Today’s winning GIRL NEXT DOOR
A Rose By Any Other Name
“A flower blossoms for its own joy.” ― Oscar Wilde. No better words can more aptly describe the … Read the rest
Category: A pic is worth a 1000 words
Today’s winning tail!
The Nude & the Canvas
Picasso roll over! This magnificent subject is about to immortalized on a piece of canvas. Art, to be passed down … Read the rest
Womens Paraguay Chess Team seeks funds
Chess is a Gentlemen’s Sport
I like this story! Apparently the Paraguay Chess Federation only had money to send the men’s team, not the … Read the rest
FIDE: Pein on the way out?
Wrestling with the Pigs
I wrote in April of this year, when rumors first began to circulate that Malcolm Pein might be running for an … Read the rest
Chess, potpourri and nonsense
Chess, potpourri and other nonsense!
Good Wednesday, folks! I was flipping thru some of my 7,000-plus blog entries over the years and found myself standing … Read the rest
2018 FIDE Elections
Kirsan enroute to BIG win in October!
You have to hand it to the man! He has managed to out-finesse each and every of his … Read the rest
Today’s Winning Tail!
Tales,Tails, Souls, and Dreams
“I wish you to know that you have been the last dream of my soul.” ― Charles Dickens, A Tale of … Read the rest
Incredible victory by Kramnik over Aronian
A move to remember!
He is the oldest player in the tournament, but Vladimir Kramnik’s stunning 7th move (Rg8) initiated a crushing attack that has … Read the rest
Winning Lady in Red!
Just Nice to Look At!
“There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit. Truer words have never … Read the rest
Today’s Winning SMILE!
Winning Smile!
What a naughty smile! The incredible Rosie Jones, one of the most recognizable faces (!) on the internet. Apart from being a … Read the rest
For my Canadian readers…
Vintage shot of Canadian Team at 1964 Tel Aviv Olympiad
I found this over at O.Urcan’s chess-informative twitter, and extracted the footage of the … Read the rest
Today’s winning Legs
In praise of English poetry…
“Licence my roving hands, and let them go Before, behind, between, above, below.” ― John Donne, The Complete English Poems… Read the rest
Friday Coffee
Friday Coffee
Good morning, Friday! Naked coffee, mystery Lady in Red and Levon Aronian taking 1st place in Gibraltar ahead of a very strong field. … Read the rest
Today’s winning SMILE!
Saturday’s winning SMILE!
“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” Thich Nhat… Read the rest
Today’s winning beach BUM!
Today’s Winning Beach Bum!
”When LIFE throws you curves, flaunt them!” – anon. ”In LIFE, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves.” – Edward … Read the rest
