Chess and Pussy
The Chess Cats of Agnes Tolboys
Not much is known about this Bristol painter, except that she loved Persian cats and especially loved painting … Read the rest
Category: Culture
Chess in Prison!
Chess behind Bars!
Following up on yesterday’s theme on chess’ declining prestige in MSM, and how we in the chess community continue to shoot … Read the rest
Interview with WGM Vo Thi Kim
Confidence fundamental to Success!
Vietnamese chess star, Grandmaster Vo Thi Kim Phung, 24 years old, convincingly won the Women’s Asian Continental Championship in China … Read the rest
“Offensive and Derogatory”
Is this picture “offensive and derogatory”?
Muslims once again showing incredible intolerance! Famous Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif has been ‘brutally attacked’ for posting the above … Read the rest
La Defensa del Dragon (The Dragon Defense)
La Defensa del Dragon
Today, July 27, La Defensa del Dragon premieres in Colombia. After successful showings in various festivals this year, including Cannes and … Read the rest
Friday Coffee, chess, potpourri and other nonsense
Friday Coffee
International Chess Day: a funeral!
Yesterday was ‘International Chess Day’? Really?! I must have missed all the fun! I think most of … Read the rest
Monday Coffee
Monday Coffee
Good morning, Monday! China continues to astound us with its enormous potential for growth. Even in coffee…or should I say especially coffee! With … Read the rest
Kasparov returns: Monkeying around with the Media
Kasparov: More Fake News !?
I thought that I was the only one who found incomprehensible the ‘breaking news’ that Kasparov had decided to ‘officially’… Read the rest
Controversy at Canadian Zonal playoff
I suppose one can find numerous book-titles, Hollywood films and detective stories that play on theatrical parallels to what happened in the decisive game at … Read the rest
Lasker’s Immortal Simul…
No Way to Treat a Lady
“Choose your lady wisely. She represents you.”
Moosa Rahat
Emanuel Lasker may have had a reputation for being … Read the rest
Noritsyn enroute to take Canadian title
Canadian Championship Flops (again)
The 2017 Canadian Zonal in Montreal miscarried long before it even saw the light of day. Up to two weeks ago, … Read the rest
Today’s INSIGHT into the meaning of LIFE
From one Artist to Another…
The above photo of a young Adam Cohen (born 1972) with his father Leonard Cohen was featured on the flip … Read the rest
Today’s winning chess QUOTATION
Today’s Winning Chess Quotation
Regarded by many as the greatest director of his genre, Stanley Kubrick (1928 – 1999) was a passionate chessplayer who would … Read the rest
Friday Coffee and other nonsense
Friday Coffee
Good morning World! As much of the Christian world prepares to celebrate St. Jean Baptiste, I find myself asking: Where does the time … Read the rest
The Secret Chess Life of Leonard Cohen
The Secret Chess Life of Leonard Cohen
Of course Leonard Cohen played chess! What is more, I suspect that Cohen had a life-long passion for … Read the rest
Three rounds to go in Colombia super-open
Medellin heats up!
Up to 1993 Medellin was best known for Pablo Escobar and his notorious cocaine cartel. More recently Medellin’s Sandra Valencia (above; born … Read the rest
INSIGHT into the meaning of LIFE
LIFE, and other fairy tales…
Why is LIFE so unlike what we are taught at school when youngsters? Perhaps because LIFE is really a contradiction. … Read the rest
Wednesday Coffee, potpourri and other nonsense
Wednesday Coffee
Good morning, Wednesday! Here we are, once more, meeting over a cup of hot coffee! One of my favourite things, regardless of the … Read the rest
Chess and Video
Today’s Chess in Video
Edgar Kyeba, an independent film director based in Sheffield, England teams up with Wendy Zhong, James Simms and Nic … Read the rest
