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
Category: News
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 restCoffee Today!
Cool Monday’s Coffee
The World Cup in Russia seems to be dominating world headlines. Even Trump’s daily dose of Twitter nonsense is having difficulty competing. … Read the rest
Shankland scores hat trick!
Shankland on a roll!
Amazing! America has another superstar! Sam Shankland has just won his 3rd straight tournament, this time the XIII American Continental … Read the rest
Sunday Coffee
Sunday Coffee
How are you today? Don’t know about the weather where you live, but here in Guarda (Portugal) it is rainy and cold. That … Read the rest
Caruana 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
Makro announces his running mates!
It’s Now Official!
Today acting FIDE president Georgios Makropoulos announced the list of his running mates for the upcoming FIDE elections on October 3rd in … 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
Friday Coffee
Friday Coffee
Happy Friday, everybody! It has been a pretty busy week. And finally I am beginning to be convinced that summer is just around … 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
Vasiukov RIP
GM Vasiukov RIP
March 5, 1933 to May 10, 2018
Suddenly today, at age 85. Details are yet to be made known. Though Evgeni … Read the rest
Breaking News!
Kremlin throws weight behind Kirsan
Earlier today at a key meeting of the RCF (Russian Chess Federation) in Sochi it was decided to approve of … Read the rest
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
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
