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
Category: corruption
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
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
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
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 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
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
PART 1: ALEKHINE’S DEATH
Today (March 23) marks the 70th anniversary of the death of the legendary Alexander Alekhine, perhaps the greatest player of all time. I reproduce here
… Read the restCanadian 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
One more failed national championship
SPRAGGETT ON CHESS
Alberta has organized 2 of the best-ever Canadian Opens in recent years (2005 and 2009) , having attracted famous players like … Read the rest
Milking Canadian taxpayers…
SPRAGGETT ON CHESS
No this is not another story of the Barry Thorvardssons, Hal Bonds and Bob Gillanders (of OCA and CFC fame) ripping off … Read the rest
The CFC, ethics and the politics of corruption
SPRAGGETT ON CHESS
When news of the OCA scandal about the 120,000 dollars that went unaccounted for (originally a Trillium Foundation grant) … Read the rest
Tuesday bits
SPRAGGETT ON CHESS
A PHOTO IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS…
A very fashionable Yaren Arkan playing in the Girls U13 at the Turkish Youth… Read the rest
Rebellion at CYCC
SPRAGGETT ON CHESS
The Canadian Open got underway this weekend in Toronto. Close to 300 players including a handful of GMs and IMs braved … Read the rest
Canada’s shame and disgrace: Mark Dutton
SPRAGGETT ON CHESS
Editorial Opinion
Mark Dutton, a well known, failed-chess organizer from Toronto ,has recently (today!) been appointed as chief arbiter of the 2011 … Read the rest
