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 “For my Canadian readers…”
Category: Canada chess news
Chess here and there…
Chess here and there
Hello, Wednesday! The approaching holiday season is as busy as ever. While most of the world’s eyes are on the … Read the rest “Chess here and there…”
Today’s winning ‘Blast from the Past!’
Todays winning ‘Blast from the Past!’
It was Saturday May 17, 1975. First round of the very strong Vancouver Open saw legendary grandmaster Paul Keres… Read the rest “Today’s winning ‘Blast from the Past!’”
Wednesday Coffee
Good morning, Wednesday! The last Wednesday of October (why does this sound like a broken record?! ) and Donald Trump has still not dropped … Read the rest “Wednesday Coffee”
Sunday Coffee
Sunday Coffee
Oktyabrina by Ivan Proskurin
Good morning, Sunday Coffee! The middle of the month of October (already!) and still the world has not stepped … Read the rest “Sunday Coffee”
Quotation of the day
Today’s Winning FIDE Quotation
” I know that I’m not the brightest person, but I feel that I’m not stupid enough to testify against FIDE … Read the rest “Quotation of the day”
FIDE Ethics Committee impotent to act against Azmai’
Ethics Committee claims not aware of the facts!
In a decision that most spectators would conclude anti-climatic and bizarre at the very least, the FIDE … Read the rest “FIDE Ethics Committee impotent to act against Azmai’”
CFC publishes open letter to FIDE
A more Diplomatic approach
Having failed to impress acting FIDE president Makropoulos with CFC representative Hal Bond’s hardball letter of last week (which Makropoulos shrugged … Read the rest “CFC publishes open letter to FIDE”
FIDE psychopath at large…
Kirsan psychopath SODOMIZES Anton’s ambition
Video, pictures and the un-edited truth about Georgia’s growing criminal profile in the FIDE World Cup later today…stay tuned! Why … Read the rest “FIDE psychopath at large…”
World Cup: Canadians win in rd.1
Good day for Canadian Representatives
The World Cup is one of the strongest tournaments of the year, attracting 128 participants fighting it out for $1.6 … Read the rest “World Cup: Canadians win in rd.1”
Monday Chess News and Coffee
Monday Chess News and Coffee
Good morning, Monday! The last Monday of August…this weekend saw some really great championships wind up that I had been … Read the rest “Monday Chess News and Coffee”
Wednesday Coffee
Wednesday Coffee!
Good morning! Wednesday. Praise for the middle of the week! Chronically neglected and too often considered hopelessly boring, most people seem have the … Read the rest “Wednesday Coffee”
CFC national appeals committee does nothing
Noritsyn given rectal massage by NAC
As expected. While I have met some extraordinarily competent arbiters in my experiences as a grandmaster, generally most arbiters … Read the rest “CFC national appeals committee does nothing”
Controversy at Canadian Zonal playoff
I suppose one can find numerous book-titles, Hollywood films and detective stories that play on theatrical parallels to what happened in the decisive game at … Read the rest “Controversy at Canadian Zonal playoff”
Sambuev wins Canadian Title
Sambuev edges out Noritsyn in blitz
Just a short note to congratulate Sambuev and Noritsyn for scoring 8 points from 9 games (each) and tieing … Read the rest “Sambuev wins Canadian Title”
