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How the Clock impacts the Outcome of Blitz Games
Looking at scores depending on time advantage
Sep 1 • 
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August 2025

Identifying the Style of Different Players
Automatically categorising players into play styles
Aug 1 • 
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July 2025

Looking at the Quality of Rapid and Blitz Games
How does the quality of play from GMs change in different time controls?
Jul 11 • 
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June 2025

Is Carlsen better after losing a game?
Looking at Carlsen's score based on the previous result
Jun 21 • 
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Norway Chess 2025 in 7 Graphs
A visual recap of Norway Chess
Jun 7 • 
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Quantifying Volatility of Chess Games
Trying to capture how wild a game was
Jun 2 • 
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May 2025

How well does Carlsen score in equal Endgames?
Looking at the data to see if Carlsen really squeezes out more wins
May 18 • 
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Finding Traps with Stockfish
Can an engine figure out if there is a trap in a position?
May 9 • 
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April 2025

Looking at the Quality of Play in Chess 960
How well are grandmasters playing compared to classical chess?
Apr 28 • 
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The Women's World Championship Match in 6 Graphs
How Ju Wenjun defended her title
Apr 17 • 
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Quantifying the Control over Squares
What goes into controlling squares on the board?
Apr 4 • 
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March 2025

How Well do Different Opening Moves Score Across Rating Ranges?
Taking a closer look at the scores of openings in the Lichess database
Mar 28 • 
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