Chess
The 'Antidote' Called 9...a5: A Technical Audit of an Opening Product Against the Bayonet Attack in the Mar del Plata
Vahap Sanal and Team Türkiye's NATO Chess Title: A Headline Still Waiting for Its Story
European Club Cup: The 2715 Average and the Half-Board-Point Gap
European Club Cup: A 2715 Average Is a Roster Signal, Not a Title
European Club Cup: A 2715 Average Is a Roster Signal, Not a TitleOctober 19, 2026: round two is complete. The open section carries 108...
The Elephant Gambit's Ledger: A Two-Move Bet, A Third-Move BillThe Elephant Gambit's Ledger: A Two-Move Bet, A Third-Move Bill A Tuesday clu...
The Budva Curtain and Martin's Gamble: Selling the Elephant Gambit, Where Chess Preparation EndsIn a hotel conference hall in Budva, where the European Club Cup's top boards...
Under the Budva Headline, an Elephant Gambit Was on Sale: 60 Minutes, Four Claims, One Missing LineLast week when I opened the page, the headline carried Budva news — the...
European Club Cup: A 2715 Average Is Only Paper Royalty; the Real Team-Match War Will Be Fought on Boards 4 to 6Open the European Club Cup entry list and the first number that hits you is...
The 'Antidote' Called 9...a5: A Technical Audit of an Opening Product Against the Bayonet Attack in the Mar del PlataThird of July, 2026, Mahabalipuram. On the third floor of a convention hall...
Vahap Sanal and Team Türkiye's NATO Chess Title: A Headline Still Waiting for Its StoryI still remember that day in the St Petersburg press room when Gukesh beat Di...
Scandinavian Defense: The 60-Minute Promise and the Unresolved Carlsen QuestionLast week I was sitting in the Jurong West press box, the tea on the table ha...
FIDE President Timur Turlov in Cyprus: A Protocol Meeting Whose Coverage Is Missing the Only Question That MattersIf you saw the headline about FIDE President Timur Turlov's visit to Nicosia...
The Italian Game 5.e5 Line: Where Trap Meets Counter-Trap — and Bodhana Sivanandan's Name on the Cover, Nowhere in the BodyOne Title, Two Different Things Last week I was sitting with a catalogue entr...
The Return of 9...a5: 'The Hour of the Seconds' in the Mar del Plata and the Incomplete Antidote to the Bayonet AttackHere is the story of a line whose price is not in its moves but in its score...
The Scandinavian Defense and the 60-Minute Claim: Auditing a Product Page Where Carlsen's Name Appears but His Games Don'tA link opened last week. The headline read: "From quitting chess to becoming ...
European Club Cup: The Half-Board Point Hidden Between a 2715 Average and the TitleBy the end of round two, 25 teams in the 108-team open section sit on 2/2. Th...
European Club Cup: The 2715 Average and the Half-Board-Point GapEuropean Club Cup: The 2715 Average and the Half-Board-Point Gap When the...
The Italian 5.e5 Line: A Real Club Weapon Buried Under a Mismatched HeadlineA package arrived on my desk. The title read: "Endgame Magic #340 — Three...
The Elephant Gambit's Ledger: A Two-Move Bet, A Third-Move BillThe Elephant Gambit's Ledger: A Two-Move Bet, A Third-Move Bill A Tuesday clu...
The Budva Curtain and Martin's Gamble: Selling the Elephant Gambit, Where Chess Preparation EndsIn a hotel conference hall in Budva, where the European Club Cup's top boards...
Under the Budva Headline, an Elephant Gambit Was on Sale: 60 Minutes, Four Claims, One Missing LineLast week when I opened the page, the headline carried Budva news — the...
European Club Cup: A 2715 Average Is Only Paper Royalty; the Real Team-Match War Will Be Fought on Boards 4 to 6Open the European Club Cup entry list and the first number that hits you is...
The 'Antidote' Called 9...a5: A Technical Audit of an Opening Product Against the Bayonet Attack in the Mar del PlataThird of July, 2026, Mahabalipuram. On the third floor of a convention hall...
Vahap Sanal and Team Türkiye's NATO Chess Title: A Headline Still Waiting for Its StoryI still remember that day in the St Petersburg press room when Gukesh beat Di...
Scandinavian Defense: The 60-Minute Promise and the Unresolved Carlsen QuestionLast week I was sitting in the Jurong West press box, the tea on the table ha...
FIDE President Timur Turlov in Cyprus: A Protocol Meeting Whose Coverage Is Missing the Only Question That MattersIf you saw the headline about FIDE President Timur Turlov's visit to Nicosia...
The Italian Game 5.e5 Line: Where Trap Meets Counter-Trap — and Bodhana Sivanandan's Name on the Cover, Nowhere in the BodyOne Title, Two Different Things Last week I was sitting with a catalogue entr...
The Return of 9...a5: 'The Hour of the Seconds' in the Mar del Plata and the Incomplete Antidote to the Bayonet AttackHere is the story of a line whose price is not in its moves but in its score...
The Scandinavian Defense and the 60-Minute Claim: Auditing a Product Page Where Carlsen's Name Appears but His Games Don'tA link opened last week. The headline read: "From quitting chess to becoming ...
European Club Cup: The Half-Board Point Hidden Between a 2715 Average and the TitleBy the end of round two, 25 teams in the 108-team open section sit on 2/2. Th...
European Club Cup: The 2715 Average and the Half-Board-Point GapEuropean Club Cup: The 2715 Average and the Half-Board-Point Gap When the...
The Italian 5.e5 Line: A Real Club Weapon Buried Under a Mismatched HeadlineA package arrived on my desk. The title read: "Endgame Magic #340 — Three...