Dvorkovich gives press conference on Friday
A Long & Informative Interview
The recently elected FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich gave an official conference in Moscow on Friday. A wide variety of topics … Read the rest
Category: News
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
Canadian Arbiter Caught Cheating
Quebec City Arbiter Caught Cheating
Banned For 2 Years!
Claude Lessard is a popular and well respected arbiter, organizer and promoter in the Quebec City … Read the rest
Dvorkovich responds to Makro’s ranting and raving
Threatens legal action if Makro does not stop
Amongst other things, but that was the veiled threat in Dvorkovich’s open letter published earlier today. The … Read the rest
Dvorkovich campaign gaining momentum!
Ethics Committee will not cave into Makro’s extortion!
Today Dvorkovich continued his campaign in Armenia, clearly not allowing Makro’s desperate appeal to the FIDE ethics … 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
Refuting the russophobe rhetoric
Victor Bologan plain-spoken
Yesterday Victor Bologan visited Guyana and spoke with the president of the Guyana Chess Federation, James Bond, (I kid you not!) as … Read the rest
Makro advocates systemic corruption ahead of election
African chess leaders expose Makro’s corruption
It has long been recognized that acting FIDE president Georgios Makropoulos has been trying every trick in the book … Read the rest
Friday Coffee
A Toasted Friday
It’s been a bit of a quiet week. Not that I am complaining…it gives me the chance to catch up on things … Read the rest
Tiffiny Hall takes up chess!
The Ultimate Chess Workout?
Australian Tiffiny Hall has a 6-dan in TaeKwonDo (her parents operated a Taekwondo … Read the rest
Breaking News!
Dvorkovich Landslide Predicted!
This Saturday presidential candidate Arkady Dvorkovich is expected to have extended his winning support in the 2018 FIDE elections to (50% + … Read the rest
Thursday Coffee, FIDE, Carlsen and other nonsense
Thursday Coffee
We live in times of unstoppable change. All around us. Everyday. Trump; North Korea; Trade war; Immigration; AI. The chess world is not … Read the rest
AIDEF bullies African federations who won’t vote Makro
Makro dirty tricks continue in Africa
Threats and intimidation! The business manager of the African Chess Confederation , Mr. Larbi, spills the beans on Makro’s … Read the rest
Aloyzas Kveinys RIP
GM Aloyzas Kveinys: RIP
July 9, 1962 to July 26, 2018
It is with profound sadness that this fine summer night I must give notice … Read the rest
Peralta leads Argentine Championship
Peralta seeks second national championship
The 93rd Argentine Championship is being held in Villa Martelli between the 17th and the 30th of this month. While … Read the rest
