A personal chess newsletter featuring in-depth book reviews and annotated game commentary, alongside the author's reflections on tournaments and his goal of reaching master level. Readers get candid, reasoned opinions on chess improvement books and explanations of opening ideas.
Website: https://www.nickplayschess.com
A newsletter by a mathematician and philosopher exploring the mathematics and philosophy of the infinite, including set theory, paradoxes, and the foundations of mathematics. Issues include essays, video lecture posts from a lecture series, and historical and technical discussions of topics such as ordinal definability and the rules of chess.
Aidan Cooper writes about experiments testing large language models at chess, including a 2023 completion model that stayed undefeated against frontier chatbots and a new PGN-to-FEN benchmark for LLM state tracking. He also writes about engineering culture, such as how code quality depends on individual senior engineers rather than shared team standards.
Tam Pham, founder of Bachata Library, writes personal essays on digital nomad life, career pivots, chess and bachata training. The sample offers candid, first-person reflections and practical budgeting and housing advice drawn from personal experience.
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