Chess
Chess27 Miniatures from Prague 2026 and a Fresh Repertoire: What Is Really Inside ChessBase Magazine #2252026-10-25In the hall, the sound of a piece meeting its square and the thud of a clock...
Chess5.5/7 and a Calendar That Doesn't Add Up: The Real Chain Behind an 11-Year-Old's IM Norm2026-10-25On the night of October 23, a results sheet was in front of me — board one,...
ChessPrague's 27 Miniatures: The Moves Are Logged, the Hours Are Not2026-10-25The 'Special' section of ChessBase Magazine #225 opens with a number before i...
ChessAn 11-Year-Old, a 2465 Performance and a Date That Still Needs Verification2026-10-25The last round began with black pieces. According to the available report, sh...
ChessAn IM Claim at Eleven: 2,465 on the Board, a Blank Line on the Ledger2026-10-25The number that travelled fastest after the final round on 23 October was not...
Prague's 27 Miniatures: The Moves Are Logged, the Hours Are NotThe 'Special' section of ChessBase Magazine #225 opens with a number before i...
An 11-Year-Old, a 2465 Performance and a Date That Still Needs VerificationThe last round began with black pieces. According to the available report, sh...
27 Miniatures from Prague 2026 and a Fresh Repertoire: What Is Really Inside ChessBase Magazine #225In the hall, the sound of a piece meeting its square and the thud of a clock...
5.5/7 and a Calendar That Doesn't Add Up: The Real Chain Behind an 11-Year-Old's IM NormOn the night of October 23, a results sheet was in front of me — board one,...
An IM Claim at Eleven: 2,465 on the Board, a Blank Line on the LedgerThe number that travelled fastest after the final round on 23 October was not...
77 Teams, Five Continents and an Empty Chair: The Ledger of Prison Chess Speaks Differently from the ScoreboardIn a community hall in Ahmedabad in 2026, I first felt that chess's most hone...
IM at Eleven: Seven Games, a 2,465 Performance, and a Date Still Awaiting VerificationBoard one, final round, October 23. The eleven-year-old from Vietnam had the...
77 Teams, Five Continents and a Crack in the Name: Auditing FIDE's Prison Chess ChampionshipThe tournament that began on 13 May 2026 carries two names in the same file....
Eleven Years, Seven Months, Sixteen Days: The Real Price of a Norm at Board OneOctober 23. Board one. That particular silence that exists only in a chess ha...
Wesley So Beats Fabiano Caruana in Tiebreaks to Win Fourth US Chess ChampionshipThe first-floor room at the Saint Louis Chess Club is a familiar one. Wood...