Coffee, Life, the virus & other nonsense
Saturday Coffee
Only you can answer this. Six months of the coronavirus has taught me that normality is way over-rated. That normality is little … Read the rest
Category: Carpe Diem
Test your tactical skill
Svetushkin’s Winning Tactics
A treat for you today! The late grandmaster Dmitry Svetushkin was one of the most feared tacticians in the world. Below are … Read the rest
Ladies in Denim
Open to Ideas…
‘Jeans are always a good idea.‘ – anon. ‘I wish that I had invented blue jeans. They have expression, modesty, sex … Read the rest
Wednesday Coffee
Getting Rooked?!
Hey, that is not coffee! The lovely Ukraine chess master Nastya Rakhmangulova (what a name!) in what seems a sort of commercial-shot for … Read the rest
Potpourri, Trump, Chess & other nonsense
It takes balls to play this game!
Twenty-eight year old internet sensation Kayla Lauren knows the rules, how far you can bend them and what … Read the rest
Today’s Insight into the Meaning of LIFE
Was Helen Keller a Communist?
Of course not! But given today’s cancel, woke and fake-news cultures, Helen is not safe yet. Scary, isn’t it? Nothing … Read the rest
Lady in Red; Coffee; Confessions & FIDE witchhunts
Opening Up
The lovely Tiffany Taylor (b.1977, USA) taking a dip in the pool. As the world opens up after a long lockdown, it will … Read the rest
From the Archives…
Bobby Fischer in South America (1960)
Bobby Fischer and Osvaldo Manuel Bazan travel by train to Mar del Plata (March,1960) Great photo! Sixteen year old
… Read the restEasing the Lockdown…
Finally, Light at the End of the Tunnel !?
Wonderful photograph by Sergey Minin of a young lady…about to take a stroll in the park … Read the rest
Chess-Tech-News & FIDE going online?
SUNDAY COFFEE
How are you today? The coronavirus death toll (official) passed 200,000 this weekend. Almost 3 million infected. But because of limited testing capacity … Read the rest
Flattening the Curve
PORN industry conquers Covid-19
With hundreds of millions of people forced to stay home because of the coronavirus, numerous online activities are trying to enhance … Read the rest
Today’s Winning Eyes
That special look…
Stunning! Ukraine born (1994) Lilit began her modelling career at age 21. Since then this beauty has graced virtually every major magazine … Read the rest
Today’s Winning Insult!
The Queen’s English
I want to apologize to my British readers for several days ago clumsily describing Boris Johnson as a ‘sociopathic dimwitt ‘ … Read the rest
Covid-19, Yekaterinburg and Russian Lies
Why should we believe FIDE?
I found this great ‘russian comedy’ (is there such a thing?) over at the very popular Chess-News.ru site. … Read the rest
Insight into the Meaning of LIFE
GENS UNA SUMUS–19
While the world is playing it safe…as safe as the experts advise possible given the covid-19 crisis, FIDE shows itself willing to … Read the rest
