Wednesday, April 1, 2026

UTC+08:00

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Divya Deshmukh – 朱锦尔 (Zhū Jǐn’ěr) Women’s Candidates Tournament 2026; Pegeia, April 1, 2026 English Opening A21 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. ...

The Lightness of Being

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Anna Olehivna Muzychuk – Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Lagno Women’s Candidates Tournament 2026; Pegeia, April 1, 2026 Spanish Game C85 1. e...
Tuesday, March 31, 2026

A Gift from the East

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Fabiano Caruana – 韦奕 (Wéi Yì) Candidates Tournament 2026; Pegeia, March 31, 2026 English Opening A34 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 g6 4. N...

The Cuckoo’s Nest

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Quem Deus vult perdere dementat Giorgio Agamben , Quodlibet, March 30, 2026 It is well to reflect on a fact so much incredible that one ...
Monday, March 30, 2026

The Known, the Unknown, and the Unknowable

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Naman Ramachandran, “Taiwan’s 9m88 on Acting, Songwriting and the Space Between: ‘Both Fall Under Performing Arts, but in Many Ways They Fee...
Sunday, March 29, 2026

Frenemies

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Fabiano Caruana tries it again and starts off well. His fellow countryman, Hikaru Nakamura , now more a YouTube celebrity than an ascetic ...
Saturday, March 28, 2026

Roll Over Beethoven

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No one can deny that the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna” enjoys the undivided honour of being the chess school par excellence...
Friday, March 27, 2026

Around and Around

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Thursday, March 26, 2026

Nevertheless, Edna, as 老舍 (Lǎo Shě) says, “For myself? I love our country, but who loves me?”

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Artwork © BipBeeBoo (@bipbeeboo)

Books She Hasn’t Read Yet

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Express News Service, “Why Aleksandra Goryachkina, who prioritized humanities over Maths, is Russia’s big hope to reclaim world title”, The ...

Above the Fray

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Express News Service, “What is 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), the greatest women’s chess player up to? ‘Making tenure as professor tougher than women’s Wo...
Wednesday, March 25, 2026

All the World’s a Board

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Monday, March 23, 2026

And so, Edna, to quote Byron’s own words, “There’s not a joy the world can give like that it takes away”

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Artwork © AIFanSlaye
Sunday, March 22, 2026

No, I’m not Byron

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In an exclusive interview to Komsomolskaya Pravda , 12th World Chess Champion Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov opened the doors of his penthouse...

Legacies

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Friday, March 20, 2026

Last But Not Least

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“Good blood”, they say, “does not lie”. And indeed in 1911, Clarice Benini ’s father participated in the historic National Tournament at Rom...
Wednesday, March 18, 2026

A Handful of Flies

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The staff and the hand Giorgio Agamben , Quodlibet, March 16, 2026 “Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? Or sha...

Harmonic Healing

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Monday, March 16, 2026

Catwoman Goes to the Opera

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It was Sunday evening, and Aurora made her way up to the backstage of the Opera, posing for a Mado Flynn ad campaign for the A.M.A. (Fri...
Saturday, March 14, 2026

Oh yes, Edna, at this rate they are going to self-destruct before the next war, hopefully

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Artwork © Sky (@skyros_creations)

Dark Honey

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Friday, March 13, 2026

Café Doney

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Stefano Rosselli del Turco – Vittorio Volpi 1st Classification Tournament of Florence Chess Academy ; Florence, 1899 French Defence C14 1...

Play Days

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Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Searching for Spring

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Visitors make their way through 西湖 (West Lake) park in 杭州 (Hángzhōu) , 浙江省 (Zhèjiāng province) , China. Photo: 新华社 (Xīnhuá News Agency)/Sh...
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Oh, you’re right, Edna; he’s no lord!

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Artwork © Sky (@skyros_creations)