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Samarkand in the Headline, Prague in the Body: A Silent Injury in the Chess Information Economy
A 54-Move Escape: Gukesh's Houdini Saved India, but the Ledger Says Something Else
Samarkand Round Nine: Gukesh's Escape, and the Hidden Hole in India's Ledger
The Ledger of Sixty-Four Squares: ChessBase Magazine #225, Prague 2026, and Chess's Silent Factory
Not a 54-Move Miracle, but an Alarm: India's Samarkand Title Defence Rests on One Player
5.e5: The Notebook Says One Thing, the Headline Says AnotherTuesday. A desk in Bangalore. A column comes down the feed with a headline th...
Italian Demon via Erigaisi's Hands: The Secret Behind 5.e5! Becoming a Club Player's WeaponHeartbeats at Paltan Chess Hall: Italian Demon via Erigaisi's Hands — The...
Samarkand in the Headline, Prague in the Body: A Silent Injury in the Chess Information EconomyI opened the file expecting a women's team report. The headline said Samarkan...
Board Four in Samarkand: The Depth Fracture Behind Gukesh's Houdini ActFifty moves were gone. The clock had crossed five hours. On one board inside...
A 54-Move Escape: Gukesh's Houdini Saved India, but the Ledger Says Something ElseBoard four in Samarkand, round nine of the 2026 Chess Olympiad. On my Mumbai...
Samarkand Round 9: A 54-Move Houdini, and the Crack Inside India's Gold RushThe clock had already passed five hours, and D Gukesh, sitting at the board i...
Samarkand Round Nine: Gukesh's Escape, and the Hidden Hole in India's LedgerFourth board, tournament hall, Samarkand. The clock has passed five hours. D...
The Ledger of Sixty-Four Squares: ChessBase Magazine #225, Prague 2026, and Chess's Silent FactoryThe download bar filled slowly at 3:30 in the morning in my Saint Petersburg...
Not a 54-Move Miracle, but an Alarm: India's Samarkand Title Defence Rests on One PlayerIn the Samarkand playing hall, the Round 9 clock has slipped past five hours....
Prague 2026, 27 Miniatures and a 15/16 That Wasn't There: A Metadata Audit of ChessBase Magazine #225The first thing I did was write the number in the ledger: 15/16. The Stage-1...
ChessBase Magazine #225: Twenty-Seven Miniatures, Ten Opening Articles, and Chess's Quietest EconomyA document landed on my desk last week. Its headline read "Samarkand Round 8...
From the Steel Cupboard to an iPad: The Chess Training Market and the Ledger of an Empty RoomThe steel cupboard in the federation building at Purana Paltan still held the...
Italian Demon via Erigaisi's Hands: The Secret Behind 5.e5! Becoming a Club Player's WeaponHeartbeats at Paltan Chess Hall: Italian Demon via Erigaisi's Hands — The...
Samarkand in the Headline, Prague in the Body: A Silent Injury in the Chess Information EconomyI opened the file expecting a women's team report. The headline said Samarkan...
Board Four in Samarkand: The Depth Fracture Behind Gukesh's Houdini ActFifty moves were gone. The clock had crossed five hours. On one board inside...
A 54-Move Escape: Gukesh's Houdini Saved India, but the Ledger Says Something ElseBoard four in Samarkand, round nine of the 2026 Chess Olympiad. On my Mumbai...
Samarkand Round 9: A 54-Move Houdini, and the Crack Inside India's Gold RushThe clock had already passed five hours, and D Gukesh, sitting at the board i...
Samarkand Round Nine: Gukesh's Escape, and the Hidden Hole in India's LedgerFourth board, tournament hall, Samarkand. The clock has passed five hours. D...
The Ledger of Sixty-Four Squares: ChessBase Magazine #225, Prague 2026, and Chess's Silent FactoryThe download bar filled slowly at 3:30 in the morning in my Saint Petersburg...
Not a 54-Move Miracle, but an Alarm: India's Samarkand Title Defence Rests on One PlayerIn the Samarkand playing hall, the Round 9 clock has slipped past five hours....
Prague 2026, 27 Miniatures and a 15/16 That Wasn't There: A Metadata Audit of ChessBase Magazine #225The first thing I did was write the number in the ledger: 15/16. The Stage-1...
ChessBase Magazine #225: Twenty-Seven Miniatures, Ten Opening Articles, and Chess's Quietest EconomyA document landed on my desk last week. Its headline read "Samarkand Round 8...
From the Steel Cupboard to an iPad: The Chess Training Market and the Ledger of an Empty RoomThe steel cupboard in the federation building at Purana Paltan still held the...