Twin checkmates in Mar del Plata
Letter from a reader…
Fatima, im Julio Benedetti and his sister Antonella
I love mail! Johannes Meijer (Bolivia) is a frequent contributer to this blog … Read the rest
Category: News
Tuesday’s Tactics and Games
Tuesday’s Tactical Lunacy
Hello Tuesday! I trust everyone is fine today. Here I present some great tactical exercises for you, as well as a number … Read the rest
Monday’s winning 5-second tactics
Tactics & Games from Dubai
The 20th Dubai Open is taking place as I write and will finish on the 12th of April. Always a … Read the rest
Croat wins Euro_2018!
Saric wins 2018 Euro-Championship
Congrats to 27 year old Ivan Saric for winning the 2018 European Individual Championship in Batumi, Georgia. The Croatian grandmaster … Read the rest
Friday Coffee
In praise of morning coffee
While drinking coffee can and does strengthen social and communal bonds, it is undoubtedly the magic of the first cup … Read the rest
Caruana exceeds expectations!
Caruana to meet Carlsen in November!
Congrats to American/Italian Fabiano Caruana for winning the Berlin Candidates yesterday in style! The 25 year old grandmaster will … Read the rest
D-day in Berlin!
Who will crack first?
Today it will be decided who will be Magnus Carlsen’s challenger! While Caruana is half a point ahead of Karjakin and … Read the rest
Candidates Tournament nears finish line!
UNSTOPPABLE!
This is how legends are forged! Trailing in last place after 6 rounds of play in the Berlin Candidates Tournament, Sergei Karjakin has scored … Read the rest
2018 European Championship Batumi
Some Interesting Moments
Friday was a well deserved rest day for the participants of the European Championship and today will see round 7 in play. … Read the rest
Lively play at European Championship!
2018 Euro Individual Championship
Once more Georgia finds itself the scene of one of FIDE’s most important championships. The 2018 European Individual Championship is taking … Read the rest
Tactics and games from recent events
Games and Tactics
A blast from the past! FIDE World Champions 1948-1993. The happy tradition of the crowning of a new champion! Shown above are … Read the rest
Wednesday Coffee
Wednesday Coffee
Good morning, Wednesday! I can hardly believe my eyes. This week British MSM is finding it hard to keep up with reality! Wanting … Read the rest
Berlin Candidates Round 1 post mortem
Circus Reigns in Tournament Hall!
So much for German efficiency! Murphy’s Law in practice: what ever could go wrong, did go wrong! The official website … Read the rest
Candidates tournament begins Saturday in Berlin
Tournament Without a Clear Favourite
One of the most important tournaments of the past few years starts tomorrow amidst a (predictable) complete lack of MSM … Read the rest
Reuters finally gets it right!
FINALLY!
Earlier this afternoon, Reuters corrected yesterday’s correction of its original February 14 article concerning FIDE and UBS. It should not have taken this long … Read the rest
