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A Presidential Headline Buried Inside a Najdorf File2026-09-26The headline runs a single line: “Timur Turlov elected President of FIDE.”...
A Samarkand Headline, A Prague Manuscript: Auditing ChessBase Magazine #225 and One Metadata Error2026-09-26At 1:40 in the morning on a Mumbai desk, the headline was clean and confident...
Samarkand Round 9: Gukesh's Escape and India's Single-Entry Ledger2026-09-27In the Samarkand playing hall, the boards of round nine emptied one by one....
A FIDE Presidency Headline, a Najdorf Update Body: Two Faces of One Document2026-09-27On Tuesday evening I was scrolling the feed when a document stopped my thumb....
The King's Walk and the Empty Column: What I Found While Looking for Sarana's Game2026-09-26Second week of the 2026 Olympiad, Samarkand. Corridor on the second floor of...
Issue 225 and the Empty Hall: Prague's Curriculum, Khulna's Ledger2026-09-26Late February, Khulna. The coffee on the veranda table went cold long ago; I...
ChessSamarkand Round 9: Gukesh's Escape and India's Single-Entry LedgerIn the Samarkand playing hall, the boards of round nine emptied one by one....
ChessA FIDE Presidency Headline, a Najdorf Update Body: Two Faces of One DocumentOn Tuesday evening I was scrolling the feed when a document stopped my thumb....
ChessA Presidential Headline Buried Inside a Najdorf FileThe headline runs a single line: “Timur Turlov elected President of FIDE.”...
ChessThe King's Walk and the Empty Column: What I Found While Looking for Sarana's GameSecond week of the 2026 Olympiad, Samarkand. Corridor on the second floor of...
ChessA Samarkand Headline, A Prague Manuscript: Auditing ChessBase Magazine #225 and One Metadata ErrorAt 1:40 in the morning on a Mumbai desk, the headline was clean and confident...
ChessIssue 225 and the Empty Hall: Prague's Curriculum, Khulna's LedgerLate February, Khulna. The coffee on the veranda table went cold long ago; I...
ChessSamarkand's Name, Prague's Body: A Fracture in Chess's Ledger and the Quiet Wound of Screen-Board SyndromeThe title said Samarkand, Round 8, women's section, China 15/16. Inside the...
ChessChessBase Magazine #225: 27 Miniatures and 10 Opening Articles in the Ledger, Zero Game IDs on the Board2:40 AM in Mumbai. The file header said: Samarkand Round 8, women's section,...
ChessWhat the Samarkand File Did Not Contain: ChessBase Magazine #225 and the Physical Bill for Desk ChessLast week a file landed on my desk. The title read: Samarkand R8 (women), Chi...