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Barcelona in the Headline, Budva in the Body: The 2715 Average and a File That Doesn't Match Itself2026-10-24On the morning of 19 October 2026 there was a printout on my desk. The headli...
27 Miniature Tales from Prague 2026: ChessBase Magazine #225 Captures the Games That Told Their Story in a Few Moves2026-10-25When a chess game ends before move 25, the scoresheet calls it a miniature. T...
Five Doors Into the Najdorf: Daniel King's Sixty Minutes and the Ledger of an Update2026-10-25Chicago, 4:12 a.m. Central. A stopwatch on the desk, Daniel King's Najdorf...
77 Teams, Five Continents, Zero PGNs: The Empty Board of the Prison Chess Championship2026-10-25Between 13 and 23 May 2026, 77 teams from five continents sat down to play a...
Chess27 Miniature Tales from Prague 2026: ChessBase Magazine #225 Captures the Games That Told Their Story in a Few MovesWhen a chess game ends before move 25, the scoresheet calls it a miniature. T...
ChessFive Doors Into the Najdorf: Daniel King's Sixty Minutes and the Ledger of an UpdateChicago, 4:12 a.m. Central. A stopwatch on the desk, Daniel King's Najdorf...
Chess77 Teams, Five Continents, Zero PGNs: The Empty Board of the Prison Chess ChampionshipBetween 13 and 23 May 2026, 77 teams from five continents sat down to play a...
ChessEuropean Club Cup: Eleven Teams on One Line, and a Headline That Doesn't Match the StandingsNight of 20 October 2026, a Tuesday. Two things lay open on my table in...
ChessBarcelona in the Headline, Budva in the Body: The 2715 Average and a File That Doesn't Match ItselfOn the morning of 19 October 2026 there was a printout on my desk. The headli...
ChessNajdorf Poisoned Queen or Elephant Gambit? A Data Audit of a 60-Minute Chess Course’s ClaimsThe page carried a large headline: Najdorf Poisoned Queen Variation. I...
ChessFive Doors Into the Najdorf: Daniel King's Sixty Minutes and the Ledger of an UpdateChicago, 4:12 a.m. Central. A stopwatch on the desk, Daniel King's Najdorf...
Chess77 Teams, Five Continents, Zero PGNs: The Empty Board of the Prison Chess ChampionshipBetween 13 and 23 May 2026, 77 teams from five continents sat down to play a...
ChessEuropean Club Cup: Eleven Teams on One Line, and a Headline That Doesn't Match the StandingsNight of 20 October 2026, a Tuesday. Two things lay open on my table in...
ChessBarcelona in the Headline, Budva in the Body: The 2715 Average and a File That Doesn't Match ItselfOn the morning of 19 October 2026 there was a printout on my desk. The headli...
ChessNajdorf Poisoned Queen or Elephant Gambit? A Data Audit of a 60-Minute Chess Course’s ClaimsThe page carried a large headline: Najdorf Poisoned Queen Variation. I...
