Monday Coffee
For Women Only!
How are you today? Today’s coffee articles are abstractly about women, women & chess or other women-related issues. Why? Why not! I … Read the rest
Category: Insight into life
The Controversy Continues
FIDE Dress Code: The Double Standards Game
They could both pass as fashion models! Grandmasters Anton Kovalyov (l) and Magnus Carlsen (r). Kovalyov looks … Read the rest
Did China deserve more to win than the USA?
What separated the Gold from the Silver?
When the smoke had cleared at the end of the final round in Batumi, and it was evident … Read the rest
Why Makropoulos lost the FIDE election
Fortunately, Europe is NOT the world
When acting FIDE president Georgios Makropoulos wrote to me in May of this year, it was abundantly clear that … Read the rest
Nature or Nurture. A modern perspective.
Nurturing a talented child
“Setting out to raise a genius is the last thing we’d advise any parent to do,” says Camilla Benbow, dean of … Read the rest
D-day for FIDE…
Someone will celebrate this evening. But who?
I have written enough of the 2018 FIDE election campaign here on this blog for my liking, and … Read the rest
Today’s Insight into the Meaning of LIFE
The Poet-Entrepreneur
Wang Xing, 39 years old, is one of the richest men in China today. Deservedly so. How did he become so successful? Take … Read the rest
Today’s winning tail!
The Nude & the Canvas
Picasso roll over! This magnificent subject is about to immortalized on a piece of canvas. Art, to be passed down … Read the rest
Batumi Olympiad begins amid Ethics Committee controversy
2018 FIDE Election Eclipses Olympiad
The opening ceremony of the 43rd Chess Olympiad was held last night amid superbly choreographed pomp and pagaentry. Inspite of … Read the rest
Friday’s laughs, cries, potpourri and other nonsense
PEIN EMERGES TOP DOG!
Let’s face it: modern politics in England has little to do with democracy. Even less so when we talk about … Read the rest
Wednesday Coffee
Wednesday Coffee
Steaming hot! The coffee, that is. How are you doing today? Wednesday is generally an emotionally neutral type of day, neither Monday-ish nor … Read the rest
Monday’s humour, Trump, potpourri and other nonsense!
Today’s humour
How are you today? I trust your weekend was relaxing, if not perfect! I thought it might be appropriate to start the new … Read the rest
Today’s insight into becoming a better player
Carpe Diem
Nothing original at all about this concept, but coming from Kasparov it has added significance. If ever during a game you have some … Read the rest
Tuesday Coffee
Tuesday Coffee
How are you today? The summer has come and gone too quickly, in my opinion. I was hoping to savor it a bit … Read the rest
5 tips even a grandmaster can make use of
Staying on path
I read these wise words over on MENAFN earlier today, and I instantly realized that such advice is of immense practical value, … Read the rest
