Editorial policy

The ChessCanvas Blog publishes chess research and guides built on evidence: master games, engine analysis and cited sources. We are not a news site.

Who writes and reviews

Pieces are signed ChessCanvas Team and reviewed by Carlos Cano, who founded ChessCanvas. We never invent author names. A guest writer would sign with their real name.

How AI assistance is used

Pieces are researched with ChessCanvas tools and drafted with AI assistance. AI does not decide facts: every number comes from the piece's claims ledger, which is checked automatically, and a person reviews every piece before it is published. The footer of every piece says this. How the numbers are checked is on our Methodology page.

How we write about people

• We describe moves and games, not people's character or state of mind.
• Titled players and public figures may be named, using their public games.
• Private individuals are never named. Where a piece is about an amateur player's games, we describe them ("a club player on Lichess"), never by name or username.
• We don't claim to know why a player chose a move unless they said so, with a source.
• Historical claims need a dated source. A link between a historical game and a modern one needs a primary source or our own database evidence, and we never invent a connection, a quotation or a "revival".

Images

Cover art and share images are generated from each article's own positions, so an image never shows a position the article doesn't. They use our default and Walnut boards, the Cburnett piece set (BSD licence) and Pinolito, the ChessCanvas mascot, who is placed but never redrawn. We don't use AI-generated images, stock photography or photographs of players. A historical photograph would appear only with its licence or permission recorded.

Licences and sources

• Master games: the Lichess open database (official broadcasts under CC BY-SA 4.0, standard games under CC0), and historical games from The Week in Chess, used with permission.
• Engine: Stockfish 19, free software under the GPL-3.0.
• Our full licence notices are at chesscanvas.app/licenses.txt (opens in a new tab).

Comments and corrections

There are no comments on our pages; you can discuss any piece on X or Reddit through the links on it. To report a mistake, email support@parallax-motion.com. Corrections are listed on the Methodology page.

Independence

ChessCanvas is independent and not affiliated with Chess.com, Lichess or the Stockfish project. We don't accept payment for coverage.