Monday Coffee
Coffee, Chess, FIDE and other Nonsense
Good Monday, readers! The first week of June is always a good sign of warmer and sunnier things … Read the rest
Category: Al Capone is a PUSSY
Saturday Coffee, chess & FIDE
Saturday Coffee!
Good morning, Saturday! I trust everybody had a great week and that now you can relax and enjoy the good weather this weekend. … Read the rest
Sunday Coffee
Sunday Coffee
Good day, Sunday! It’s been kind of quiet this past week (ignoring Trump’s narcissist behavior, of course) and that has allowed me to … Read the rest
Reuters backtracks on FIDE letter
Reuters: Siegel dis-information forces retraction !
Following up on last week’s blog article focusing on Prof. Dr. Adrian Siegel’s incendiary letter of February 12, it … Read the rest
Latest development in the FIDE crisis
Kirsan finally takes off his gloves!
Kirsan strikes back! Earlier today FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov announced his intention to hold those in the FIDE executive … Read the rest
Monday Coffee
Manic Mondays!
Rush, rush, rush! Manic Monday! Monday’s can easily spook us. So easy to forget even the most basic things (panties!) as you head … Read the rest
Coffee, Potpourri and other Nonsense
Coffee with a passion…
The last Sunday of the year! And what a year. We have managed to survive Donald Trump , atleast so far, … Read the rest
Wednesday Coffee
Wednesday Coffee
Good morning, Wednesday! Quite a few tournaments taking place right now but the Riyadh blitz and rapid is capturing all of the international … Read the rest
Post Christmas Coffee
The Post Xmas Coffee Blues
I trust your Xmas was as great as mine. The run up to this year’s Xmas was pretty busy … Read the rest
The problem with simuls…
In a simul you are always the underdog…
Magnificent photo by the Kiev artist Ruslan Lobanov, a photographer who has already many times been … Read the rest
Insight into the meaning of LIFE
Bill Clinton’s maids afraid to bend over?!
I would have thought that this was one of the perks of working for the President! In any … Read the rest
FIDE bullies online chess entrepreneurs.
FIDE goes too far
Having lost several high profile legal battles to prevent online chess entrepreneurs like Chess24 from broadcasting premiere chess tournaments, FIDE has … Read the rest
Today’s insight into the meaning of LIFE
Insight into the meaning of LIFE
(And other REAL nonsense!)
That is the truth! I used to believe that english was the universal language … Read the rest
The best way to kill a chess player?
How NOT to kill a chess player
A gun has some drawbacks, apparently. I got a kick out of a news story today from the … Read the rest
Wednesday Coffee
Wednesday Coffee, potpourri and other nonsense!
Good morning, Wednesday! Did you know that there is a coffee shop in L.A that serves a cup of … Read the rest
