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
Category: Canada chess news
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Can anybody CONFIRM the death of Z.Sarosy?
Confirmation of death of Zoltan Sarosy?
Come on, Canadian chess community! You can do better than this! Earlier this week it was reported on a … Read the rest
American Continental underway in Medellin!
No joking around in Medellin!
Much of the elite of the American chess community is trying to finesse each other in Medellin this week as … Read the rest
2017 Reykjavik Open finishes on Canadian note
2017 Reykjavik Open
The 2017 edition of the Reykjavik Open came to an end earlier today. Always one of the world’s strongest Open tournaments, this … Read the rest
Qiyu Zhou becomes Canada’s 1st WGM
1st Canadian Woman Grandmaster!
Congratulations to Qiyu Zhou for becoming Canada’s first ever WGM! FIDE just recently made public the names of all new title-holders, … Read the rest
Canadian Chess Photos (Feb 2017)
2017 Canadian Chess Photos
(Winter Edition)
It has been a while since I have given some photos from recent Canadian chess events and social activities. … Read the rest
Odds and ends…
This week
This week finds me at the very strong Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival. One of the few remaining big open tournaments in Europe that
… Read the restEric Hansen finds form in Tata
Two impressive victories!
