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ChessGermany in the Headline, Scandinavian in the Body: An Autopsy of the Samarkand File2026-09-26I opened the file to read a result from Round 8 in Samarkand. The headline sa...
ChessThe Sword of Damocles in Sixty Minutes: The Carlsen Game I Could Not Find2026-09-26A thirteen-point promotional blurb landed on my desk. Sixty minutes of...
ChessA Samarkand Label, Prague Inside: Reading ChessBase Magazine #225 and the Chess Training Economy2026-09-26At three in the morning in my Mymensingh bedroom, the second-hand laptop was...
ChessThe File Was Labelled Samarkand, the Inside Was Prague: ChessBase Magazine #225 and the Economics of Chess Memory2026-09-26The folder was labelled Samarkand. Round eight. Women's section. China leadin...
ChessSamarkand R8: Germany's Upset Headline, a Scandinavian Course Ad; The Blockchain of Data Integrity Is Broken2026-09-26Hook Samarkand, Round 8. The headline is eye-catching: Germany stunned...
The File Was Labelled Samarkand, the Inside Was Prague: ChessBase Magazine #225 and the Economics of Chess MemoryThe folder was labelled Samarkand. Round eight. Women's section. China leadin...
Samarkand R8: Germany's Upset Headline, a Scandinavian Course Ad; The Blockchain of Data Integrity Is BrokenHook Samarkand, Round 8. The headline is eye-catching: Germany stunned...
The Scandinavian Defense Course: A 60-Minute Promise and an Uncited Carlsen ClaimI learned my arithmetic in the Purana Paltan press room, and it still pays...
Germany in the Headline, Scandinavian in the Body: An Autopsy of the Samarkand FileI opened the file to read a result from Round 8 in Samarkand. The headline sa...
Seven from Seven on the Reserve Board, and Savings Gone in Three Years: Reading Savitha Shri's Incomplete LedgerThe Thursday round took almost five hours. In a bedroom in Mymensingh I had t...
The Sword of Damocles in Sixty Minutes: The Carlsen Game I Could Not FindA thirteen-point promotional blurb landed on my desk. Sixty minutes of...
The Fifth Board: Savitha Shri and the Arithmetic of Family Money in Indian ChessThe clock on the table is closing on five hours. Inside the hall in Samarkand...
Samarkand in the Headline, Scandinavian in the Body: Auditing a Mismatched ReceiptI opened the file at seven in the evening, Moscow time. The headline carried ...
A Samarkand Headline, a Scandinavian Body: A Ledger AuditMy Mumbai desk's feed occasionally catches its own mistakes. This morning it...
ChessBase Magazine #225: The Ledger of Chess Knowledge Behind a Download KeyIn September 2026, the 128-player knockout of the FIDE World Cup ran for...
The Ledger Behind the Sword of Damocles: Scandinavian Defense, Carlsen's Name, and the Arithmetic of the Course MarketThe air in the Batumi hall was heavy that September of 2026. The 43rd Chess...
ChessBase Magazine #225: 27 Miniatures, 10 Opening Articles, and the Audit of a Title MismatchOn Thursday evening two documents landed on my Mumbai desk at the same time....
A Samarkand Label, Prague Inside: Reading ChessBase Magazine #225 and the Chess Training EconomyAt three in the morning in my Mymensingh bedroom, the second-hand laptop was...