> Why link to Chessbase instead of to the arxiv paper directly?
Because their article is easier to read, your link isn't even directly to the paper.
And unlike the fake news media who gate-keeps information to ensure their monopoly and to stop you Gell-Mann Amnesia them, Chessbase has included a direct link to the PDF and the abstract at the bottom of their article. That's awesome.
Bike-shedding GPL violations over quality and honest articles doesn't interest lots of people. They can read about the OT stuff in proper HN discussions on it.