Chess
European Club Cup: A 2715 Average, Six Boards, and the Half-Point Margin
Türkiye's NATO Title and a 60-Minute Najdorf Video: A Headline Whose Body Belongs to Someone Else
The Elephant Gambit: A 60-Minute Video, a 150-Year-Old Gamble, and the Arithmetic of Money on the Board
Total Chess's 'Unified Rating' Claim: Six Information Points, Zero Rating Data
FIDE President in Cyprus, FRITZ 20 Sale Buried in the News — Who Covered Whom?
The Elephant Gambit: A 60-Minute Video, a 150-Year-Old Gamble, and the Arithmetic of Money on the BoardI clicked the headline about the European Club Cup in Budva and found, in the...
Total Chess's 'Unified Rating' Claim: Six Information Points, Zero Rating DataData-Provenance Box — Version 1.0, 29 August 2026 Sample: 7 information point...
FIDE President in Cyprus, FRITZ 20 Sale Buried in the News — Who Covered Whom?The report emerging from Nicosia after the meeting with the Cypriot head of...
Scandinavian Defense: Carlsen's Name, a 60-Minute Promise, and the Open Question for Club PlayersWhen I first sat at the results desk in Shivajinagar Hall in Pune in 2026, on...
European Club Cup: A 2715 Average, Six Boards, and the Half-Point MarginAfter two rounds of the European Club Cup, 25 of the 108 teams in the open...
Türkiye's NATO Title and a 60-Minute Najdorf Video: A Headline Whose Body Belongs to Someone ElseMonday afternoon, Bangalore. The statute binder lay open on the desk — the on...
The Italian 5.e5 Line: A Club Weapon, and a Headline Selling Something ElseEleven Minutes on Move Five The clock talks loudest in a club room. The playe...
Three Questions on Total Chess's 'Unified Rating' Board: The Budapest Pilot, the 2027 Tour, and the Name That Is Not Yet in Any TableWhat is being sold in the Budapest window of 10-21 November 2026 is not a lis...
Budva's European Club Cup and the Elephant Gambit: One Headline, Two Different WorldsThere is a gap between the headline announcing the European Club Cup in Budva...
Total Chess: A Budapest Pilot, Four Names, and the Rating System That Exists Only in the HeadlineOn the evening of 29 August 2026 a press note landed on my desk. The headline...
Budva's Headline, the Elephant's Advertisement: Two Different Games on One PageThere is a page. At the top, one line — the European Club Cup has begun in...