The Controversy Continues
FIDE Dress Code: The Double Standards Game
They could both pass as fashion models! Grandmasters Anton Kovalyov (l) and Magnus Carlsen (r). Kovalyov looks … Read the rest “The Controversy Continues”
Category: corruption
Makropoulos’ underhanded tactics
”Manipulating proxies, deceiving inexperienced federations, stretching the truth and intimidating – this is a trademark style of Mr. Makropoulos’s team. We have decided to … Read the rest “Makropoulos’ underhanded tactics”
Dvorkovich responds to Makro’s ranting and raving
Threatens legal action if Makro does not stop
Amongst other things, but that was the veiled threat in Dvorkovich’s open letter published earlier today. The … Read the rest “Dvorkovich responds to Makro’s ranting and raving”
Dvorkovich campaign gaining momentum!
Ethics Committee will not cave into Makro’s extortion!
Today Dvorkovich continued his campaign in Armenia, clearly not allowing Makro’s desperate appeal to the FIDE ethics … Read the rest “Dvorkovich campaign gaining momentum!”
Makro moves to ban Dvorkovich for 8 years!
Makro set to eliminate election rival
It is impossible to make this stuff up! Below is an open letter by FIDE presidential candidate Arkady Dvorkovich … Read the rest “Makro moves to ban Dvorkovich for 8 years!”
Breaking News: Makro plans to call off FIDE vote!
UNPRECEDENTED MOVE TO SUBVERT OCT 3 VOTE
Few details are available at this moment, but rumours suggest Makropoulos hurriedly scheming to cancel the FIDE vote … Read the rest “Breaking News: Makro plans to call off FIDE vote!”
The Cheating Epidemic
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 “The Cheating Epidemic”
Makro advocates systemic corruption ahead of election
African chess leaders expose Makro’s corruption
It has long been recognized that acting FIDE president Georgios Makropoulos has been trying every trick in the book … Read the rest “Makro advocates systemic corruption ahead of election”
FIDE: confession of criminal behavior
Makro admits to criminal enterprise
Hard to believe, but TRUE! It has always amazed me how chess players can sometimes be so STUPID. Yesterday , … Read the rest “FIDE: confession of criminal behavior”
FIDE treasurer under fire!
FIDE caught lying about UBS closure !!
It had been suspected for atleast 8 months that the FIDE executive board had been using the FIDE … Read the rest “FIDE treasurer under fire!”
Today’s insight into the meaning of LIFE
Insight into the meaning of LIFE
(And other REAL nonsense!)
That is the truth! I used to believe that english was the universal language … Read the rest “Today’s insight into the meaning of LIFE”
Civil War in Europe: 250,000 people predicted to be killed in the next 6 months
Europe about to explode!?
Frank Capa’s famous photo from the Spanish Civil War (1936) is about to be replaced by an updated 2017 version as … Read the rest “Civil War in Europe: 250,000 people predicted to be killed in the next 6 months”
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 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. Responding to … Read the rest “FIDE absolves Tbilisi organizer”
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”
