Adapting to Covid-19
Chess Emerges from Dungeon
This summer’s Biel Chess Festival, one of the iconic chess events on the European chess calendar, will take place between … Read the rest
Category: FIDE
Social Media Revolt gains Momentum
FIDE shattered by Covid-19
The game of Chess, as we know it, has disappeared. The coronavirus has left FIDE in complete disarray. Hurried efforts … Read the rest
Lady in Red; Coffee; Confessions & FIDE witchhunts
Opening Up
The lovely Tiffany Taylor (b.1977, USA) taking a dip in the pool. As the world opens up after a long lockdown, it will … Read the rest
From the Archives….
Kasparov in 2011:
Cheating, Faster time controls & Elitism
It was the spring of 2011. Kasparov had just finished a rapid visit to the playing … Read the rest
The Problem with Elite Reputations…
Are the ELITE capable of cheating, lying and committing murder like the worst of us? According to FIDE prez Arkady Dvorkovich, the answer is a … Read the rest
The Coronavirus Diaries
Has Dvorkovich no Shame?
The latest in a series of public relations stunts by the Dvorkovich leadership. Yesterday the FIDE Czar announced quite possibly the … Read the rest
The Question that Needs to be Asked
With the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics and the cancellation of virtually all professional sports, the field of esports is gaining new attention. The … Read the rest
Chess-Tech-News & FIDE going online?
SUNDAY COFFEE
How are you today? The coronavirus death toll (official) passed 200,000 this weekend. Almost 3 million infected. But because of limited testing capacity … Read the rest
FIDE World Championship Cycle Suspended
Covid-19 outsmarts FIDE
Is a major SCANDAL about to fall on Dvorkovich’s head? Today the FIDE president announced that the Candidates Tournament was immediately suspended … Read the rest
Kramnik distances himself from Dvorkovich/Covid-19
Attack of Conscience?
Vladimir Kramnik, former World Champion, has saved the reputation of the chess community proving that not all elite chess players are motherless … Read the rest
#stopchessnow
Stop FIDE Today!
Grandmaster Alex Colovic, current president of the ACP (Association of Chess Professionals) is making an URGENT appeal to FIDE and all other … Read the rest
Coronavirus, FIDE & Chess
A Warning from Italy
Bravo to Italian chess organizer, player and long time member of FIDE’s Fair Play Committee, Yuri Garrett, for bringing this to … Read the rest
Intel, Sony & Amazon act on Coronavirus Uncertainty
Should FIDE cancel UAE congress?
Does FIDE’s leadership really know what it is doing? Last week FIDE director-general Emil Sutovsky confidently predicted — on his … Read the rest
The Elephant in the Room!
Dvorkovich’s Disgrace!
Can you see the ELEPHANT in the room? I have not yet seen any FIDE press release, Blog article, Tweet, FaceBook or Instagram … Read the rest
Coronavirus, FIDE and Leadership Skills
UAE suspends all flights from China
This is an escalating crisis that has the potential to do some pretty scary stuff to the whole world … Read the rest
