Chess
A NATO Title and a Najdorf Video: One Headline, Two Separate Stories
A Benko Gambit Review or a Fritz 20 Blurb: The Subject Collision Inside Chess's Product-Review Economy
The Italian Game's 5.e5 Branch: A Hidden Weapon or a Trap Within a Trap for Club Players
Scandinavian Defense: The Business of Selling 'Easy Chess' in 60 Minutes, and Renting Carlsen's Name
The Elephant Gambit Revival: A 60-Minute Video and the Incomplete Promise of a Chess 'Surprise Weapon'
9...a5 in the Mar del Plata: The 'Antidote' Claim and the Ledger That Never Opened
Scandinavian Defense: The Business of Selling 'Easy Chess' in 60 Minutes, and Renting Carlsen's NameOver the past three weeks I re-watched games by eleven club-level players who...
The Elephant Gambit Revival: A 60-Minute Video and the Incomplete Promise of a Chess 'Surprise Weapon'The gap between the headline announcing the European Club Cup in Budva and th...
9...a5 in the Mar del Plata: The 'Antidote' Claim and the Ledger That Never OpenedKolkata, Tuesday afternoon. The rain had stopped and the desk held a...
Total Chess in Budapest: A Promised Rating System and a Four-Player LedgerAugust 29, 2026, Brooklyn. There was a press release on my desk and I was...
A NATO Title and a Najdorf Video: One Headline, Two Separate StoriesAny match report should first check what is on the scoresheet and what is...
Benko Gambit or Fritz 20? When a Product Review's Title and Body Tell Two Different StoriesBenko Gambit or Fritz 20? When a Product Review's Title and Body Tell Two...
Magnus Carlsen's Gamble: The 'Win Faster' Strategy at 35 and the Changing Economics of ChessA cold November morning in a Budapest hall. Twenty-four chairs on stage, a na...
European Club Cup: The 2715 Average and the Arithmetic of 3.5 BoardsEuropean Club Cup: The 2715 Average and the Arithmetic of 3.5 Boards A single...
The Italian Game's 5.e5 Branch: A Trap Weapon for Club Players, With a Price Still UnsettledHook: A move that arrives from the Scotch, enters the Italian, and neutralise...
A Benko Gambit Review or a Fritz 20 Blurb: The Subject Collision Inside Chess's Product-Review EconomyThe title arrives first, and it is specific enough to work with: The Modern...
The Italian Game's 5.e5 Branch: A Hidden Weapon or a Trap Within a Trap for Club PlayersThe 5.e5 branch of the Italian Game is currently being promoted across social...
Benko Gambit or Fritz 20? When a Chess Review's Title and Body Tell Two Different Product StoriesI was sitting in a Budapest Olympiad press conference in September 2026 when ...
European Club Cup in Budva and the Elephant Gambit Trade: A False Marriage of Chess News and Content MarketingThe European Club Cup has begun in Budva. That sentence is news. The thirteen...