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Wesley So Won a Fourth US Title in a Tiebreak Nobody Wrote Down2026-10-24A tiebreak result slip is a strange piece of paper. It says 1–0 and nothing...
The Scandinavian Defense, Sold in Sixty Minutes: Carlsen's Halo, Martin's Credential, and a Headline That Belongs to Another Story2026-10-23Thirty years on a copy desk leaves a habit. When a file lands at eleven at...
One Wrong Name, One Advertisement: Who Verifies Chess News Anymore2026-10-23Late last week a screenshot reached my desk in Kolkata. The headline was set ...
European Club Cup 2026: Eleven Teams Level After Three Rounds Is Not Parity — It Is the 2-1 Scoring MathsThree rounds are done. Eleven teams sit level in the open section standings o...
Wesley So Won a Fourth US Title in a Tiebreak Nobody Wrote DownA tiebreak result slip is a strange piece of paper. It says 1–0 and nothing...
Turlov in the Headline, Fritz 20 in the Body: The Chess Item That Fails Its Own AuditA headline crossed my desk last week: “FIDE President Timur Turlov meets Cypr...
European Club Cup 2026: Eleven Teams Level After Three Rounds — and the Real Story Is the Scoring SystemThe round-four pairing sheet was already up on the wall — SuperChess against...
The Scandinavian Defense, Sold in Sixty Minutes: Carlsen's Halo, Martin's Credential, and a Headline That Belongs to Another StoryThirty years on a copy desk leaves a habit. When a file lands at eleven at...
One Headline, Two Openings: The Elephant Gambit Sold Under a Najdorf LabelSixty minutes. That is the only number in the entire promotional text that ca...
European Club Cup: Eleven Teams, Three Rounds, One Match Point — The Board Point Is the Currency Nobody Is WatchingThree rounds. Eleven teams. One match point. The open-section standings of th...
One Wrong Name, One Advertisement: Who Verifies Chess News AnymoreLate last week a screenshot reached my desk in Kolkata. The headline was set ...
Eleven Teams, One Line: The Count the European Club Cup Headline Never MadeTuesday, 20 October 2026. The round-four pairings are up on the wall —...