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77 Teams, Five Continents, and an Empty PGN File2026-10-24The first crack in this record appeared in its name, not its results. One...
Vietnam's 11-Year-Old IM Norm: A 2,465 Performance and a Timeline Still Unverified2026-10-24The last round: she had the black pieces. A gambit line — the report does not...
A Najdorf Label, Elephant Goods: The Sixty-Minute Course and the Old Arithmetic of the Chess Market2026-10-24A search term came across my desk in Pune last week: "Najdorf Poisoned Queen....
The Label Says Najdorf, the Cargo Says Elephant Gambit: An Audit of Chess's Surprise-Weapon Market2026-10-24The title said Najdorf Poisoned Queen. I opened the file, read the first move...
Chess77 Teams, Five Continents, and an Empty PGN FileThe first crack in this record appeared in its name, not its results. One...
ChessVietnam's 11-Year-Old IM Norm: A 2,465 Performance and a Timeline Still UnverifiedThe last round: she had the black pieces. A gambit line — the report does not...
ChessA Najdorf Label, Elephant Goods: The Sixty-Minute Course and the Old Arithmetic of the Chess MarketA search term came across my desk in Pune last week: "Najdorf Poisoned Queen....
ChessThe Label Says Najdorf, the Cargo Says Elephant Gambit: An Audit of Chess's Surprise-Weapon MarketThe title said Najdorf Poisoned Queen. I opened the file, read the first move...
ChessThe FIDE President Was Misnamed, and the Body Turned Out to Be a FRITZ 20 AdvertisementNovember 2026, Kolkata. The first edition of Tata Steel Chess India, the blit...
ChessEuropean Club Cup: Eleven Teams on One Score, and a Headline That Does Not Match the Table20 October 2026 is a Tuesday. The round-four pairings for the European Club C...
ChessAn Elephant Gambit Sold Under a Najdorf Label: Auditing a Sixty-Minute CourseThe first click on this course's landing page delivers a contradiction. The...
ChessEuropean Club Cup 2026: Eleven Teams Level After Three Rounds, SuperChess Meet Bayegan Pendik in Round FourOctober 20, 2026 is a Tuesday. It is a small check, but I run it first, becau...
ChessNovy Bor's 'Perfect' and a Scotch Advertisement: Two Eras on One PageTwo eras had been placed on the same page. At the top, the headline: Novy Bor...
ChessCarlsen's Five-Hour Admission: Where the Headlines Read Modesty, the Spreadsheet Read an Endurance DeficitIn a one-room office in Dadar, in the October heat, I had printed out the Mar...