Chess
Chess Analysis Without Sources: A Report on Methodological Limits, Not Speculation2026-11-09A sports news report normally rests on reliable sources, clear facts, player...
Caruana and Nakamura in the Headline, a Lilov Course in the Body: Where News and Advertising Blur2026-11-05Last week I was scrolling through a chess news feed. One headline snagged my...
From Dusk till Dawn: ChessBase Magazine #225 Brings Prague's Battles and Opening Secrets2026-10-31In chess, a tournament's results usually age within a week, but the lessons...
The Five-Hour Game Is Over: Carlsen's 'Win Faster' Strategy Faces First Test in Budapest2026-10-22On 21 October, in an interview with Spain's AS, Magnus Carlsen said he no...
The Market Price of the Benko Gambit: Why a Pawn Costs So Much, and Who Sets the Price2026-10-18I began tagging, and the tags began to sort themselves. The habit formed afte...
Sixty Minutes of d5: The Dortmund 2027 Headline, Carlsen's Shadow, and the Arithmetic of Chess Instruction2026-10-17The headline said Dortmund Sparkassen Trophy 2027. The page opened to no...
Five Grandmasters, Zero Succession: The Structural Bankruptcy of Bangladeshi ChessZiaur Rahman collapsed over the board and took his last breath. On July 5,...
Chess Analysis Without Sources: A Report on Methodological Limits, Not SpeculationA sports news report normally rests on reliable sources, clear facts, player...
Elephant Gambit: Practical Surprise Weapon or Overstated Commercial Promise?An unusual chess move can force an opponent to look at the clock more often...
Caruana and Nakamura in the Headline, a Lilov Course in the Body: Where News and Advertising BlurLast week I was scrolling through a chess news feed. One headline snagged my...
Stumbling Against Poland Again: Is the Indian Women's Team's 'Achilles Heel' a Real Tactical Gap?Before looking at the round-five scoresheet, I opened an old notebook. India...
That Bundesliga Dispute: How One Late Start Rewrote a Whole League's RelegationIntroduction: Not a story about the board, but about the table. The 2026/87...
From Dusk till Dawn: ChessBase Magazine #225 Brings Prague's Battles and Opening SecretsIn chess, a tournament's results usually age within a week, but the lessons...
A FIDE Vote in the Headline, a 60-Minute Video in the Body: Auditing a Transaction Without a ReceiptI work at night. In Moscow, late November, the table holds two things at elev...
Bodhana Sivanandan: Three IM Norms at 11 Years 7 Months, a 38-Year Record BrokenAt Budva, in the final round of the European Club Cup, I was not watching the...
Najdorf on the Label, Elephant in the Body: Auditing a 60-Minute 'Surprise Weapon' RepertoireOne in the morning. A chess course sales page on a laptop screen. The headlin...
The Five-Hour Game Is Over: Carlsen's 'Win Faster' Strategy Faces First Test in BudapestOn 21 October, in an interview with Spain's AS, Magnus Carlsen said he no...
2715 in Budva: What the European Club Cup Average Rating Actually BuysOn the scoreboard in the Budva hall after two rounds, twenty-five names sit o...
The Market Price of the Benko Gambit: Why a Pawn Costs So Much, and Who Sets the PriceI began tagging, and the tags began to sort themselves. The habit formed afte...
Sixty Minutes of d5: The Dortmund 2027 Headline, Carlsen's Shadow, and the Arithmetic of Chess InstructionThe headline said Dortmund Sparkassen Trophy 2027. The page opened to no...
Two Results, One Course, Zero Data: The US Championship Headline and the Sixty-Minute Elephant Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5!? — seven marks, one gambit. Black sacrifices a pawn on its...
A Late Clock, a War of Rules: The Quiet Precedent of the 2026/87 BundesligaA clock has started running, and the chair in front of it is empty. In team...