Chess
ChessEight Names, One Score: What the Table Never Says After Round Four in Samarkand2026-09-24The doors of the Samarkand playing hall do not close at seven in the evening....
ChessSamarkand R7 (Women): A One-Match-Point Lead and the Silence of Board-Level Data2026-09-24The first sentence about Samarkand's seventh round was unusually precise: Chi...
ChessSix Videos, Seven Openings, Zero Move Orders: A Ledger Audit of the Chess Coaching Market2026-09-24Last week I opened the landing page of an online chess course. It is called...
ChessA Ghost in the Headline, a Living Opening: The Scotch, the Repertoire Market, and Bangladesh's Preparation Ledger2026-09-24Late on Sunday night I opened a page whose headline read: “Egon Mattaaq: His...
ChessPragg beats Giri, Gukesh wins again as India outclass Netherlands at Chess Olympiad2026-09-24One board, eleven reports: I don't stop at results, I look at the ledger pili...
Samarkand R7 (Women): A One-Match-Point Lead and the Silence of Board-Level DataThe first sentence about Samarkand's seventh round was unusually precise: Chi...
Six Videos, Seven Openings, Zero Move Orders: A Ledger Audit of the Chess Coaching MarketLast week I opened the landing page of an online chess course. It is called...
A Ghost in the Headline, a Living Opening: The Scotch, the Repertoire Market, and Bangladesh's Preparation LedgerLate on Sunday night I opened a page whose headline read: “Egon Mattaaq: His...
Pragg beats Giri, Gukesh wins again as India outclass Netherlands at Chess OlympiadOne board, eleven reports: I don't stop at results, I look at the ledger pili...
Fischer Headline, Scotch Inside: Reading a Metadata PuzzleThe headline promises John Donaldson's new insights into Bobby Fischer. The...
Eight Names, One Score: What the Table Never Says After Round Four in SamarkandThe doors of the Samarkand playing hall do not close at seven in the evening....
Six Videos, Seven Openings, Zero Move Orders: A Ledger Audit of the Chess Coaching MarketLast week I opened the landing page of an online chess course. It is called...
A Ghost in the Headline, a Living Opening: The Scotch, the Repertoire Market, and Bangladesh's Preparation LedgerLate on Sunday night I opened a page whose headline read: “Egon Mattaaq: His...
Pragg beats Giri, Gukesh wins again as India outclass Netherlands at Chess OlympiadOne board, eleven reports: I don't stop at results, I look at the ledger pili...
Fischer Headline, Scotch Inside: Reading a Metadata PuzzleThe headline promises John Donaldson's new insights into Bobby Fischer. The...
Eight Names, One Score: What the Table Never Says After Round Four in SamarkandThe doors of the Samarkand playing hall do not close at seven in the evening....