Chess
The Unsourced FIDE Presidency Claim: One Line from Nicosia and Its Empty Agenda
The Silence in Budapest, and the Rating System That Wasn't in the Release
Where the Headline Said Club Cup and the Moves Came From Prague: ChessBase #225 and the Economy Behind the Board
A European Club Cup Headline, A Prague Body: Auditing ChessBase Magazine #225
The Unsourced FIDE Presidency Claim: One Line from Nicosia and Its Empty AgendaOn Monday morning I opened the page at the Brisbane desk. The headline carrie...
A European Club Cup Headline, A Prague Body: Auditing ChessBase Magazine #225August 2026. The FIDE Online Olympiad final had just been declared a joint...
Carlsen's October 21: The AI Headline and the Three Lines Buried Underneath ItThree words Magnus Carlsen said on October 21, 2026 will never appear on any...
The Hour of the Seconds: 9...a5 in the Mar del Plata, and the 'Antidote' That Isn'tLast month, at a club in Delhi, I sat down with a scoresheet in front of me....
Carlsen's $20 Million Anchor: Pricing the Title and the Stamina Ledger Before BudapestOn October 21, 2026, the Spanish newspaper AS carried a long interview with...
The 9...a5 Ledger: The Bayonet's 'Antidote' or a Claim Without an Audit TrailNine sentences. Nine information points. Not one complete move sequence — onl...
The Silence in Budapest, and the Rating System That Wasn't in the ReleaseThe release went out on 29 August 2026 with a headline that promised somethin...
European Club Cup: Bayegan's 2715 Average Does Not Win Titles — the Real Fight Is on Boards 4–6On October 19, 2026, the European Club Cup score sheet carried a quiet number...
Where the Headline Said Club Cup and the Moves Came From Prague: ChessBase #225 and the Economy Behind the BoardOn a rain-soaked afternoon in Kolkata I opened the product page for ChessBase...
The Italian Game's 5.e5 Branch: A Hidden Weapon for Club Players or a Trapdoor?The Italian Game's 5.e5 Branch: A Hidden Weapon for Club Players or a Trapdoo...
