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Not an Antidote, a Bargain: Auditing the 9...a5 Recommendation Against the Bayonet Attack2026-10-22PROVENANCE BOX — Sample: zero games cited. Source: a product blurb in which t...
Italian Game 5.e5: A Hidden Weapon for Club Players, But the Headline Overpromises2026-10-22The 5.e5 line in the Italian Game, presented in the '60 Minutes' video series...
European Club Cup: The Rating Arithmetic Behind the Favourites' Comfortable Wins2026-10-22The picture that emerges from the European Club Cup results looks one-sided a...
European Club Cup: The 2715 Average and the Half-Board-Point Gap2026-10-22In team-match chess, the number that lies loudest is the team average rating....
Auditing Endgame Magic #340: Sivanandan on the Cover, 5.e5 on the Page2026-10-22There is a small contradiction sitting in row 340 of my spreadsheet. Column A...
Benko Gambit or Fritz 20? A Review Whose Title and Body Describe Two Different Products2026-10-22Benko Gambit or Fritz 20? A Review Whose Title and Body Describe Two Differen...
European Club Cup: The Rating Arithmetic Behind the Favourites' Comfortable WinsThe picture that emerges from the European Club Cup results looks one-sided a...
Not an Antidote, a Bargain: Auditing the 9...a5 Recommendation Against the Bayonet AttackPROVENANCE BOX — Sample: zero games cited. Source: a product blurb in which t...
European Club Cup: The 2715 Average and the Half-Board-Point GapIn team-match chess, the number that lies loudest is the team average rating....
Auditing Endgame Magic #340: Sivanandan on the Cover, 5.e5 on the PageThere is a small contradiction sitting in row 340 of my spreadsheet. Column A...
Benko Gambit or Fritz 20? A Review Whose Title and Body Describe Two Different ProductsBenko Gambit or Fritz 20? A Review Whose Title and Body Describe Two Differen...
European Club Cup 2026: Bayegan's 2715 Average Is Worth Half a Board Point, Not a TitleAfter two rounds, 25 of the 108 teams in the open section were sitting on 2/2...
The NATO Chess Headline and the Najdorf Video: Anatomy of a Publishing ErrorOn Monday morning, when I opened that news link in my Singapore flat, the...
The Italian Game's 5.e5 Branch: Where Theory, Traps and a Junior Star's Name Sit TogetherReturning from the 2026 Budapest Olympiad, I found a line in my notebook I ha...
Total Chess Proposes Unified Rating System, Budapest Pilot Set for November 2026The announcement for the Budapest event, running 10–21 November 2026, names...
Italian Game 5.e5: A Hidden Weapon for Club Players, But the Headline OverpromisesThe 5.e5 line in the Italian Game, presented in the '60 Minutes' video series...
A Benko Gambit Title, FRITZ 20 Bullets: The Review File That Cannot Prove Its Own IdentityThe file took nine seconds to open. The first line was clean: 'Review: The...
Budapest's 'Fast Classic': The Total Chess Tour and the Unresolved Rating QuestionThe press note that landed in my inbox on the morning of 29 August 2026 carri...