Chess
77 Teams, Five Continents, Zero PGNs: Auditing FIDE's Prison Chess Championship2026-10-2413 May 2026. One press release, one sentence: 77 teams, five continents. I...
ChessBase Magazine #225: Prague's 27 Miniatures, Ten Opening Articles, and the Truth of a Paper Booklet2026-10-24The first thing that reached my Hyderabad desk from the September release was...
The 2715 Average in Budva: The European Club Cup's Real Story Is Being Written on Boards 4 to 62026-10-23Budva, Montenegro, 19 October 2026. Round two of the European Club Cup is don...
European Club Cup: The Ledger Behind the 'Perfect' Score of Novy Bor and SuperChess2026-10-23On any given evening at the European Club Cup, the board outside the hall say...
A NATO Headline, a Sixty-Minute Najdorf File: The Documentary Gap Between Vahap Sanal's Title and Daniel King's Update2026-10-23Two documents have been placed on the same page, and they are not speaking to...
77 Teams, Five Continents, Zero PGNs: Auditing FIDE's Prison Chess Championship13 May 2026. One press release, one sentence: 77 teams, five continents. I...
The Tiebreak Page: Wesley So's Fourth US Title Was Decided Where the Scoresheet EndsStatus: provisional — pending verification against the final standings page....
ChessBase Magazine #225: Prague's 27 Miniatures, Ten Opening Articles, and the Truth of a Paper BookletThe first thing that reached my Hyderabad desk from the September release was...
Wesley So's Fourth US Title: The Tiebreak Settled What Eleven Rounds Left LevelIn the hall on Maryland Avenue in St. Louis, the loudest thing in the room wa...
European Club Cup: Novy Bor and SuperChess 'remain perfect' — and the 2026 date hiding under that headlineThe European Club Cup report reads cleanly enough at first pass. The headline...
European Club Cup: A 'Perfect' Record, a 2026 Note, and Two Stories on One PageTwo years are running on this page at once. The headline says Novy Bor and...
The Elephant Gambit's Sixty-Minute Move: The Headline Says Najdorf, the Board Plays the ElephantLast Tuesday a chess course flyer landed on my desk. The headline read: Najdo...
Rachel Li in the Headline, a Scandinavian DVD in the Body: A Data AuditThe file's headline says Rachel Li stunningly won the US Women's Championship...
ChessBase Magazine #225: Spring Games, a September Issue, and the Hollow Claim of 'Latest Theory'In a September product bulletin I found what the Jurong West press box had...
A European Club Cup Headline, a Scotch Advertisement: Two Layers of One PageThe headline says Novy Bor and SuperChess remain perfect at the European Club...
The 2715 Average in Budva: The European Club Cup's Real Story Is Being Written on Boards 4 to 6Budva, Montenegro, 19 October 2026. Round two of the European Club Cup is don...
European Club Cup: The Ledger Behind the 'Perfect' Score of Novy Bor and SuperChessOn any given evening at the European Club Cup, the board outside the hall say...
A NATO Headline, a Sixty-Minute Najdorf File: The Documentary Gap Between Vahap Sanal's Title and Daniel King's UpdateTwo documents have been placed on the same page, and they are not speaking to...
Daniel King's Najdorf Update: 60 Minutes, Five Line Clusters and an Unpaid NATO HeadlineBefore opening the file I expected a board-by-board report of Vahap Sanal and...
European Club Cup: Novy Bor and SuperChess 'Perfect,' but the Page's Text Is an Old Scotch AdvertThe European Club Cup headline says Novy Bor and SuperChess remain 'perfect.'...
A Wrong FIDE President in the Headline, a FRITZ 20 Advert in the Body: How Chess News Turns Into Search-Traffic FuelAt 11:41 pm, in a Kolkata flat, a laptop was open and a link dropped into the...
