Chess
ChessThe Invisible Referee of Data: The Chess World Amid a Storm of Rumors2026-09-17The Invisible Referee of Data: The Chess World Amid a Storm of Rumors On...
ChessThe Samarkand Torch and Three Misread Names2026-09-16At 65, I have learned one thing: when they hand a young person an honor torch...
ChessThe 15/16 in Samarkand and the Magazine That Borrowed a Headline2026-09-26In Samarkand, as round eight closed, the scoreboard flashed a short line:...
ChessSavitha Shri's 5/5 and India's Women's Team Medal Equation in Samarkand2026-09-23I rewind the footage of the game between Savitha Shri and Rose Atwell in roun...
ChessThe Chess Writer's Verification Notebook: One Wrong Number Can Erase Ten Years of Observation2026-09-21The page lay on my desk on an August morning, while the Central Vietnam rain...
ChessBaadur Jobava's 5.e5!: The Italian Game, an Old Trap, and the Price of Fame2026-09-20I watched Daniel King's video breakdown of Baadur Jobava's win in Samarkand...
The 15/16 in Samarkand and the Magazine That Borrowed a HeadlineIn Samarkand, as round eight closed, the scoreboard flashed a short line:...
Savitha Shri's 5/5 and India's Women's Team Medal Equation in SamarkandI rewind the footage of the game between Savitha Shri and Rose Atwell in roun...
The Chess Writer's Verification Notebook: One Wrong Number Can Erase Ten Years of ObservationThe page lay on my desk on an August morning, while the Central Vietnam rain...
Baadur Jobava's 5.e5!: The Italian Game, an Old Trap, and the Price of FameI watched Daniel King's video breakdown of Baadur Jobava's win in Samarkand...
The FIDE Presidential Election: The Pledge to Bring Carlsen Back and the Governance Gamble in SamarkandSamarkand in September, the daytime heat still touching thirty degrees, and i...
The FIDE election on September 26: The pledge to bring Carlsen back and the void behind the ballotOn September 18, Reuters reported that Wadim Rosenstein, a German entrepreneu...
Nine 4-0 Scorelines in Samarkand: When Team Results Swallow the Human StoryIn a tournament hall in Samarkand, the Round 1 scoreboard of a women's team...
Samarkand Women's Team Round 1: Nine 4-0 Scorelines and What the Scoreboard HidesOne in the morning in Nha Trang. The ceiling fan turns slowly, the tea has go...
The Invisible Referee of Data: The Chess World Amid a Storm of RumorsThe Invisible Referee of Data: The Chess World Amid a Storm of Rumors On...
The Samarkand Torch and Three Names That Need Verification Before the 2026 Chess OlympiadNo chess clock was pressed. No game began. On stage, two hands exchanged a...
Chess Olympiad 2026 in Samarkand: India Defends Double Crown as Broadcast Rights Remain OpenIn a Budapest press room in September 2026, moments after India completed a...
ChessBase August 2026 releases: Petroff Defence database update and two positional-play coursesThere is a second move on the board where the player with the black pieces...
The Samarkand Torch and Three Misread NamesAt 65, I have learned one thing: when they hand a young person an honor torch...
ChessBase August Releases: A Petroff Update, Two Positional Play Courses, and a Headline That Doesn't MatchA colleague sent me the August chess product bulletin. The headline was clear...
Savitha Shri's 5/5 and India's Women's Team Medal Equation in SamarkandI rewind the footage of the game between Savitha Shri and Rose Atwell in roun...
The Chess Writer's Verification Notebook: One Wrong Number Can Erase Ten Years of ObservationThe page lay on my desk on an August morning, while the Central Vietnam rain...
Baadur Jobava's 5.e5!: The Italian Game, an Old Trap, and the Price of FameI watched Daniel King's video breakdown of Baadur Jobava's win in Samarkand...
The FIDE Presidential Election: The Pledge to Bring Carlsen Back and the Governance Gamble in SamarkandSamarkand in September, the daytime heat still touching thirty degrees, and i...
The FIDE election on September 26: The pledge to bring Carlsen back and the void behind the ballotOn September 18, Reuters reported that Wadim Rosenstein, a German entrepreneu...
Nine 4-0 Scorelines in Samarkand: When Team Results Swallow the Human StoryIn a tournament hall in Samarkand, the Round 1 scoreboard of a women's team...
Samarkand Women's Team Round 1: Nine 4-0 Scorelines and What the Scoreboard HidesOne in the morning in Nha Trang. The ceiling fan turns slowly, the tea has go...
The Invisible Referee of Data: The Chess World Amid a Storm of RumorsThe Invisible Referee of Data: The Chess World Amid a Storm of Rumors On...
The Samarkand Torch and Three Names That Need Verification Before the 2026 Chess OlympiadNo chess clock was pressed. No game began. On stage, two hands exchanged a...
Chess Olympiad 2026 in Samarkand: India Defends Double Crown as Broadcast Rights Remain OpenIn a Budapest press room in September 2026, moments after India completed a...
ChessBase August 2026 releases: Petroff Defence database update and two positional-play coursesThere is a second move on the board where the player with the black pieces...
The Samarkand Torch and Three Misread NamesAt 65, I have learned one thing: when they hand a young person an honor torch...
ChessBase August Releases: A Petroff Update, Two Positional Play Courses, and a Headline That Doesn't MatchA colleague sent me the August chess product bulletin. The headline was clear...
