AI on the Chessboard: How Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and OpenAI Are Playing the Endgame
♞ Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and OpenAI – Four titans, one board, and a high-stakes AI endgame unfolding right before our eyes. In the past year, each of these global leaders has made bold, chess-like moves that are reshaping not just the tech sector but the entire landscape of business strategy. Microsoft made an early queen’s […]
Strategy Isn’t Always Flashy – Toyota’s Chessmaster Game
Toyota’s quiet market entry proved that small, persistent steps often win the game in business—just like in chess.In the 1970s, Toyota entered the American market so discreetly that Detroit barely noticed. U.S. car manufacturers laughed at these small, seemingly powerless vehicles—hardly a serious threat in the eyes of the industry giants. But Toyota wasn’t playing […]
Outthink the Market: How Chess Thinking Gives Brokerages a Winning Edge
Brokerage firms that gain advanced chess thinking are getting ahead of the market and their rivals. In the world of brokerage and investment, the stakes are high, the pressure is relentless, and one miscalculation can mean the difference between a winning portfolio and a costly mistake. But what if your analysts and advisors could learn […]
Play to Win: Chess Strategies for the Fast-Moving Telecom World
Telecom is a high-speed game, and only those who master the board can stay ahead of disruption. In the high-stakes world of telecom, market dynamics shift fast. Disruption is the norm, not the exception – from rapid tech advancements to customer demands that change overnight. Telecom leaders face an ongoing challenge: how to keep teams […]
Sharpen Your Thinking – The Google Way
Yesterday I had the pleasure of leading another great Google Workshop – now going strong for over 5 years. This time our theme was “Sharpen Your Thinking with Puzzle Battles” – a playful yet powerful approach to speeding up, refining, and sharpening our thinking. Whether on the chessboard or in business, the ability to make […]
E-commerce Is Like Chess — And It’s Time to Play Smart
A competitive edge in the digital marketplace? The chessboard has known the answer for centuries. I recently had the opportunity to speak at the Ecommerce Hungary conference with a talk titled “Staying One Step Ahead in the Digital Marketplace – What Chess Teaches Us About E-commerce Logic.” The timeless logic of chess offers much more […]
Insurance Meets the Endgame: Mastering Uncertainty One Move at a Time
♔ Insurance Meets the Endgame: Mastering Uncertainty One Move at a Time 🛡️ Actuaries call it stochastic modeling; grandmasters call it calculating variations. The objective is the same: forecast the future and choose a line that survives the unknown. Chess coaching offers insurance teams a living laboratory for probability, pattern recognition, and graceful recovery when […]
TikTok vs. Facebook: A Strategic Sacrifice That Changed the Game
TikTok pulled off the great surprise sacrifice – here’s how it checkmated Facebook! Back in 2018–2019, TikTok made a move most social platforms dismissed as a gimmick: it prioritized strangers over friends, delivering an endlessly fresh “For You” feed instead of the familiar circle-driven timeline. To many, it looked like a reckless sacrifice – why […]
Where Strategy Meets Society – My Guest Talk at Premium Social Club
It was a great honor and a proud moment to be a speaker at the latest Premium Social Club event, held at the beautiful Városliget Café. Thank you to Zsófia Gácsi-Nagy for the invitation, to Zita Havasi and Melinda Mlinkő for the introduction, and to Dr. Szabolcs Hargittay for the kind introduction on stage! In […]
Why Google Keeps Inviting Me Back: Chess as a Tool for High-Performance Teams
Chess workshop for companies like Google Google keeps calling me back — and there’s a reason. (“Krisztian’s workshops are an excellent blend of skill development and inspiring recreation — it’s no coincidence we’ve been inviting him back for years. I also wholeheartedly recommend his book to our colleagues.” – Angelica Rodriguez | Senior Workplace Program […]
