The Thoughtful Traveler Series
Michelle Frankfurter, photo-journalist
Ugh! Incredible story of AmericanAir refusing to take any responsibility for its own mistakes! I had my luggage lost once under similar … Read the rest
Category: Insight into life
The Thoughtful Traveler Series
David Llada, photo-journalist
Look on the bright side. The plane did NOT crash! (just joking) But I agree with David, my experience is similar.… Read the rest
Krylenko Part II
PART II
Krylenko’s Legacy: Modern Chess
Until Krylenko and the 1917 Revolution came along, Russian chess was confined to Moscow and St. Petersburg, and almost … Read the rest
Nikolai Krylenko: Part I
The bastard who created Modern Chess
When FIDE elects a new president on October 3rd in Batumi, Georgia the chess world will likely enter an
… Read the restCaruana wins Norway!
Peak Performance
Congrats to Fabiano Caruana for setting a great example to all of his colleagues, taking big risks enroute to winning his last two … Read the rest
Monday Coffee
Coffee, Chess, FIDE and other Nonsense
Good Monday, readers! The first week of June is always a good sign of warmer and sunnier things … Read the rest
Saturday Coffee, chess & FIDE
Saturday Coffee!
Good morning, Saturday! I trust everybody had a great week and that now you can relax and enjoy the good weather this weekend. … Read the rest
Karpov, on the current FIDE situation
Karpov on the future of FIDE
Insightful and brutally honest interview with former World Champion Anatoly Karpov on the RCF (Russian Chess Federation) website today.… Read the rest
Thoughtful painting
Heartless
The painting, Anatomy of the Heart (¡Y tenía corazón! [Anatomía del corazón]), by Spanish painter Enrique Simonet (1866-1927). Risqué for the times, no … Read the rest
Monday Coffee
Monday Coffee
We will have a great ‘coffee’ article for later this morning! The latest FIDE election news. Recent tournament results and much more. … Read the rest
Friday Coffee, Chess and Potpourri
Coffee with an Attitude!
Happy Friday, everybody! Today I take a look at coffee news, the FIDE election and some chess-bashing by MSM this … Read the rest
2018 FIDE Elections
Kirsan enroute to BIG win in October!
You have to hand it to the man! He has managed to out-finesse each and every of his … Read the rest
Monday Coffee
Monday Coffee
”Black as night; sweet as sin. Pure. Deliberate. Awesome…Coffee, always the muse.” – anon
It’s been a while since I penned my last … Read the rest
FIDE elections faked!?
Kirsan runs against himself!
I almost fell for it! But reading declarations by both Kirsan and Makro this past week, I now realize that everything … Read the rest
Sunday Coffee
Sunday Coffee
It is indeed rare, maybe even never, that the University of Toronto finds itself on the front line of coffee R&D. … Read the rest
