Apr 2 · 18 min read · Here's a wild fact: Chess.com's engine (powered by Stockfish) can defeat Magnus Carlsen — arguably the greatest chess player alive — without breaking a sweat. GPT-4, one of the most powerful language
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Mar 28 · 22 min read · I've been writing chess engines for few years now. Not playing chess. Writing engines. There's a difference, and it matters for what I'm about to say. I'm an average chess player at best. I know enoug
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Mar 13 · 14 min read · Chess — a game with ancient strategic roots — and system design interviews share the same core failure mode: both punish players who calculate before they think. The moment I started treating system design like a chess game, clarifying position befor...
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Mar 13 · 13 min read · Most software engineers plateau. They write code every day, ship features, close tickets, and wonder why their skills feel stagnant after year three. The problem is not effort — it is the type of effort. Chess grandmasters solved this problem decades...
Join discussionFeb 16 · 21 min read · A chess game is usually divided into three phases: the opening, middlegame, and endgame. In the opening phase, each player develops and sets up their pieces. In the middlegame, they plan attacks, execute different tactics and strategies to gain an ad...
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Jan 26 · 4 min read · I’ve been working on a chess engine that doesn’t just play decent chess, but also roasts you while doing it.The result is RoastChess – a terminal-based chess bot written in Python with its own personality, a custom Minimax engine with Alpha-Beta pru...
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Jan 23 · 6 min read · Introduction: The Silent Revolution on the 64 Squares For decades, chess was the ultimate benchmark for artificial intelligence. It represented a closed system composed of pure logic, immense complexity, and a clear definition of victory. The goal wa...
Join discussionJan 20 · 5 min read · Steganography focuses on concealing the existence of communication rather than only protecting its contents. While encryption makes data unreadable, steganography aims to make communication itself unremarkable. Most modern steganographic systems rely...
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Dec 23, 2025 · 24 min read · TLDR (Too Long; Didn't Read) En Croissant is a free, open-source chess GUI that combines the power of ChessBase with the simplicity of Lichess—without the $300+ price tag. Created by Francisco Salgueiro, this cross-platform desktop application lets y...
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