Chess
The Trap Economy of 5.e5: An Italian Sold on Erigaisi's Name, and the Blank Box Where the Source Should Be
Fifty-Four Moves Out of the Grave: Gukesh's Samarkand Escape and India's One-Man Gold Arithmetic
A Twelve-Month Refresh for the Najdorf File, and a FIDE Headline With Zero Evidence
The Samarkand Ledger: Gukesh's 54 Moves and the Unbalanced Arithmetic of India's Gold Chase
Gukesh's Houdini Act in Samarkand: India's Maintenance Fragile, Women Face China Final
ChessFifty-Four Moves Out of the Grave: Gukesh's Samarkand Escape and India's One-Man Gold ArithmeticOn board four at the Samarkand hall, the clock had just crossed five hours an...
ChessA Twelve-Month Refresh for the Najdorf File, and a FIDE Headline With Zero EvidenceThe file is twelve months old, sixty minutes long, and holds five branches of...
ChessThe Samarkand Ledger: Gukesh's 54 Moves and the Unbalanced Arithmetic of India's Gold ChaseThere is a number on the Round 9 scoresheet — 54. That is how many moves D...
ChessThe Trap Economy of 5.e5: An Italian Sold on Erigaisi's Name, and the Blank Box Where the Source Should BeThe board floats on the screen; the room does not. On the kitchen table in...
ChessGukesh's Houdini Act in Samarkand: India's Maintenance Fragile, Women Face China FinalIn the old hall of Samarkand, when Gukesh Dommaraju finished his game, I wrot...
ChessThe Olympiad's Hidden Weapon: Sarana's King Walked, But Where Is That Game?An analysis of a chess opening recommendation claiming to be a 'hidden GM...
ChessSavitha Shri and a Father's Career Gamble: How a Reserve Board's 7/7 Exposed Indian Chess's Financial FeverThe father's arithmetic was clear: five or six years, maybe ten — savings wou...
ChessThe Scandinavian in Sixty Minutes: Thirteen Marketing Points, Five Bangladeshi Grandmasters and One Unverified ClaimLast Wednesday, around half past midnight, I set up a board. A white pawn had...
ChessA Twelve-Month Refresh for the Najdorf File, and a FIDE Headline With Zero EvidenceThe file is twelve months old, sixty minutes long, and holds five branches of...
ChessThe Samarkand Ledger: Gukesh's 54 Moves and the Unbalanced Arithmetic of India's Gold ChaseThere is a number on the Round 9 scoresheet — 54. That is how many moves D...
ChessThe Trap Economy of 5.e5: An Italian Sold on Erigaisi's Name, and the Blank Box Where the Source Should BeThe board floats on the screen; the room does not. On the kitchen table in...
ChessGukesh's Houdini Act in Samarkand: India's Maintenance Fragile, Women Face China FinalIn the old hall of Samarkand, when Gukesh Dommaraju finished his game, I wrot...
ChessThe Olympiad's Hidden Weapon: Sarana's King Walked, But Where Is That Game?An analysis of a chess opening recommendation claiming to be a 'hidden GM...
ChessSavitha Shri and a Father's Career Gamble: How a Reserve Board's 7/7 Exposed Indian Chess's Financial FeverThe father's arithmetic was clear: five or six years, maybe ten — savings wou...
ChessThe Scandinavian in Sixty Minutes: Thirteen Marketing Points, Five Bangladeshi Grandmasters and One Unverified ClaimLast Wednesday, around half past midnight, I set up a board. A white pawn had...