Chess
Chess8.5/11: Rachael Li's IM Norm, $45,000 and the Story of a Tournament Design2026-10-28Rachael Li needed half a point in the final round. Eight points from ten game...
ChessThe Cupboard's Ninth Move: Black's Unhurried Answer to the Bayonet2026-10-19In April 2026, in a hall beside the Bangladesh Chess Federation building in...
ChessAtyrau Upsets, ChessBase 225, and Chess's Open Ledger: The News That Never Reaches the Empty Room2026-10-16Atyrau Upsets, ChessBase 225, and Chess's Open Ledger: The News That Never...
ChessThe Quiet Trap of 5.e5: A Club-Level Weapon in the Italian Game's Modern Line, and a Title That Does Not Match2026-10-11The clock was ticking in the online blitz room, and White's hand stopped on t...
An Empty Payload in a Full Template: The Integrity Question That Comes Before Any Chess NumberChess analysis has an old habit that I have watched being broken many times:...
Sindarov's Move: The Defeat by Nakamura's Own Weapon, and the Arithmetic of Time Before the World ChampionshipThat moment was in the hall in Saint Louis, where the camera captures...
Two Openings in One Product: Colour Confusion and Unverified Score Claims in a 60 Minutes Repertoire VideoIt was 2:40 in the morning, eight hours before the first round of a Delhi clu...
Reading the Empty List: The Chess Article That Was Classified but Never CapturedIt was past three in the morning in Mymensingh. A record sat open on the...
8.5/11: Rachael Li's IM Norm, $45,000 and the Story of a Tournament DesignRachael Li needed half a point in the final round. Eight points from ten game...
A St. Louis Crown and a Misleading Headline: Rachael Li’s Rise, IM Norm and the Limits of VerificationRachael Li, 16, won the 2026 US Women’s Championship in St. Louis with 8.5...
Rachel Li in the Headline, a Scandinavian Video in the Body: A Page That Is Itself a Bad PositionIt is half past midnight in Rangpur. On the screen: a page. The headline says...
A Nicosia Headline, a Wrong President and Fritz 20: The Quiet Credibility Breach in Chess MediaLate May, nearly two in the morning, in my Delhi flat. The heat outside had n...
The Cupboard's Ninth Move: Black's Unhurried Answer to the BayonetIn April 2026, in a hall beside the Bangladesh Chess Federation building in...
A Dortmund Headline, a Scandinavian Video: How Much of the 60-Minute Promise Holds UpI opened the file looking for 1.e4 d5. The headline read Dortmund Sparkassen...
A Dortmund Trophy 2027 Headline, a Scandinavian Defense Course Inside: Auditing One Chess FileThe headline reads "Dortmund Sparkassen Trophy 2027". I opened the file late...
9...a5 Against the Bayonet Attack: An Anti-Engine DVD's Claim, the Engine's Reply, and Its Real Price in a Dhaka Study RoomI only understood the bedroom after I had tagged 640 games — the real fight i...
Atyrau Upsets, ChessBase 225, and Chess's Open Ledger: The News That Never Reaches the Empty RoomAtyrau Upsets, ChessBase 225, and Chess's Open Ledger: The News That Never...
A Result Buried in a Product Headline: Shenzhen, Ding Liren and an Incomplete LedgerThere is a column in my ledger titled Pending. Results I cannot verify myself...
The Scandinavian Defense: Carlsen's Weapon or a Club Player's Time-Saving Tool?From my kitchen in Saint Petersburg, I have spent many nights staring at a ga...
The Scotch Opening: The Weapon Kasparov Revived, and the Antidote Now Sold Against ItThe laptop screen was still on at three in the morning on a table in a...
Headline and Body: A Course Ad Hidden Inside the US Championship NewsThe US Championship headline carries four names — Wesley So, Liang, Mark...
The Quiet Trap of 5.e5: A Club-Level Weapon in the Italian Game's Modern Line, and a Title That Does Not MatchThe clock was ticking in the online blitz room, and White's hand stopped on t...
Master of Wednesday Nights: Merijn van Delft's Decade-Long ChessBase Journey and GM DreamOn Wednesday, as evening falls over Europe, a red camera light switches on in...
A 'Fifth Straight' Headline, a Six-Video Course: The Ledger of Clickbait in Bangladesh's Chess MediaLast night, sitting in my room in Mymensingh, I opened a link. The headline...
The Bayonet 'Antidote': The 9...a5 Claim, the Headline Gap, and the Duty to VerifyLate last night, in my bedroom in Mymensingh, I opened a PGN file on a...
9...a5: The 'Antidote' That Blinds the Engine but Skips the LedgerPicture a club-level tournament hall. Move nine. White has launched the Bayon...
Sindarov's Move: The Defeat by Nakamura's Own Weapon, and the Arithmetic of Time Before the World ChampionshipThat moment was in the hall in Saint Louis, where the camera captures...
Two Openings in One Product: Colour Confusion and Unverified Score Claims in a 60 Minutes Repertoire VideoIt was 2:40 in the morning, eight hours before the first round of a Delhi clu...
Reading the Empty List: The Chess Article That Was Classified but Never CapturedIt was past three in the morning in Mymensingh. A record sat open on the...
8.5/11: Rachael Li's IM Norm, $45,000 and the Story of a Tournament DesignRachael Li needed half a point in the final round. Eight points from ten game...
A St. Louis Crown and a Misleading Headline: Rachael Li’s Rise, IM Norm and the Limits of VerificationRachael Li, 16, won the 2026 US Women’s Championship in St. Louis with 8.5...
Rachel Li in the Headline, a Scandinavian Video in the Body: A Page That Is Itself a Bad PositionIt is half past midnight in Rangpur. On the screen: a page. The headline says...
A Nicosia Headline, a Wrong President and Fritz 20: The Quiet Credibility Breach in Chess MediaLate May, nearly two in the morning, in my Delhi flat. The heat outside had n...
The Cupboard's Ninth Move: Black's Unhurried Answer to the BayonetIn April 2026, in a hall beside the Bangladesh Chess Federation building in...
A Dortmund Headline, a Scandinavian Video: How Much of the 60-Minute Promise Holds UpI opened the file looking for 1.e4 d5. The headline read Dortmund Sparkassen...
A Dortmund Trophy 2027 Headline, a Scandinavian Defense Course Inside: Auditing One Chess FileThe headline reads "Dortmund Sparkassen Trophy 2027". I opened the file late...
9...a5 Against the Bayonet Attack: An Anti-Engine DVD's Claim, the Engine's Reply, and Its Real Price in a Dhaka Study RoomI only understood the bedroom after I had tagged 640 games — the real fight i...
Atyrau Upsets, ChessBase 225, and Chess's Open Ledger: The News That Never Reaches the Empty RoomAtyrau Upsets, ChessBase 225, and Chess's Open Ledger: The News That Never...
A Result Buried in a Product Headline: Shenzhen, Ding Liren and an Incomplete LedgerThere is a column in my ledger titled Pending. Results I cannot verify myself...
The Scandinavian Defense: Carlsen's Weapon or a Club Player's Time-Saving Tool?From my kitchen in Saint Petersburg, I have spent many nights staring at a ga...
The Scotch Opening: The Weapon Kasparov Revived, and the Antidote Now Sold Against ItThe laptop screen was still on at three in the morning on a table in a...
Headline and Body: A Course Ad Hidden Inside the US Championship NewsThe US Championship headline carries four names — Wesley So, Liang, Mark...
The Quiet Trap of 5.e5: A Club-Level Weapon in the Italian Game's Modern Line, and a Title That Does Not MatchThe clock was ticking in the online blitz room, and White's hand stopped on t...
Master of Wednesday Nights: Merijn van Delft's Decade-Long ChessBase Journey and GM DreamOn Wednesday, as evening falls over Europe, a red camera light switches on in...
A 'Fifth Straight' Headline, a Six-Video Course: The Ledger of Clickbait in Bangladesh's Chess MediaLast night, sitting in my room in Mymensingh, I opened a link. The headline...
The Bayonet 'Antidote': The 9...a5 Claim, the Headline Gap, and the Duty to VerifyLate last night, in my bedroom in Mymensingh, I opened a PGN file on a...
9...a5: The 'Antidote' That Blinds the Engine but Skips the LedgerPicture a club-level tournament hall. Move nine. White has launched the Bayon...