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A Benko Gambit Review, or a FRITZ 20 Advert? A Product Package That Cannot Identify ItselfThe First Shock Had Already Landed Before reviewing anything, one thing must ...
European Club Cup: The Rating Gap and Untold Story Behind the Favourites' Comfortable WinsCoverage of the European Club Cup often begins with the scoreline — but the...
The Nicosia Meeting, a FIDE Presidency Claim, and a Headline With No SourceA photograph came out of Nicosia, the Cypriot capital. Two men, one table, a...
A FIDE Presidency Claim, a Nicosia Meeting, and a FRITZ 20 Ad: X-Ray of an Unsourced StoryThe first safe conclusion is that there is no news in this news item. The...
Sixty Minutes of Scandinavian: The Headline Promised Neiksans, the Page Sold MartinThe headline carried Arturs Neiksans' name. It carried a promise too — the ar...
Magnus Carlsen on AI: Chess Is No Longer Engine vs Engine, But Human Endurance vs Engine PrecisionAs Budapest prepares to host the first World Open Chess Championship from...
Nicosia, No Agenda: A FIDE Presidency Claim and a Price List Printed Under the NewsThere is a table in Nicosia. Two glasses, two flags, one camera. The photogra...
The Grandeur of the European Club Cup in Budva and the Commercial Trap of the Elephant Gambit: A Technical AnalysisThe gap between the headlines about the European Club Cup (ECC) starting in...
The Fifth Hour: The Preparation Clause Buried Under Carlsen's AI HeadlineOn 21 October 2026, AS, the Madrid sports daily, published a long interview...
What Is the Price of a 'Comfortable Win' at the European Club Cup? Auditing ChessBase Magazine #225I have to say this plainly: for the past few days I have been auditing a...
ChessBase Magazine #225: A European Club Cup Headline With No Scoreline Behind ItThe cover of ChessBase Magazine #225 carries one sentence: "European Club Cup...
Scandinavian Defense in Chess: The 60-Minute Claim and the Carlsen NameIn the world of chess, a product has arrived that claims you can learn the...
Benko Gambit or Fritz 20: You Cannot Price a Product That Has No Spec SheetAt eleven in the morning in Saint Petersburg my desk held three things: a...
The Elephant Gambit: Surprise Is an Asset That Dies on Second ContactThirteen information points sit on the page carrying the headline that the...
European Club Cup: The Rating Gap and Untold Story Behind the Favourites' Comfortable WinsCoverage of the European Club Cup often begins with the scoreline — but the...
The Nicosia Meeting, a FIDE Presidency Claim, and a Headline With No SourceA photograph came out of Nicosia, the Cypriot capital. Two men, one table, a...
A FIDE Presidency Claim, a Nicosia Meeting, and a FRITZ 20 Ad: X-Ray of an Unsourced StoryThe first safe conclusion is that there is no news in this news item. The...
Sixty Minutes of Scandinavian: The Headline Promised Neiksans, the Page Sold MartinThe headline carried Arturs Neiksans' name. It carried a promise too — the ar...
Magnus Carlsen on AI: Chess Is No Longer Engine vs Engine, But Human Endurance vs Engine PrecisionAs Budapest prepares to host the first World Open Chess Championship from...
Nicosia, No Agenda: A FIDE Presidency Claim and a Price List Printed Under the NewsThere is a table in Nicosia. Two glasses, two flags, one camera. The photogra...
The Grandeur of the European Club Cup in Budva and the Commercial Trap of the Elephant Gambit: A Technical AnalysisThe gap between the headlines about the European Club Cup (ECC) starting in...
The Fifth Hour: The Preparation Clause Buried Under Carlsen's AI HeadlineOn 21 October 2026, AS, the Madrid sports daily, published a long interview...
What Is the Price of a 'Comfortable Win' at the European Club Cup? Auditing ChessBase Magazine #225I have to say this plainly: for the past few days I have been auditing a...
ChessBase Magazine #225: A European Club Cup Headline With No Scoreline Behind ItThe cover of ChessBase Magazine #225 carries one sentence: "European Club Cup...
Scandinavian Defense in Chess: The 60-Minute Claim and the Carlsen NameIn the world of chess, a product has arrived that claims you can learn the...
Benko Gambit or Fritz 20: You Cannot Price a Product That Has No Spec SheetAt eleven in the morning in Saint Petersburg my desk held three things: a...
The Elephant Gambit: Surprise Is an Asset That Dies on Second ContactThirteen information points sit on the page carrying the headline that the...
