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Insights on chess strategy, game analysis, and the evolution of Big Chess.
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Marat Fatalov
Co-inventor of Big Chess
High School Student, Co-inventor of Big Chess, Second Category chess player.
Rinat Fatalov
Co-inventor of Big Chess
University Student, Co-inventor of Big Chess, First Category chess player.
Vilen Fatalov
Creator of Big Chess
Ukrainian entrepreneur and chess enthusiast with over 40 years of chess experience and a Candidate Master of Sport title. Creator of Big Chess.
New Chess Thinking
March 15, 2026
New Chess Thinking: How BigChess Rewrites the Rules with a 10×10 Board, Long Pawn Moves, and the Clone The game is still chess. The thinking is completely different. The Quiet Crisis at the Top of...
The Clone's Tactical Arsenal: A Complete Guide to BigChess's Most Powerful Piece
February 19, 2026
The Clone's Tactical Arsenal: A Complete Guide to BigChess's Most Powerful Piece Fifteen centuries of chess produced four fundamental piece types. BigChess adds a fifth — and it changes everything...
What Would Capablanca, Fischer, and Kasparov Think of BigChess?
January 27, 2026
What Would Capablanca, Fischer, and Kasparov Think of BigChess? Published at bigchessgame.com — by the BigChess editorial team Speculation is one of chess's great pleasures. We argue endlessly about...
Chess in the Classroom: How Strategy Games Build Smarter Thinkers
January 3, 2026
Chess in the Classroom: How Strategy Games Build Smarter Thinkers Published on bigchessgame.com — Chess Culture & Education In 2011, the government of Armenia made a decision that astonished...
Spatial Thinking and the 10×10 Board: Why More Space Creates Better Chess
December 11, 2025
Spatial Thinking and the 10×10 Board: Why More Space Creates Better Chess Published at bigchessgame.com — by the BigChess editorial team There is a question at the heart of every chess move that...
The Online Chess Revolution: How the Internet Transformed the Game — and Made BigChess Possible
November 17, 2025
The Online Chess Revolution: How the Internet Transformed the Game — and Made BigChess Possible Published at bigchessgame.com — by the BigChess editorial team In 1990, if you wanted to play a game of...
Four Centuries of Compound Pieces: The Long History of the Archbishop in Chess
October 25, 2025
Four Centuries of Compound Pieces: The Long History of the Archbishop in Chess Published at bigchessgame.com — by the BigChess editorial team Every now and then, across the long history of chess...
The Story of Chess
October 1, 2025
From Ancient India to a 10×10 Board: The Story of Chess and the Rise of BigChess A game born in war, refined by scholars, reinvented by rebels, and now expanded by a piece unlike anything seen before...
The Psychology of Chess: How BigChess Trains a Sharper, More Creative Mind
September 8, 2025
The Psychology of Chess: How BigChess Trains a Sharper, More Creative Mind Chess has long been celebrated as a game that builds the mind. Neuroscience is now explaining precisely why — and BigChess...
Why BigChess Changes the Game
August 15, 2025
Why BigChess Changes the Game: The Case for a 10×10 Board and the Clone Piece Chess has been played for over 1,500 years. It has survived empires, survived wars, survived the internet, survived...
Endgame Mastery in BigChess: When the Clone Rules the Board
July 22, 2025
Endgame Mastery in BigChess: When the Clone Rules the Board Published on bigchessgame.com — Strategy & Analysis There is a moment in every serious chess game when the noise settles. The opening...
Chess Puzzles: The Secret Training Method of Champions, Reimagined for BigChess
June 29, 2025
Chess Puzzles: The Secret Training Method of Champions, Reimagined for BigChess Published on bigchessgame.com — Training & Improvement Every serious chess player knows the ritual. Before the...
Opening Theory in BigChess: Building Your Framework for the 10×10 Board
June 5, 2025
Opening Theory in BigChess: Building Your Framework for the 10×10 Board Classical chess opening theory took centuries to develop and ultimately became a burden on creative play. BigChess starts fresh...
The Art of Pawn Structure: Classical Principles Reimagined for BigChess's Triple Step
May 13, 2025
The Art of Pawn Structure: Classical Principles Reimagined for BigChess's Triple Step Published on bigchessgame.com — Strategy & Theory François-André Danican Philidor, the greatest chess player...
Pattern Recognition in Chess: What Masters See That Others Don't — and How BigChess Expands the Vocabulary
April 19, 2025
Pattern Recognition in Chess: What Masters See That Others Don't — and How BigChess Expands the Vocabulary Published at bigchessgame.com — by the BigChess editorial team The grandmaster studies the...
Women in Chess: A Century of Breaking Barriers — and Why BigChess Offers a Fresh Start
March 27, 2025
Women in Chess: A Century of Breaking Barriers — and Why BigChess Offers a Fresh Start Published on bigchessgame.com — Chess Culture & Society In 1927, a 21-year-old Czech-British woman named...
Artificial Intelligence and Chess: From Deep Blue to BigChess Engines
March 3, 2025
Artificial Intelligence and Chess: From Deep Blue to BigChess Engines The story of chess AI is a story of machine intelligence learning to surpass human mastery — and then confronting the humbling...
The ELO Rating System: Chess's Mathematical Mirror — and How BigChess Uses It
February 8, 2025
The ELO Rating System: Chess's Mathematical Mirror — and How BigChess Uses It Arpad Elo invented a formula to measure chess skill. It became one of the most influential rating systems in the world —...
Chess Variants
January 15, 2025
Chess Variants: A World of Strategic Possibilities — and the Rise of BigChess From ancient battlefields to modern screens, chess has never stopped evolving. Here is a journey through the most...