Chess
Rachel Li in the Headline, the Scandinavian in the Body: Twelve Points, Zero Sources — and the Real Price of an Opening
Carlsen's 'Humans Are Not That Good at Chess' Is an Accuracy Ceiling, Not Modesty: Auditing 15 Years at No. 1 Against a Shrinking Endurance Ledger
European Club Cup in Budva: Bayegan Pendik Leads at 2715, but a 108-Team Field Is Not Decided by Averages
The Hall in Budva, 108 Boards and One 2715 Average: The Quiet Economy of the European Club Cup
Budva European Club Cup: Bayegan Pendik's 2715 Average Makes Them Favourites, But the 108-Team Swiss Is the Real Story
European Club Cup: Under the 'Perfect' Headline for Novy Bor and SuperChess, a Scotch Video Is Being Sold
Eleven Years Old and a 2,465 Performance: The IM Claim's File Is Only Half OpenThe final round of that event survives in the report as four lines. Black...
Not Najdorf's Poisoned Queen, This Is the Elephant Gambit: A Data Audit of a 60-Minute Chess CourseLast week on my Brisbane desk I opened a chess course product page. The...
Rachel Li in the Headline, the Scandinavian in the Body: Twelve Points, Zero Sources — and the Real Price of an OpeningThere is a name in the headline: Rachel Li. US Women's Championship, won...
European Club Cup 2026: Eleven Teams Level After Three Rounds, and the Headline Says Something ElseThree rounds were complete and the round-four pairings were already out:...
108 Teams and One 2715 in Budva: The European Club Cup's Truth Lives on Board SixThe story that reached my phone on Monday morning had a headline pointing at...
A FIDE President in the Headline, FRITZ 20 in the Body: How One Chess Story Became an Advertisement6:40 a.m., Hyderabad. The tea on the balcony is going cold and an old...
European Club Cup 2026: Eleven Teams Level After Three Rounds in the Open Section — The Number That Answers the Wrong Question20 October 2026, a Tuesday. The status report from the European Club Cup...
Wesley So's Fourth US Title, and the Video Course Sold Under Its NameThe US Championship tiebreak ended, Wesley So won his fourth title, and the...
Carlsen's 'Humans Are Not That Good at Chess' Is an Accuracy Ceiling, Not Modesty: Auditing 15 Years at No. 1 Against a Shrinking Endurance LedgerProvenance box — Sample: one interview. Zero game references, zero opening...
European Club Cup in Budva: Bayegan Pendik Leads at 2715, but a 108-Team Field Is Not Decided by AveragesThe standings board on the wall of the Budva playing hall had stalled on a...
Novy Bor and SuperChess Are 'Perfect', but the Page's Body Is Stuck in 2026Open the page. The headline says Novy Bor and SuperChess remain unbeaten at t...
The Hall in Budva, 108 Boards and One 2715 Average: The Quiet Economy of the European Club CupThe light in Budva's hall turns a shade yellow at three in the afternoon. On...
Budva European Club Cup: Bayegan Pendik's 2715 Average Makes Them Favourites, But the 108-Team Swiss Is the Real StoryAfter two rounds at the European Club Cup in Budva, 25 teams sit on 2/2 in th...
Twenty-Seven Miniatures, Four Annotators, and a Date Nobody PrintedTwenty-seven. Ten. Three. Those are the only three counts I can put on my...
European Club Cup: Under the 'Perfect' Headline for Novy Bor and SuperChess, a Scotch Video Is Being SoldThere are exactly two numbers on this page, and they are talking to each othe...
Not Najdorf's Poisoned Queen, This Is the Elephant Gambit: A Data Audit of a 60-Minute Chess CourseLast week on my Brisbane desk I opened a chess course product page. The...
Rachel Li in the Headline, the Scandinavian in the Body: Twelve Points, Zero Sources — and the Real Price of an OpeningThere is a name in the headline: Rachel Li. US Women's Championship, won...
European Club Cup 2026: Eleven Teams Level After Three Rounds, and the Headline Says Something ElseThree rounds were complete and the round-four pairings were already out:...
108 Teams and One 2715 in Budva: The European Club Cup's Truth Lives on Board SixThe story that reached my phone on Monday morning had a headline pointing at...
A FIDE President in the Headline, FRITZ 20 in the Body: How One Chess Story Became an Advertisement6:40 a.m., Hyderabad. The tea on the balcony is going cold and an old...
European Club Cup 2026: Eleven Teams Level After Three Rounds in the Open Section — The Number That Answers the Wrong Question20 October 2026, a Tuesday. The status report from the European Club Cup...
Wesley So's Fourth US Title, and the Video Course Sold Under Its NameThe US Championship tiebreak ended, Wesley So won his fourth title, and the...
Carlsen's 'Humans Are Not That Good at Chess' Is an Accuracy Ceiling, Not Modesty: Auditing 15 Years at No. 1 Against a Shrinking Endurance LedgerProvenance box — Sample: one interview. Zero game references, zero opening...
European Club Cup in Budva: Bayegan Pendik Leads at 2715, but a 108-Team Field Is Not Decided by AveragesThe standings board on the wall of the Budva playing hall had stalled on a...
Novy Bor and SuperChess Are 'Perfect', but the Page's Body Is Stuck in 2026Open the page. The headline says Novy Bor and SuperChess remain unbeaten at t...
The Hall in Budva, 108 Boards and One 2715 Average: The Quiet Economy of the European Club CupThe light in Budva's hall turns a shade yellow at three in the afternoon. On...
Budva European Club Cup: Bayegan Pendik's 2715 Average Makes Them Favourites, But the 108-Team Swiss Is the Real StoryAfter two rounds at the European Club Cup in Budva, 25 teams sit on 2/2 in th...
Twenty-Seven Miniatures, Four Annotators, and a Date Nobody PrintedTwenty-seven. Ten. Three. Those are the only three counts I can put on my...
European Club Cup: Under the 'Perfect' Headline for Novy Bor and SuperChess, a Scotch Video Is Being SoldThere are exactly two numbers on this page, and they are talking to each othe...