Coffee, WADA, FIDE and related Nonsense
Tata Steel a Big Success!
Congratulations to the organizers of this year’s Tata Steel (Wijk Aan Zee) tournament! It was definitely a challenge given the … Read the rest
Category: FIDE
Coffee, Politics and FIDE
Some Biden supporters have written that Washington throws out the trash today. That may be, but Obama 2.0 will probably not be any better and … Read the rest
Russian Sports Suspended for 2 Years!
Tough Days Ahead for Russian-controlled FIDE
The axe fell today on the Russian sports world. CAS decided to support WADA’s 2019 decision to ban all … Read the rest
Coffee, Carlsen-IPO, Rausis and Covid_19
October 12, 2020
How are you today? This Monday is not your usual run of the mill Monday! This week is CRITICAL! In a lot … Read the rest
Candidates Tournament Postponed (Again)?
BREAKING NEWS!
Finally, one of the players has said that enough is enough! It is widely reported on the internet today that Chinese superstar Wang … Read the rest
Today’s Insight into the meaning of LIFE
Candidates Tournament Part 2 ?
“If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.” –Woody Allen. As an aside, you … Read the rest
Chess world condemns FIDE decision
Dvorkovich/Sutovsky to step down this week?
How could FIDE get this so wrong? This morning I spent the first hour pouring thru hundreds of FaceBook … Read the rest
Scandal in Online Olympiad!
ChessCom fails Fair-Play test!?
News just in. The Armenian team refused to play the second part of today’s match against India in protest. Apparently one … Read the rest
‘No’ to digital anti-cheating methodologies …
GM Gleizerov speaks out
How to best catch a cheat? For more than a decade two different anti-cheating methodologies have been proposed: digital algorithms vs … Read the rest
Cheating & FIDE. Complicity. (Part I)
A Cheating Coverup?
This past week has witnessed an explosion of stories of top women players cheating in both online and over the board tournaments. … Read the rest
Potpourri, Trump, Chess & other nonsense
It takes balls to play this game!
Twenty-eight year old internet sensation Kayla Lauren knows the rules, how far you can bend them and what … Read the rest
Top-class chess re-emerges into the sunlight!
Biel Leaves FIDE in the Shadow
The Biel Chess Festival kicked off yesterday, much to the consternation of the FIDE leadership. Undeterred by the coronavirus, … Read the rest
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
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
