Chess
One Match Point, Ten Lines of Ad Copy: What Went Unwritten at Samarkand Round Seven
The Bayonet Attack, 9...a5, and Samarkand Hanging in the Headline
Black's Squares in the Shadow of the London System: Six Videos, Seven Openings, One Misplaced Promise
An Antidote to the Scotch, Kasparov's Shadow, and the Open Ledger of Purana Paltan
One Match Point, Ten Lines of Ad Copy: What Went Unwritten at Samarkand Round SevenThe headline on my phone was nine words long. “Samarkand R7 (women): China an...
The Bayonet Attack, 9...a5, and Samarkand Hanging in the HeadlineIn September 2026 I sat in Tbilisi with a headset, a laptop, and a chat windo...
Black's Squares in the Shadow of the London System: Six Videos, Seven Openings, One Misplaced PromiseIn the press room in Chennai during October 2026 I kept a small notebook of...
An Antidote to the Scotch, Kasparov's Shadow, and the Open Ledger of Purana PaltanThe notebook says Samarkand. The tape says the Scotch. I sat down with the...
Pragg Declines Giri's Draw Offer, Gukesh on Board Four: Inside India's 3-1 Win Over the NetherlandsOn board one the position was level. Anish Giri, with the black pieces, offer...
Why India Made Nihal Sarin Player of the Day After a Defeat: The Arithmetic the Scoreboard HidesMidway through the latest round I wrote two numbers on my notepad: +2 and 30...
The Bayonet Attack, 9...a5, and Samarkand Hanging in the HeadlineIn September 2026 I sat in Tbilisi with a headset, a laptop, and a chat windo...
Black's Squares in the Shadow of the London System: Six Videos, Seven Openings, One Misplaced PromiseIn the press room in Chennai during October 2026 I kept a small notebook of...
An Antidote to the Scotch, Kasparov's Shadow, and the Open Ledger of Purana PaltanThe notebook says Samarkand. The tape says the Scotch. I sat down with the...
Pragg Declines Giri's Draw Offer, Gukesh on Board Four: Inside India's 3-1 Win Over the NetherlandsOn board one the position was level. Anish Giri, with the black pieces, offer...
Why India Made Nihal Sarin Player of the Day After a Defeat: The Arithmetic the Scoreboard HidesMidway through the latest round I wrote two numbers on my notepad: +2 and 30...