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• Sam Menzin Explains Why AI Became the Coach for Chess's 250 Million Online Players

  October 2, 2026

  Chess.com passed 250 million members this year, and a machine now reviews nearly every game. What AI feedback gets right about learning, and where it still needs a human.

• Sam Menzin: What Fourteen Years in a Baseball Front Office Taught Me About Data and Judgment

  August 26, 2026

  Fourteen years in a Major League front office taught Sam Menzin what analytics decide, what people still decide, and where the sport is heading next.