Chess
A Typo, a 'Brilliancy', and the Open Ledger of Chess's Content MarketA January morning in Penang. The tea on my desk is going cold, and I am stari...
Silver in Samarkand, and the Folder Nobody Opened: Where India's Olympiad Really SlippedThe lights inside the hall in Samarkand had not gone out, but the clock had...
The Olympiad King Walk: Is 5.e5! a Real Weapon for Club Chess, or Just a Trap Story?A king went for a walk. On some board at the Olympiad, Alexei Sarana's white...
Five Najdorfs in Sixty Minutes, and a Headline With No BodySixty-five minutes. Five systems. One download file. Put those three numbers...
5.e5! — The Move That Wins at Club Boards and Asks the Engine for Proof"5.e5!" — those three characters sit in my notebook next to a date, and next ...
27 Miniatures, 10 Opening Articles, Zero Standings: ChessBase Magazine #225 and Bangladesh's Board EconomyMy notebook carries one permanent rule: before filing anything, I count what ...