Coffee, FIDE’s Hidden Cameras & other Nonsense
Tuesday Coffee
How are you today? This past week saw me in action at the tough Portuguese Team Championship in Evora, and as a result … Read the rest
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Big Brother threatens me!?
Yuri Garrett Completey Out of Control!
It has been a particularly difficult week for FIDE ‘Fair Play’ committee member Yuri Garrett. After he published incriminating … Read the rest
Dominguez Leads Dortmund
Dominguez unforgiving against Nepo’
When Lenier Dominguez decided to jump ship and change his federation from Cuba to the US, he was forced to stop … Read the rest
Today’s winning camper’s TAIL!
Campers, Tails & Sex in 1969
The incomparable Cassandra Goeke. Photo by Jonathan Leder INSTAGRAM INTERVIEW Don’t you even try to deny that a … Read the rest
Abe Yanofsky: A Canadian Legend
The Commonwealth’s 1st Grandmaster
(This article was originally published here on this blog on September 4th, 2010. Readers have asked me to update it and
FIDE’s Winning Lady in Red
“Today was a Great Day for Chess”
So wrote Yuri Garrett, of FIDE’s “Fair Play” Commission when a similar photo to that of the young … Read the rest
Sunday’s Winning Tail!
Twisted Memories…
“I think it is all a matter of love; the more you love a memory the stronger and stranger it becomes” ― Vladimir … Read the rest
Iturrizaga Wins American Continental!
Quick 1-Minute Summary
Congratulations to Venezuelan grandmaster Eduardo Iturrizaga for winning the strong American Continental (held in irresistible São Paulo) with 8.5 points from 11 … Read the rest
Riga GP underway
The Art of the 1st Round Blunder
World Chess’ 2nd Grand Prix (GP) of the year got underway yesterday in Riga. Apart from the conspicuous … Read the rest
São Paulo Continental nears end
Quick 1-Minute Summary
After 9 rounds of play the Venezuelan grandmaster Eduardo Iturrizaga finds himself leading the tournament with 7.5 points, half a point ahead … Read the rest
Potpourri, laughs and other nonsense!
Behave yourself, Sonny…
Or you get the FINGER! The proverbial finger. Feared by all, regardless of culture, religion or creed. The finger can access the … Read the rest
King Magnus
Time to Re-think the System?
Amazing! There is no better word to describe Magnus’ recent results. But, if you are a spectator like me, you … Read the rest
Today’s Winning Girl Next Door!
A Haunting Happiness
Photo by Eric Elger
“Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.” — H.L. Mencken; A Mencken Chrestomathy. The lovely
… Read the restAmerican Continental starts in São Paulo
Quick 1-minute Summary
Beautiful and colourful São Paulo is the locale for the XIV Continental Championship. An 11 round Swiss held between the 5th and … Read the rest
Today’s Winning Tail!
Lovely Lady
The lovely Naya Mamedova, in her natural beauty. Age 29. Residence Moscow. Modelmayem VK Tumblr
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