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
Category: corruption
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
Canadian Chess quote of the day
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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
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Alberta has organized 2 of the best-ever Canadian Opens in recent years (2005 and 2009) , having attracted famous players like
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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
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When news of the OCA scandal about the 120,000 dollars that went unaccounted for (originally a Trillium Foundation grant)
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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
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The Canadian Open got underway this weekend in Toronto. Close to 300 players including a handful of GMs and IMs braved
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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 Monday: catching up on my news
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Monday! Welcome back, readers. I have noticed a pattern on this blog that I get about 25% less readers on the
… Read the rest If the CFC leadership was a monkey at a zoo…
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(Thankyou Mike!) One of my regular readers sent me the following video of a monkey at a zoo doing ….well …absolutley
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I bet you never heard of the ICSC!
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEEOF SILENT CHESS
The International Committee of Silent Chess (I.C.S.C.) was
… Read the rest The CFC would be lucky to have a prez as talented as this dog!!!
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CFC PRESIDENTS IN A NUTSHELL
(AS DOGS!)
ERIC VAN DUSEN
(We did not realize that by ‘communication’ Eric really meant ‘telepathy
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Fide and countries (part 2)
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FIDE has 161 country members, making it one of the largest sports organizations in the world today. Here are some statistics
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We start the week with some inspiration! Art for the mind. Enjoy
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