Chess
Behind the Scorecard: An 11-Year-Old's 2,465 Performance and the Unfinished Maths of an IM Claim2026-10-2523 October, final round. Board one. She had the black pieces, and the line th...
An Elephant Sold Under a Najdorf Label: The 60-Minute Surprise Weapon and Chess's Price of Novelty2026-10-24On board four of a Kolkata club, a fourteen-year-old sat across from a man wh...
Prague 2026 and 27 Miniatures: When the File Closes Before Move Thirty2026-10-26When a chess stream shows only three pieces and two kings left on the board a...
Prague 2026 and ChessBase Magazine #225: 27 Miniatures, One Rebellion, and the Indian Chess Lane Nobody Walks Down2026-10-26Hook: A Game That Died in 22 Moves, and a Notebook That Closed Prague, Februa...
5.5/7 on Board One: A Ledger Audit of the 11-Year-Old's International Master Claim2026-10-2523 October. The final round. Board one.\n\nAccording to the scoresheet, an...
Prague 2026 and 27 Miniatures: When the File Closes Before Move ThirtyWhen a chess stream shows only three pieces and two kings left on the board a...
Prague 2026 and ChessBase Magazine #225: 27 Miniatures, One Rebellion, and the Indian Chess Lane Nobody Walks DownHook: A Game That Died in 22 Moves, and a Notebook That Closed Prague, Februa...
Behind the Scorecard: An 11-Year-Old's 2,465 Performance and the Unfinished Maths of an IM Claim23 October, final round. Board one. She had the black pieces, and the line th...
5.5/7 on Board One: A Ledger Audit of the 11-Year-Old's International Master Claim23 October. The final round. Board one.\n\nAccording to the scoresheet, an...
Poisoned Pawn or Elephant Gambit? Investigating a Chess Course's Title-Content MismatchThe title says "Najdorf Poisoned Queen Variation." In the chess world, this...
An Elephant Sold Under a Najdorf Label: The 60-Minute Surprise Weapon and Chess's Price of NoveltyOn board four of a Kolkata club, a fourteen-year-old sat across from a man wh...
The Headline Sold NATO, the Body Sold Najdorf: A Mispricing in Chess's Information MarketI opened the file and the headline promised what always sells on first glance...
The Budva Board: A 2715 Average, 108 Teams, and the 22 Nobody Put in the HeadlineThe hall in Budva was quiet, but it was not empty. The Adriatic damp had...