Chess
The Headline Said Samarkand, the Folder Said Prague: A Quiet Ledger of Chess's Training Economy
One Envelope, One Key, and Chess's Invisible Labour Market: Reading ChessBase Magazine #225
From Reserve Board to Headline: Savitha Shri's 7/7 and the Arithmetic Her Father Got Wrong
Samarkand in the Headline, Prague Inside: Two Faces of One File and the Gap in Ledger No. 225
Sixty Minutes of Najdorf, Zero Votes for a Headline
ChessSixty Minutes of Najdorf, Zero Votes for a HeadlineSixty Minutes of Najdorf, Zero Votes for a Headline The file was named “60m...
ChessThe Headline Said Samarkand, the Folder Said Prague: A Quiet Ledger of Chess's Training EconomyMy desk sits at the corner of a Khulna veranda. The 2026 laptop still runs ho...
ChessSixty Minutes of Najdorf, One Unverified Headline: The Crack in Chess NewsHalf past eleven at night. Outside the chess hall in Purana Paltan the last t...
ChessFive Hours in Samarkand: The Comeback That Kept India's Gold AliveThe sound inside the hall In the playing hall in Samarkand, when the red digi...
ChessHeadline vs Body: The 60-Minute Najdorf Behind the FIDE Presidency ClaimA headline says Timur Turlov has been elected FIDE President. The same...
ChessOne Envelope, One Key, and Chess's Invisible Labour Market: Reading ChessBase Magazine #225The envelope arrives first, the code second. A thick packet from the postbox,...
ChessThe Byline Said Samarkand, the Content Said Prague: Auditing ChessBase Magazine #225The first line of the title carried seven pieces of information: Samarkand,...
ChessThe Queen's Two Moves: Sixty Minutes on the Scandinavian Defense and a Ledger Left UnverifiedWhen I read the promotional copy for an openings course, I count moves, not...
ChessThe Sixty-Minute Sword: The Scandinavian Defense, a Borrowed Name, and the Stain on the Steel CupboardNovember 2026, a late afternoon in Purana Paltan. I opened the steel cupboard...
ChessFrom Reserve Board to Headline: Savitha Shri's 7/7 and the Arithmetic Her Father Got WrongFrom a Mymensingh bedroom, I learned the stadium is only a screen. On Thursda...
ChessSamarkand in the Headline, Prague Inside: Two Faces of One File and the Gap in Ledger No. 225Before opening the file I wrote the date down twice, out of habit. Mumbai des...
ChessSeven Wins From a Reserve Board: What the Samarkand Scoreboard Never ShowedLate on a Thursday in Samarkand, an Olympiad round had been running for nearl...
ChessSamarkand's Headline, a DVD's Body: One File, Two OwnersI opened the file for Samarkand. The headline said Germany had stunned...
ChessSavitha Shri: A Father's Career Bet and the Ledger Nobody Is ReconcilingThe round in Samarkand took almost five hours. On the same Thursday, D. Gukes...
ChessThe Headline Said Samarkand, the Folder Said Prague: A Quiet Ledger of Chess's Training EconomyMy desk sits at the corner of a Khulna veranda. The 2026 laptop still runs ho...
ChessSixty Minutes of Najdorf, One Unverified Headline: The Crack in Chess NewsHalf past eleven at night. Outside the chess hall in Purana Paltan the last t...
ChessFive Hours in Samarkand: The Comeback That Kept India's Gold AliveThe sound inside the hall In the playing hall in Samarkand, when the red digi...
ChessHeadline vs Body: The 60-Minute Najdorf Behind the FIDE Presidency ClaimA headline says Timur Turlov has been elected FIDE President. The same...
ChessOne Envelope, One Key, and Chess's Invisible Labour Market: Reading ChessBase Magazine #225The envelope arrives first, the code second. A thick packet from the postbox,...
ChessThe Byline Said Samarkand, the Content Said Prague: Auditing ChessBase Magazine #225The first line of the title carried seven pieces of information: Samarkand,...
ChessThe Queen's Two Moves: Sixty Minutes on the Scandinavian Defense and a Ledger Left UnverifiedWhen I read the promotional copy for an openings course, I count moves, not...
ChessThe Sixty-Minute Sword: The Scandinavian Defense, a Borrowed Name, and the Stain on the Steel CupboardNovember 2026, a late afternoon in Purana Paltan. I opened the steel cupboard...
ChessFrom Reserve Board to Headline: Savitha Shri's 7/7 and the Arithmetic Her Father Got WrongFrom a Mymensingh bedroom, I learned the stadium is only a screen. On Thursda...
ChessSamarkand in the Headline, Prague Inside: Two Faces of One File and the Gap in Ledger No. 225Before opening the file I wrote the date down twice, out of habit. Mumbai des...
ChessSeven Wins From a Reserve Board: What the Samarkand Scoreboard Never ShowedLate on a Thursday in Samarkand, an Olympiad round had been running for nearl...
ChessSamarkand's Headline, a DVD's Body: One File, Two OwnersI opened the file for Samarkand. The headline said Germany had stunned...
ChessSavitha Shri: A Father's Career Bet and the Ledger Nobody Is ReconcilingThe round in Samarkand took almost five hours. On the same Thursday, D. Gukes...