

19 Moves That Shook the World: How Deep Blue Beat Kasparov

Study Deep Blue vs Garry Kasparov, Game 6 (1997): replay the 19-move Caro-Kann, explore 8.Nxe6, and examine the disputed 7...h6.

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An imagined Victorian chess room, with two players facing each other over a chessboardGAME STUDY02
7 MIN READ ANNOTATED CHESS

The Immortal Game: Why Anderssen Sacrificed Almost Everything

London, 1851. Adolf Anderssen gave up a bishop, both rooks and his queen, then checkmated with three minor pieces. Replay the Immortal Game move by move and analyze it yourself.

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