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A Black Repertoire Against Non-Critical d4 Systems: Valeri Lilov, the Theory Tax, and a Headline That Doesn't Match the BodyA Black Repertoire Against Non-Critical d4 Systems: Valeri Lilov, the Theory...
The Scotch Opening and the Lesson of Reading Subjective Exploitation Information in ChessI rewound the footage of the 2026 match between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly...
Blank Fields in the Indian Chess Record: When Data Is Not Enough to ConcludeIn a second-floor classroom of a primary school in Chennai, on a Saturday...
Two Budapest Golds and the Data Gap Behind India's Chess WaveOn 22 September 2026, in Budapest, India's open team and women's team entered...
Samarkand Open Round 4: Eight-Way Tie at the Top, but the Real Story Is a MagazineChessBase opened its report on Round 4 of the Samarkand Open with a strong...
Samarkand After Round 4 and the Najdorf Update: Where the Real Signal Actually SitsOn the provisional scoreboard in the corridor of the Samarkand playing hall,...
The FIDE Election on 26 September in Samarkand: The Carlsen Return Pledge and the Real Vote on Conflict of InterestI replayed the July 2026 footage at two in the morning, the hour every newsro...
5.e5 in 'Knight Magic': A Bet on a Belief Without an InvoiceI sat down at the board at 11 p.m., replaying what the marketers call "Knight...
Chess Data That Looks Complete but Isn't: The Trap in AnalysisIn my personal data folder, filed by year, there is one file I keep on purpos...
Carlsen Ranks Sindarov as Favourite but Leaves Gukesh's Ceiling Wide OpenLate at night in Nha Trang, I replayed a five-minute interview. Magnus Carlse...
Carlsen's Rare Praise for Sindarov After Draw at Global Chess League 2026: The 3.f6 Move Opens a Generational PictureIn Round 4 of the 2026 Global Chess League, Alpine APL Pipers faced PBG Alask...
GCL 2026: Nepomniachtchi gives Carlsen a scare before beating Sindarov on the clockThe clock ticked down the final seconds in the game between Ian Nepomniachtch...
Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus: 2716 Elo, youngest record in chess history and the data verdict of Turkish chessIn an era where age records are often burned before they are verified, the na...
Elon Musk Says “AI Will Solve Chess”: Why the Story Remains UnfinishedThere are nights when a match does not begin with a move, but with a tweet. I...
Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus – Aged 15, Elo 2716 and the Ambition to Elevate Turkish ChessSome call it a shock; I call it unread data. At the age of 15, Yagiz Kaan...
When the Analysis Report Is Empty: Reading a Match Where Few People LookThey used to say that girls know nothing about tactics. That is why I write f...
Global Chess League 2026: Carlsen Returns, $1M Arena Heats Up Ahead of OlympiadOnly a few days remain before the fourth season of the Tech Mahindra Global...
PM Modi gifts Javokhir Sindarov's World Cup scoresheet to Uzbek presidentIn a special diplomatic ceremony in the capital of India, Prime Minister...
Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026: Magnus Carlsen Returns to Defend Title, Multiple Indian Stars ParticipateIn the fourth season of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League in 2026, the...
The Scoresheet as a Diplomatic Symbol: When India and Uzbekistan Rewrite Chess HistoryI mispronounced a player's name, then read the game correctly when the...
The Scoresheet and Diplomacy: When India's PM Gifts Sindarov to Uzbekistan's PresidentI have followed chess for more than three decades, but I have never seen a...
Chess Scoresheet Becomes Diplomatic Symbol: When Chess Connects Two NationsThe stadium is empty, but the applause from 2026 still echoes in every old...
A Thin Sheet, A Heavy History: Chess Diplomacy and the Generational ShiftWhen I was a boy in Hanoi, my father used to tell me about the Chinese chess...
Chess Olympiad 2026: India Defends Crown in Samarkand, Gukesh and Sindarov to Rematch LaterWhen the schedule for the 2026 Chess Olympiad was announced, one small detail...
Samarkand 2026: When the Kings Return from the SteppeI once spent an entire night in Saigon, rewatching the game between Gukesh an...
