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ChessBase Magazine #225: Prague's 27 Miniatures and the Part of the Record No Issue Prints
In the 77-Team Prison Chess Entry List, the Women's Section Line Is the Real Story
Sold as Najdorf, Delivered as Elephant: The Ledger Entry Behind a 60-Minute Course
Eleven Years Old, a 2,465 Performance Rating, and a Date That Runs Ahead of Its Own Report
Seven Games, a 2,465 and a Calendar That Won't Close: Auditing the 11-Year-Old's IM Claim
ChessChessBase Magazine #225: Prague's 27 Miniatures and the Part of the Record No Issue PrintsI keep a paper logbook. Its first page is dated January 2026 — the Delhi...
ChessEleven Years Old, a 2,465 Performance Rating, and a Date That Runs Ahead of Its Own ReportThe Vietnamese headline made two claims in one sentence: an eleven-year-old...
ChessSeven Games, a 2,465 and a Calendar That Won't Close: Auditing the 11-Year-Old's IM ClaimIn the final round she had the black pieces. A gambit line gave her the edge,...
Chess77 Teams, Five Continents, Zero PGNs: Auditing the Prison Chess Championship's Data BlackoutMay 13, 2026. It was not a date on chess's calendar. That was the day the fir...
ChessIn the 77-Team Prison Chess Entry List, the Women's Section Line Is the Real StoryBetween May 13 and May 23, 2026, an online chess tournament was played with...
ChessWesley So's Fourth Title, and the Course Being Sold Inside the StoryI read the report three times. The first time for the headline: Wesley So bea...
ChessOne Headline, Two Documents: Rachel Li's Title and the Scandinavian Defense LedgerAhmedabad, Monday morning. A file sits on my desk. The top line reads: "Rache...
ChessSold as Najdorf, Delivered as Elephant: The Ledger Entry Behind a 60-Minute CourseAt the very top of the landing page sat the headline — Najdorf Poisoned Queen...
ChessWesley So Beats Fabiano Caruana in Tiebreaks to Win Fourth US Chess Championship TitleI keep the stopwatch running long after the race has ended. When Wesley So an...
ChessWesley So Beats Fabiano Caruana in Tiebreak, Wins Fourth US Chess Championship TitleIn the fortieth minute of the final rapid game in St. Louis, Wesley So set bo...