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Carlsen Says AI Has Flattened the Edge, and Why the World No. 1 Now Chooses Shorter GamesIn a playing hall with no spectators, the only sound left is the clack of the...
Carlsen: AI Levels the Advantage, Age 35 Does NotMove 41 in a five-and-a-half-hour classical game is rarely decided by the...
FIDE's President Is Arkady Dvorkovich, Not Timur Turlov: Inside a FRITZ 20 Promotional PieceOn 30 August 2026, a reader in Kazan sent me a link with three lines of text:...
Total Chess unveils Budapest pilot in November 2026: the unified rating proposal still has no roadmapOn 29 August 2026 a short release appeared under a headline that makes anyone...
Chess Data Gaps: The Games That Leave No Trace23:40, the sports desk in Shanghai. A data file had just come back from the...
Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş's 2,730 ELO Milestone: Record or Temporary Peak?A number appeared on the Turkish Chess Federation's news feed, and within hou...
Israel Forfeit Two Matches at the 2026 Chess Olympiad in Samarkand: The Gap the Rules Never ClosedIsrael Forfeit Two Matches at the 2026 Chess Olympiad in Samarkand: The Gap t...
Samarkand and Hong Kong: A Thai Upset, an Unbeaten Chinese Team, and Carlsen's Two Rapid DefeatsOn the night of June 18, 2026, in Nha Trang, I sat in front of a screen with ...
The Match That Never Was in Samarkand: Pakistan Boycotts Israel and Hands FIDE a Precedent ProblemSamarkand, September 2026. In the largest hall of Uzbekistan's ancient city, ...
The 2026 Chess Olympiad Torch Handover in Samarkand and Three Data Points That Need VerificationThe flame passes Registan The flame moved across the blue-tiled arches of...
The Blank Space in Women's Chess RecordsOne evening I reopened the report of a round from an international women's...
Chess Olympiad 2026: India Defends Throne in the Heart of Uzbekistan, Gukesh and Sindarov Create the SpotlightSamarkand, September 2026 – I have lived through five decades of observing...
Chess Olympiad 2026: India faces double challenge in Samarkand, Gukesh and Sindarov create the spotlightWhen the official schedule of the 2026 Chess Olympiad was announced by FIDE, ...
Chess Olympiad 2026: India Defends Crown in Samarkand, Sindarov Faces Home PressureSamarkand, the legendary city on the Silk Road, will become the center of the...
Chess Olympiad 2026: India Defends the Throne in Samarkand, and the Gukesh – Sindarov DuelI rewind the schedule just released by FIDE for the 2026 Chess Olympiad, and ...
Chess Olympiad 2026: India Defends Throne in Samarkand Amid Gukesh – Sindarov RaceThe official schedule for the 46th Chess Olympiad has just been released by...
Chess Olympiad 2026 in Samarkand: India Defends Its Throne in the Heart of Uzbekistan, and the Fateful 14-Second MatchIt's not the goal, but the space before the goal appears. In chess, that spac...
Chess Olympiad 2026: Samarkand Awaits the Clash of ChampionsSamarkand, the ancient city on the legendary Silk Road, is preparing for the...
Samarkand 2026: India Defends the Throne, Uzbekistan Awaits a Historic ShockSamarkand, the legendary city on the Silk Road, will become the center of the...
Chess Diplomacy: Sindarov's World Cup Scoresheet Becomes a Bridge Between India and UzbekistanI have followed chess for 41 years, but rarely have I seen a fragile piece of...
2026 Chess Olympiad in Samarkand: India Defends Throne, Uzbekistan Awaits Sindarov's ShineFrom the sidelines, I see the whole game. But here, I see not a single game,...
Chess Olympiad 2026: India Defends Throne in Samarkand – Gukesh and Sindarov Set for Clash of the CenturyThe home field has no stands, but every time the ball rolls, a flood of...
2026 Chess Olympiad: India Defends Double Gold, Uzbekistan and the Home PushSamarkand has never been a place for those who fear a demanding schedule. Whe...
