Chess
Samarkand on the Label, Prague Inside: In Search of the Chess Archive's Wrong Name
The Headline Said Samarkand, the File Said Scandinavian: Anatomy of a Mismatched Chess Story
Sword of Damocles, Empty Cell: A 60-Minute Scandinavian Defense Course and an Unverified Carlsen Claim
A 60-Minute Sword: The Scandinavian Defense, Carlsen's Shadow, and the Micro-Course Economy of Club Chess
Samarkand Round 8: The Headline Sold Germany's Win, the Page Sold a Scandinavian Course
Samarkand on the Label, Prague Inside: In Search of the Chess Archive's Wrong NameLast night I opened a file on my desk. The file's name belonged to one place;...
The Headline Said Samarkand, the File Said Scandinavian: Anatomy of a Mismatched Chess StoryA file landed on my desk last week. The label read: “Samarkand R8 (open):...
Sword of Damocles, Empty Cell: A 60-Minute Scandinavian Defense Course and an Unverified Carlsen ClaimThe Empty Cell I open a promotional page and the first thing I do is count....
A 60-Minute Sword: The Scandinavian Defense, Carlsen's Shadow, and the Micro-Course Economy of Club ChessLast December, at a club rapid tournament in Delhi, I stood beside a board...
Samarkand Round 8: The Headline Sold Germany's Win, the Page Sold a Scandinavian Course1. Hook — Two Games on One Page The round-eight result drifted up the feed...
Sixty Minutes of the Elephant Gambit: How a Headline Swallows a Teenager, and Why Nobody Reads the LedgerRain was tapping the glass in Penang a little past two in the morning when I...
Six Videos, Seven Openings: The Black-Side Defence Economy Against London, Colle and TrompowskyFourteen nights. Nine rounds a night. Leonine Chess Club's online blitz leagu...
The Elephant Gambit: A Sixty-Minute Repertoire, Zero Evidence, and One Wrong HeadlineIn the winter of 2026 I spent my nights in a small room in Mymensingh tagging...
Her Name Was in the Headline, Never in the Body: The Elephant Gambit Promotion Titled After Bodhana SivanandanLast week a promotional scroll landed on my desk. The headline said Bodhana...