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The Legacy of Correspondence Chess. Why It Still Matters in the Age of Instant Moves and Superengines

Details: Published: Friday, 13 June 2025 10:43; Written by Openingmaster; Hits: 44

In an era dominated by real-time online blitz games, grandmaster commentary streams, and AI-assisted training tools, one might assume that correspondence chess has faded into history replaced by the rapid-fire world of Chess.com or Lichess. But nothing could be further from the truth. Correspondence chess is not only alive, it thrives. And it continues to attract some of the most analytical, patient, and passionate chess minds from around the globe.

In the Age of AI and LLMs, Chess Remains Beautifully Human

Details: Published: Tuesday, 13 May 2025 20:23; Written by Openingmaster; Hits: 56

In an era where Artificial Intelligence dominates headlines whether it’s ChatGPT from OpenAI, Gemini by Google, or Elon Musk’s Grok on X, one might wonder: Is there anything still purely human? One answer, surprisingly, is chess.

Opening Master Expands Chess Education to Ghana and 8 reasons why FIDE should invest more to Africa

Details: Published: Monday, 03 March 2025 00:48; Written by Openingmaster; Hits: 635

We are thrilled to share that Opening Master has taken its nonprofit mission for chess education to Accra, Ghana, joining forces with The Gift of Chess (New York) and the West African Chess Academy. Together, we delivered a powerful message.

Who was Crowned 2024 FIDE World Champion?

Details: Published: Monday, 16 December 2024 19:50; Written by Openingmaster; Hits: 1544

The 2024 World Chess Championship tookj place in Singapore on November 25. It featured the defending champ, Ding Liren, and the challenger, Gukesh Dommaraju! This post contains analysis of the Ding vs Gukesh match-up and it was live during the martch.

Chess and Autism - Key benefits and focus areas for chess educators

Details: Published: Thursday, 31 October 2024 09:57; Written by Openingmaster; Hits: 1177

Playing chess can be very positive for kids with autism. Chess provides a structured and predictable environment that can help improve cognitive and social skills. Many children with autism respond well to the game’s logical framework, where rules are clear, and patterns can be learned and anticipated.

HO HO HO...Christmas 2024. Checkout the coupon codes

Details: Published: Friday, 25 October 2024 15:33; Written by Openingmaster; Hits: 6554

HO HO HO, Santa is in the town and brings super trooper chess database deals to you. As every year we are giving out freebies and super discounts which you cannot get anywhere during the year. Still missing a perfect gift for.... yourself? Look no more, you came here for a reason.

The 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary - which country will be GOAT?

Details: Published: Thursday, 05 September 2024 10:50; Written by Openingmaster; Hits: 1193

The 45th Chess Olympiad, held in Budapest, Hungary, from September 10 to September 23, 2024, will bring together a record-breaking 196 nations to compete in the most prestigious team event in the chess world. With a mix of seasoned grandmasters and rising stars, this Olympiad proves to be one of the most chess star contested in recent history.

January 2024 updates and Top 10 New Year's chess resolutions

Details: Published: Wednesday, 24 January 2024 10:03; Written by Openingmaster; Hits: 2807

As we step into the new year 2024, it's time for chess enthusiasts to set ambitious yet achievable resolutions to elevate their game. Chess is a timeless game which has been here for more than 1000 years but our goals and resolutions should be shorter. For example take one year. Can you do that? And hey, we updated our chess databases for January 2024

What happened in 2023 in Chess? Take a look at the biggest men and women tournaments

Details: Published: Saturday, 30 December 2023 12:42; Written by Openingmaster; Hits: 2376

What happened in 2023 in Chess? Take a look at the biggest men and women tournaments. Who is the ultimate winner and GOAT ("Greatest of all time" for those who still wonder why people are talking about goats). Opening Master also performed very well on education arena, a major breakthrough agreement with FIDE Education commission was reached and more...

The 5th Annual Chess Slovak Open with live streaming and interview about chess databases

Details: Published: Saturday, 26 August 2023 11:17; Written by Openingmaster; Hits: 2151

Love doing things for the first time. Being part of the live streaming in the chess world was bit shaky, didn't know what to expect especially when sitting next to you is experienced FIDE Master. I was just hoping he would not test me from theory of openings or middle games showing me the board what to play next. Luckily, we discussed the topic I knew well - chess databases.

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The Legacy of Correspondence Chess. Why It Still Matters in the Age of Instant Moves and Superengines

In the Age of AI and LLMs, Chess Remains Beautifully Human

Opening Master Expands Chess Education to Ghana and 8 reasons why FIDE should invest more to Africa

Who was Crowned 2024 FIDE World Champion?

Chess and Autism - Key benefits and focus areas for chess educators

HO HO HO...Christmas 2024. Checkout the coupon codes

The 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary - which country will be GOAT?

January 2024 updates and Top 10 New Year's chess resolutions

What happened in 2023 in Chess? Take a look at the biggest men and women tournaments

The 5th Annual Chess Slovak Open with live streaming and interview about chess databases

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