Humor, Trump, Lust & Potpourri
It’s a dog’s world…
How are you today? Great, I hope! What follows is a mish-mash of older ‘potpourri’ material from years of previous blog … Read the rest
Author: kevinspraggettonchess
Today’s Winning Beach Bum!
“Woman was God’s second mistake.”
“Woman was God’s second mistake.” – Friedrich Nietzsche. But who is counting? Magnificent photo of a sandy beach. Don’t you … Read the rest
Tuesday’s Training Session!
Winning 5-second Tactics
How are you today? Here I present some 10 tactics from recent tournament praxis. Some are difficult, some are less so. All … Read the rest
Today’s Winning Lady in Red!
The Guilty Plea
“I plead youth as a mitigating circumstance.” ― One Hundred Years of Solitude The awesome Rina Nagai. Born in … Read the rest
Another Bobby Fischer Story
“The Women Who Played Bobby Fischer”
“Fischer, one of the greatest chess players of all time, agreed to matches before the Philippine team flew to … Read the rest
Carlsen very impressive in Baku
Carlsen crushes Giri in R.7
With 7 rounds played, Carlsen finds himself isolated at the top with 5 points, including 3 wins and no losses. … Read the rest
Bangkok Chess Club Open
Quick 1-Minute Summary
Ian Rogers writes that the 19th Bangkok Chess Club Open got underway this past weekend and has a near record participation, including … Read the rest
More art from Maria Yugina
Escape to a peaceful world
Another magnificent work by the St.Petersburg-born Maria Yugina, a multi-talented painter/chessplayer. You can almost feel the silence and tranquility…that is … Read the rest
On discovered-check…
The Discovered-check Revisited
We are taught to avoid the opponent’s dreaded discovered-check almost from day one of us learning to play the game. And with … Read the rest
Today’s Winning Eyes!
Finding beautiful…
“Find things beautiful as much as you can, most people find too little beautiful.” —Vincent Van Gogh The incredible eyes of Rena … Read the rest
Anand outplays Giri in round 5
Experience gives Youth a lesson
What should you do in a position where you don’t know what to play? The answer is to be patient, … Read the rest
Interesting article in today’s FT
Intrigue, Fiction, & a few Facts thrown in
It is always entertaining to see how a non-chessplayer journalist writes about FIDE politics and the chess … Read the rest
Today’s Winning Eyes!
The Good in Others…
“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others…” Audrey Hepburn. The incredible eyes of Arisa Komiya (b.1994, Japan). Disarming, yet … Read the rest
Nakamura, Artemiev and Inarkiev all victorious!
Three of the most interesting tournaments came to an end over the weekend: the European Championship in Skopje, the US Championship in St.Louis and the … Read the rest
Friday Coffee
How are you today? Time relentlessly rolls on…yesterday it seemed as though winter was still with us, but infact we are already well into spring. … Read the rest
