Today’s Insight into the meaning of LIFE
Let me tell you a secret…
”Be yourself; don’t take anyone’s shit, and above all, never let them take you alive.” – Gerard Way. Sounds … Read the rest
Category: Did you know that…
Carlsen Watch
How Magnus is preparing for Caruana
Is Magnus Carlsen in love? With just weeks to go before the defence of his World Championship title, Carlsen … Read the rest
The best way to kill a chess player?
How NOT to kill a chess player
A gun has some drawbacks, apparently. I got a kick out of a news story today from the … Read the rest
What do you know about FIDE?
FIDE Presidents since the beginning
Fide was founded in Paris in 1924 — 7 years from now will mark 100-years! Surprisingly, there have been only
… 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 psychopath at large…
Kirsan psychopath SODOMIZES Anton’s ambition
Video, pictures and the un-edited truth about Georgia’s growing criminal profile in the FIDE World Cup later today…stay tuned! Why … Read the rest
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
Sambuev wins Canadian Title
Sambuev edges out Noritsyn in blitz
Just a short note to congratulate Sambuev and Noritsyn for scoring 8 points from 9 games (each) and tieing … 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
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
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
Friday Coffee, chess, barking dogs, viagra and potpourri
It’s Friday!
Friday can have that kind of effect on you. Some dance with joy, others just don’t want to believe that another week has … Read the rest
Chess, news, potpourri and other utter nonsense!
Thursday round up
Paul Morphy RIP
Better late news than no news! Paul Morphy died on Thursday July 10, 1884. According to the calculations of … Read the rest
Saturday potpourri
Vintage Curves, potpourri and other nonsense
Today’s mixture of irreverence and beauty, tempered with the absurd and/or the hilarious. This blog’s ‘potpourri’ articles are amongst … Read the rest
Saturday’s INSIGHT into the meaning of LIFE
Insight into the meaning of LIFE
In today’s fickle world, we are too often fooled by false politicians prophets and those who preach with Mormon-like … Read the rest
