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
Category: Canadiana
FIDE absolves Tbilisi organizer
FIDE wants more Azmaiparashvili’s !
Darth Vader still haunts us! But could we have expected otherwise? FIDE just keeps on protecting it’s own. … Read the rest
Psychopathy in Tbilisi
The Bermudas Affair
How to explain irrational behaviour? The current FIDE Dress Code specifically (Reg.5) prohibits the clothing that World Cup organizer Azmaiparashvili was … Read the rest
Anton Kovalyov advances to 3rd round
Texas University student advances to 3rd round
Former world champion Vishy Anand has exited the World Cup in Tbilisi in round 2 after his stunning … Read the rest
Dress like a sexy GrandMaster!
Dress like a sexy GrandMaster!
Canadian representative GrandMaster Anton Kovalyov defeated Anand in Rd.2 yesterday at the World Cup in Tbilisi. What a game! I … 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
Noritsyn enroute to take Canadian title
Canadian Championship Flops (again)
The 2017 Canadian Zonal in Montreal miscarried long before it even saw the light of day. Up to two weeks ago, … Read the rest
Today’s INSIGHT into the meaning of LIFE
From one Artist to Another…
The above photo of a young Adam Cohen (born 1972) with his father Leonard Cohen was featured on the flip … Read the rest
The Secret Chess Life of Leonard Cohen
The Secret Chess Life of Leonard Cohen
Of course Leonard Cohen played chess! What is more, I suspect that Cohen had a life-long passion for … Read the rest
Friday Coffee, chess, barking dogs, viagra and potpourri
It’s Friday!
Friday can have that kind of effect on you. Some dance with joy, others just don’t want to believe that another week has … 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
What are Alicia and Sid Belzberg up to?
REAL-TIME SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYTICS
It is difficult enough for us to keep up with all of the exciting new technologies that are rapidly growing out
… Read the restSite on Stockhausen’s death
Karen, his wife, has opened up a site dedicated to her thoughts about Peter Stockhausen. It is an ongoing work designed to inform, elucidate and
… Read the restPeter Stockhausen’s death: Part II
August 20, 1948 to February 18, 2016,
68 years of age
Dear Kevin,
I’ve already told you that just before 7pm on Friday February 19, … Read the rest
More on P.Stockhausen’s death
August 20.1948–February 18, 2016
I understand that Stockhausen’s estranged wife (Karen) is preparing a statement and this will be later published here on this blog.
… Read the rest
PubChess Toronto Photos
It is the surprise phenomenon of the Toronto-chess community! The brainchild of Liza Orlova and Geordie Derraugh, PubChess (Toronto) organizes chess activities every Wednesday
… Read the restTuesday’s potpourri and other nonsense!
SPRAGGETT ON CHESS
PIGEON CHESS!
”PST! JOIN THE CFC TODAY!”
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This is the right attitude to have each time you … Read the rest
Canadian Chess quote of the day
SPRAGGETT ON CHESS
At times organized chess in Canada is closer to being and operating like a criminal enterprise than anything that is normally … Read the rest
