Chess
The Fifth Board Wouldn't Balance: Savitha Shri's 7/7, a Father's Three-Year Runway, and Dhaka's Empty Ledger
The Scandinavian Defense and the One-Hour Promise: Carlsen's Name, Martin's Course, and the Trap Inside the Label
A Samarkand Headline, a Scandinavian Advertisement: When Chess News Became a Product Door
Samarkand's Silent Board: Savitha Shri's 7/7 and a Father's Exhausted Savings
Headline Versus Body: Samarkand's 'Stunning' Round 8 and a Sixty-Minute Scandinavian Course — A Forensic Audit of an Unsourced File
Samarkand in the Headline, Prague 2026 in the Body: Where Chess's Ledger Tears
ChessHeadline Versus Body: Samarkand's 'Stunning' Round 8 and a Sixty-Minute Scandinavian Course — A Forensic Audit of an Unsourced FileThe headline made me reach for the standings table first. It said that in Rou...
ChessThe Fifth Board Wouldn't Balance: Savitha Shri's 7/7, a Father's Three-Year Runway, and Dhaka's Empty LedgerFive Hours Before the Lights Go Out The clock in the Samarkand hall had cross...
ChessThe Scandinavian Defense and the One-Hour Promise: Carlsen's Name, Martin's Course, and the Trap Inside the Label1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 — three moves, and Black's queen has already...
ChessSamarkand in the Headline, Prague 2026 in the Body: Where Chess's Ledger TearsHook: Two Numbers, Two Worlds Two documents sat at the two ends of a desk. Th...
ChessSamarkand on the Cover, Prague Inside: A Broken Citation in Chess PublishingThere is a folder on my desk called "First Moves". One page per player, so th...
ChessA Samarkand Headline, a Scandinavian Advertisement: When Chess News Became a Product DoorRound Eight in Samarkand, and a Click That Opened the Wrong Room Since Chenna...
ChessA Samarkand Headline, A Prague File: The Square Chess Reporting Leaves EmptyTwo things sat on my desk last week, side by side. A headline, highlighted in...
ChessThe Sword of Damocles: Does a 60-Minute Scandinavian Defense Course Really Give You a Weapon?The Sword of Damocles—the name itself evokes a hanging threat. A new chess...
ChessSamarkand's Silent Board: Savitha Shri's 7/7 and a Father's Exhausted SavingsOn Thursday at the Samarkand Chess Olympiad, India's reserve player Savitha...
ChessA Black Repertoire Against London, Colle, Torre and Trompowsky: Six Videos, Seven Openings, One Title MismatchA course advertisement landed on my desk last week, and the arithmetic failed...