My Future blogs
𝔊𝔯𝔢𝔢𝔱𝔦𝔫𝔤𝔰, 𝔐𝔬𝔯𝔱𝔞𝔩𝔰!
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The following blog is to introduce my plans on the 11blog project and to promote my club so please read till the end!
So this is the list of 11 blog ideas that focuses more heavily on chess’s deep historical timeline, moving chronologically from ancient roots up to the modern AI era. These blogs chart how chess evolved culturally, geographically, and technically — with rich stories from empires, philosophers, revolutions, and finally, silicon minds-
- Part 2: The Game of Kings — Chess in the Islamic Golden Age
How did the Islamic world preserve, refine, and elevate chess?
From Baghdad to Córdoba, chess became a scholarly and courtly pursuit under the Abbasid Caliphate. This blog dives into how Islamic thinkers codified the game, documented strategy, and laid the foundation for centuries of chess evolution.
- Part 3: The Cross and the Crown — Chess in Medieval Europe
What happens when an Eastern game meets Western feudalism?
Chess arrived in Christian Europe through trade, war, and diplomacy, adapting to reflect knightly ideals and royal hierarchies. We'll explore how the game was reshaped by European values — and how it mirrored the medieval worldview.
- Part 4: The Queen’s Revolution — Chess and the Age of Transformation
The most powerful piece in chess was once the weakest — what changed?
This chapter explores the transformation of chess in the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, when the queen’s movement was supercharged, radically altering the game’s pace and strategy. It wasn’t just a rule change — it was a revolution of roles.
- Part 5: Enlightened Minds — Chess in the Age of Reason
How did chess become a metaphor for logic and society?
During the Enlightenment, philosophers and scientists embraced chess as a symbol of rationality, order, and mental mastery. From Voltaire to Benjamin Franklin, this entry explores how the game became entangled with intellectual identity.
- Part 6: From Boards to Books — The Rise of Chess Theory
How do you study a game with infinite possibilities?
This post traces the explosion of printed chess literature in the 17th and 18th centuries. Manuals, treatises, and game collections shaped how players approached the board — creating a shared language of strategy that persists to this day.
- Part 7: Romantic Brilliance — Chess as Art and War
When beauty mattered more than victory.
In the 19th century, chess was played with flair and fearlessness. The “Romantic” era saw swashbuckling sacrifices and dazzling attacks, with legendary games by players like Anderssen and Morphy. We’ll relive the golden age of boldness.
- Part 8: Science vs. Style — The Classical Chess Divide
Is chess about intuition or calculation?
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw a clash of ideologies — between the artistic improvisation of Romantic chess and the cold, logical system of Steinitz and his followers. This blog charts the rise of positional theory and the first world championship matches.
- Part 9: The Soviet Engine — Chess Behind the Iron Curtain
Can a nation build champions like factories build tanks?
No country ever took chess more seriously than the Soviet Union. This entry explores how the USSR turned chess into a national sport, producing a dynasty of world champions and revolutionizing training with psychology, databases, and deep prep.
- Part 10: The Machine Arrives — From Turing to Deep Blue
What happens when computers learn to play?
From the first mechanical automata to Alan Turing’s early chess algorithm, this blog explores the origins of computer chess. The climax? Deep Blue’s shocking 1997 victory over Garry Kasparov — a moment that changed chess forever.
- Part 11: Code Over Kings — AlphaZero and the AI Renaissance
This isn’t just evolution. It’s a paradigm shift.
AlphaZero didn’t just beat traditional engines — it outclassed them with moves no one had seen before. This post dives into how reinforcement learning, neural networks, and AI reshaped our understanding of chess strategy and human limitations.
Thank you for reading till the end!
