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The Prison Chess Championship: 77 Teams, Five Continents, and Eleven Days Without a Single Published GameIn late May 2026, I opened a chess tournament to analyse it. It had 77 teams,...
FIDE's Online Chess Championship for Prisoners: 77 Teams, Five Continents, and an Evidence GapBetween 13 and 23 May 2026, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) ran an...
FRITZ 20, a False FIDE Presidency Headline, and the Limits of Trust in Chess MediaA question from a fourteen-year-old On the afternoon of 29 August 2026, the...
Total Chess Proposes a Unified Rating System: Four Names, Three Formats, and a Method That Has Not AppearedThe press release went out on 29 August 2026, short enough that I read the...
Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, and the Third WGM Norm: A Record That Was Signed, Not InflatedIn chess, a norm is not a gift handed over. It is a clause that gets signed....
The Empty Report and the Applause No One RecordedThat night, in a hall in Shanghai, the live transmission board of a team matc...
Pakistan Boycotts Israel Board at the 2026 Chess Olympiad: Read the Data Before You Read the EmotionOn the opening day of the 46th World Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan,...
The World Champion Sitting on Board Four: India's Silent Move at the Chess OlympiadIn a small meeting room in Budapest in the summer of 2026, a single A4 sheet...
Carlsen Calls Sindarov the Clear Favourite Against Gukesh: The World Chess Championship and the Psychology of Striking FirstMagnus Carlsen rotated a glass of water once on the table and said something...
Vietnamese Chess in a Generational Shift: Re-measuring the Gaps Behind the Elo NumbersVietnamese Chess in a Generational Shift: Re-measuring the Gaps Behind the El...
Carlsen returns, India shines: Global Chess League 2026 promises a chess olympiadThe stadium is empty, but the applause of 2026 still echoes in every old...
Chess Olympiad 2026 Schedule: India Defends Double Title, Gukesh and Sindarov Set the SpotlightThey call me a contrarian because they are not ready for a shock that strikes...
India Brings Double Title Defense to Samarkand: Chess Olympiad 2026 and the Fateful Gukesh – Sindarov ClashSamarkand, the legendary city on the Silk Road, will become the focal point o...
Chess Olympiad 2026: India Faces Double Challenge in Samarkand – Official Schedule Reveals Battle for the ThroneThe sound of chess resounds from Samarkand, a city on the legendary Silk Road...
Chess Olympiad 2026: India defends throne in the heart of Samarkand, Sindarov awaits destiny against GukeshSamarkand, the city of legends and the Silk Road, will become the center of t...
Samarkand 2026: India Brings 'Treasures' to the Crossroads of History, Gukesh and Sindarov Clash Before the Grand BattleSamarkand, the legendary city on the Silk Road, where caravans once traded ge...
2026 Chess Olympiad: India Defends Crown, Gukesh and Sindarov Face Off Ahead of World ChampionshipWhen Gukesh and Sindarov step onto the board in Samarkand in September 2026,...
Samarkand Olympiad 2026: India Defends Two Thrones Amid Uzbekistan Home Pressure and the Gukesh–Sindarov NarrativeThe number 11 rounds, 6 consecutive days without rest, and a final round...
Chess Olympiad 2026: India Defends Throne in the Heart of Samarkand, Sindarov Awaits His MomentSamarkand, the city of turquoise domes and legendary Silk Road, will not just...
Chess Olympiad 2026: India Brings 'All-Star Lineup' to Samarkand, but the 11-Round Marathon Schedule Is the Real PuzzleSamarkand, the legendary city on the Silk Road, is about to become the...
FIDE's Online Chess Championship for Prisoners: 77 Teams, Five Continents, and an Evidence GapBetween 13 and 23 May 2026, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) ran an...
FRITZ 20, a False FIDE Presidency Headline, and the Limits of Trust in Chess MediaA question from a fourteen-year-old On the afternoon of 29 August 2026, the...
Total Chess Proposes a Unified Rating System: Four Names, Three Formats, and a Method That Has Not AppearedThe press release went out on 29 August 2026, short enough that I read the...
Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, and the Third WGM Norm: A Record That Was Signed, Not InflatedIn chess, a norm is not a gift handed over. It is a clause that gets signed....
The Empty Report and the Applause No One RecordedThat night, in a hall in Shanghai, the live transmission board of a team matc...
Pakistan Boycotts Israel Board at the 2026 Chess Olympiad: Read the Data Before You Read the EmotionOn the opening day of the 46th World Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan,...
The World Champion Sitting on Board Four: India's Silent Move at the Chess OlympiadIn a small meeting room in Budapest in the summer of 2026, a single A4 sheet...
Carlsen Calls Sindarov the Clear Favourite Against Gukesh: The World Chess Championship and the Psychology of Striking FirstMagnus Carlsen rotated a glass of water once on the table and said something...
Vietnamese Chess in a Generational Shift: Re-measuring the Gaps Behind the Elo NumbersVietnamese Chess in a Generational Shift: Re-measuring the Gaps Behind the El...
Carlsen returns, India shines: Global Chess League 2026 promises a chess olympiadThe stadium is empty, but the applause of 2026 still echoes in every old...
Chess Olympiad 2026 Schedule: India Defends Double Title, Gukesh and Sindarov Set the SpotlightThey call me a contrarian because they are not ready for a shock that strikes...
India Brings Double Title Defense to Samarkand: Chess Olympiad 2026 and the Fateful Gukesh – Sindarov ClashSamarkand, the legendary city on the Silk Road, will become the focal point o...
Chess Olympiad 2026: India Faces Double Challenge in Samarkand – Official Schedule Reveals Battle for the ThroneThe sound of chess resounds from Samarkand, a city on the legendary Silk Road...
Chess Olympiad 2026: India defends throne in the heart of Samarkand, Sindarov awaits destiny against GukeshSamarkand, the city of legends and the Silk Road, will become the center of t...
Samarkand 2026: India Brings 'Treasures' to the Crossroads of History, Gukesh and Sindarov Clash Before the Grand BattleSamarkand, the legendary city on the Silk Road, where caravans once traded ge...
2026 Chess Olympiad: India Defends Crown, Gukesh and Sindarov Face Off Ahead of World ChampionshipWhen Gukesh and Sindarov step onto the board in Samarkand in September 2026,...
Samarkand Olympiad 2026: India Defends Two Thrones Amid Uzbekistan Home Pressure and the Gukesh–Sindarov NarrativeThe number 11 rounds, 6 consecutive days without rest, and a final round...
Chess Olympiad 2026: India Defends Throne in the Heart of Samarkand, Sindarov Awaits His MomentSamarkand, the city of turquoise domes and legendary Silk Road, will not just...
Chess Olympiad 2026: India Brings 'All-Star Lineup' to Samarkand, but the 11-Round Marathon Schedule Is the Real PuzzleSamarkand, the legendary city on the Silk Road, is about to become the...
