Coffee, Chess, Iran,Cheating …

I kid you not! There is really a woman-owned family business in Portland, Oregon that brands itself ‘Hard On Coffee’! How do they try to … Read the rest
I kid you not! There is really a woman-owned family business in Portland, Oregon that brands itself ‘Hard On Coffee’! How do they try to … Read the rest
GM Gleizerov speaks out
How to best catch a cheat? For more than a decade two different anti-cheating methodologies have been proposed: digital algorithms vs … Read the rest
A Cheating Coverup?
This past week has witnessed an explosion of stories of top women players cheating in both online and over the board tournaments. … Read the rest
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
Kasparov in 2011:
Cheating, Faster time controls & Elitism
It was the spring of 2011. Kasparov had just finished a rapid visit to the playing … Read the rest
Are the ELITE capable of cheating, lying and committing murder like the worst of us? According to FIDE prez Arkady Dvorkovich, the answer is a … Read the rest
With the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics and the cancellation of virtually all professional sports, the field of esports is gaining new attention. The … Read the rest
How are you today? It has been a while since my last coffee blog and now seems like an appropriate moment for the next. Lots … Read the rest
Blogger’s Reputation Intentionally Smeared?
I have never met Justin Horton, but I have been for years now a ‘fan’ of his chess blog, and … Read the rest
Time to Purge the FPC and Start Over?
Globetrotting journalist Ian Rogers reports that yet another cheater has been exposed, this time in the recent … Read the rest
How FIDE has Made Winning Easier!
I was going to write a short blurb about Ian Nepomnatchi’s victory in the Moscow Grand Prix yesterday and … Read the rest
Quebec City Arbiter Caught Cheating
Banned For 2 Years!
Claude Lessard is a popular and well respected arbiter, organizer and promoter in the Quebec City … Read the rest
Cheating has to stop!
I was thinking of writing another blog article on cheating in chess, and when I recently read Irina Bulmaga’s eloquent comments… Read the rest