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17/10/2026

Role of Oxygen in improving the Chess game: Brain oxygenation, cognitive endurance, physical fitness and the potential of chess Big Data

17/10/2026

Role of Oxygen in improving the Chess game. Brain oxygenation, cognitive endurance and physical fitness

17/10/2026

Role of the Oxygen in Improving the Chess Game: Brain Oxygenation, Cognitive Endurance, Physical Fitness, and the Potential of Chess Big Data for Early Neurological Disease Detection

Evidence-based narrative review and prospective multidisciplinary research proposal

https://openingmaster.com/22-announcements/role-of-the-oxygen-in-improving-the-chess-game-scientific-paper/

12/10/2026

Go on. Take it.
Tag the friend who sacrifices his queen but blunders😅👇

03/10/2026

Becoming chess master after Age 60+ or cognitive aging and late expertise in men and women

Cognitive aging and late expertise in men and women with a case study of Dan Petre Geană

Narrative scientific review and documentary case study.

Abstract
Objective. To assess whether amateur chess players can attain International Master or Grandmaster titles after age 60 despite age-related changes in cognition, and to interpret the 2026 ICCF International Master achievement of Dan Petre Geană, who earned IM title at age 83.

More at: https://openingmaster.com/24-general-talk/becoming-chess-master-after-age-60-or-cognitive-aging-and-late-expertise-in-men-and-women/

29/09/2026

Most chess players focus on openings.
Strong players focus on what the position is telling them. ♟️

These 5 concepts can completely change how you evaluate a position:
♟️ Material — who actually has the advantage?
⚡ Piece activity — whose pieces are doing more?
🏗️ Pawn structure — what weaknesses can you attack?
📍 Space — who controls more of the board?
👑 King safety — whose king is easier to attack?

The difference between “I don’t know what to play” and finding the right move is often just knowing what to look for.
Save this carousel and use these 5 questions in your next game.

Comment “CHESSPERTISE” and I’ll send you the link to try CHESSPERTISE.

13/09/2026

Mikhail Tal didn’t play chess. He made the board a crime scene. ♟️

The Magician from Riga was famous for sacrifices, attacks, and positions where one wrong move could turn the game into chaos.

In this carousel, we’re looking at some of the wildest openings and ideas from Tal’s games and why they made him one of the most feared attacking players ever.

You don’t need to play like Tal by sacrificing everything you own.
You need to understand why the sacrifice works.
Which Tal opening or attacking idea is your favorite?

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12/09/2026

IN this article you will read that AI Can Calculate Chess but it cannot replace chess history. Why serious players still need a human chess database and Elon doesn’t know anything about chess. Plus extra: Opening Master September 2026 update, Global Chess League drama, Salesforce enters world chess, FIDE election heats up and the Chess Olympiad arrives in Samarkand. Welcome to September 2026.

Prepare with human chess databases: study real games, player habits, and opening trends before consulting engines.

06/09/2026

September 2026 Opening Master Update or Summer Is Over. Serious Chess Starts Now.

Summer is gone.

Hopefully, you had time to switch off, travel, spend time with family, sit by the sea, or simply play a few games without worrying too much about ratings, preparation and tournament results.

We did too.

But September is different.

The chess calendar is becoming serious again. Clubs reopen, leagues restart, national championships approach, international tournaments fill their starting lists and on September 15, the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad begins in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, bringing together national teams from around the world for 11 rounds of top-level competition.

So perhaps it is time to close the holiday book, open the chessboard again and ask the important question:

Are you prepared for your next opponent?

Because serious tournaments deserve serious preparation.

And this September, Opening Master gives you more than just a chess database.

It gives you Chesspertise.

Opening Master September 2026 Database Update

Our September databases are ready, refreshed with the latest tournament material and continuing more than two decades of Opening Master database development.

♟ OM CORR — 2,356,539 games

€39/year

Our specialist correspondence chess database, built around ICCF-level material and deep analytical games.

♟ OM OTB — 10,688,734 games

€59/year

More than 10.6 million over-the-board games, focused on serious tournament chess from FIDE, US Chess and international competitions.

♟ OM GOLEM — 31,959,433 games

€99/year

Our giant all-inclusive chess collection combining FIDE, ICCF and additional chess sources into almost 32 million games.

All three databases receive monthly updates during your subscription, are available in PGN and CBV, and once downloaded, the database is yours to keep.

Read the full article here: https://openingmaster.com/22-announcements/september-2026-opening-master-update-or-summer-is-over-serious-chess-starts-now/