Can Laughter end Lockdown?
Hilarious!
Regardless of whether you are a fervent supporter of increasingly humiliating lockdown restrictions or just a dude who likes his freedom, there is nothing … Read the rest
Author: kevinspraggettonchess
Some Games by Gildardo Garcia
Brilliant Miniatures!
Grandmaster Gildardo Garcia was capable of taking down any grandmaster in the world on any given day. Fearless, Gildardo had a versatile style … Read the rest
Today’s Winning 5-sec Tactics!
Gildardo’s Tactical Genius
Very sad news yesterday of the premature death of my friend Grandmaster Gildardo Garcia (standing, above). Gildardo and I had known each … Read the rest
Today’s Winning Beach Bum
On the Origin of Species
“Darwin may have been quite correct in his theory that man descended from the apes of the forest, but surely … Read the rest
Big Tech shoots America in the foot
Don’t get me wrong. I thought that Trump should have been banned from social media years ago, for saying the most stupid and ignorant and … Read the rest
Tactics and Games from Crakow
Pure Chess Entertainment!
Between the 27th of December and the 4th of January in Crakow (Poland) was organized a popular chess festival with not less … Read the rest
Covid Madness = Political Opportunism?
We are all responsible citizens, aren’t we? Regardless of where we live, we do not need nor want government to invade our homes and supervise … Read the rest
Attacking game from Roquetas de Mar
The Decisive Blow!
The Roquetas de Mar organizers did well to invite players who have reputations for being combative and uncompromising players! The tournament produced … Read the rest
Roquetas de Mar / 2021
Chess: Art & Passion
Congratulations to the organizers of this year’s edition of the Roquetas de Mar Chess Festival! Despite the pandemic, they were able … Read the rest
Fischer’s ‘no-name’ Gold Medal
FIDE too cheap to engrave medal!
On the evening of September 3rd, 1972 the closing ceremony of the Fischer-Spassky match for the world championship was … Read the rest
Daughter talks of Tal’s final moments
“He was waiting to see us one last time…”
Mikhail Tal! While many argue over who was the greatest chess player of all time, none … Read the rest
Tactics Mega-Quiz!
How are you today? It is the first week of the new year and, if you are like me, then probably you already have some … Read the rest
The Covid Ice Age Cometh…
Just another day in Paradise…
The Louvre is closed until further notice. “All those who have purchased a ticket for this period will automatically … Read the rest
The Lady sings the Blues
Awesome! The one and only Melena Tara. Born in Russia (1990), her full name is Maria Rya Melena Tara A Ryabushkina. You can follow her … Read the rest
Coffee, Chess, Beauty and other Nonsense!
Beauty and Brains
How are you today? I trust your getting together with family and loved ones over the holidays was wonderful. Pretty Orwellian was … Read the rest
