September 1, 2025
Matthew Sadler
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In previous blog posts we noted how important the idea of …f6 – driving away the white knight from e5 – was for Black, and how White tried to prevent it with moves such as 16.Nd4 Game: 16.Nd4 19.Qh3 Game: 19.Qh3 and 20.f5 Game: 20.f5 We saw of course that when 20…f6 finally arrived on…
August 30, 2025
Matthew Sadler
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One of the most striking pieces of analysis I have done on my Silicon Road YouTube channel was of game 86 of the Season 24 TCEC SuperFinal between Stockfish and Leela. The video is here (https://youtu.be/ss0r2OIrHXU) And the game is available for viewing at the TCEC here (https://tcec-chess.com/#div=sf&game=86&season=24) Game: Stockfish-Leela after 40…Ra5 In the course…
August 27, 2025
Matthew Sadler
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In the previous blog post, we looked through the game Conquest-Royal from the 8th round of the 2025 British Championships in Liverpool at a high level. Now it’s time to dive into the critical positions in more detail, starting as always from the end of the game and working our way backwards! Game: 20.f5…
August 23, 2025
Matthew Sadler
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English grandmaster Stuart Conquest had a wonderful finish to the 2025 British Championships in Liverpool, winning his last 2 games against grandmasters Shreyas Royal and Nikita Vitiugiov to tie for first with Michael Adams and Peter Roberson, subsequently finishing second to the evergreen Mickey after a rapid playoff. I was particularly interested in the quick…
August 19, 2025
Matthew Sadler
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So we’ve seen the wildest the engines have to offer us! But how could / would / should a human player approach such a position? Well I’ve mentioned a couple of times that in after these now well-known opening moves 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5…