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Danny Rensch | Quillette | 16th September 2025 Extract from the memoir of a child chess prodigy turned "chief chess officer" at a successful chess startup. The drive to monetise came from Rensch's adolescence as a "chess gypsy", travelling alone to tournaments all over the world. He saw the most successful players in the game living "wretched lives" because the game had "no economy to speak of" and no way for professionals to earn money (3,800 words) Nomido is the Browser's daily word game. Play today's before it's gone! Julian Brave NoiseCat | Paris Review | 17th September 2025 Essay that twines together the history of the Salish languages of the Pacific Northwest and the complicated relationship the writer's family has with names. Abandoned at birth, his father reached back into history for a new identity. "Mom says she can still picture the consternation on the face of the clerk at Boston City Hall. On April 23, 1991, Edwin James Archie became Edwin Archie NoiseCat" (4,000 words) Want more? The full Browser recommends five outstanding articles, a video and a podcast daily, for less than $1 a week. Caroline Crampton, Editor-In-Chief; Robert Cottrell, Founding Editor; Kaamya Sharma, Editor; Sylvia Bishop, Assistant Publisher; Jodi Ettenberg, Associate Editor; Uri Bram, CEO & Publisher; Al Breach, Founding Director Editorial comments and letters to the editor: editor@thebrowser.com | Technical issues and support requests: support@thebrowser.com | Or write at any time to the publisher: uri@thebrowser.com Proudly published with Ghost, the fiercely independent website and newsletter platform
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