Chess, news, potpourri and other utter nonsense!
Paul Morphy RIP
Better late news than no news! Paul Morphy died on Thursday July 10, 1884. According to the calculations of PLANETCALC that makes … Read the rest
Category: Odds and Ends
Bareev, FIDE & Potpourri
The Typical Chess Story!?
The middle of the week already and several important FIDE events have got underway. Yesterday the World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia … Read the rest
Friday Coffee
After the first coffee of the morning I always feel lucid. I perceive the more subtle details of what I have to do later that … 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
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
Chess tidbits, FIDE and other Nonsense
Chess Solitaire…
How are you today? In this blog column I present a potpourri of chess items from the past few days that have caught … Read the rest
FIDE Presidents since the beginning
FIDE : A time for reflection
Fide was founded in Paris in 1924 – this July 20 will mark 94-years! Surprisingly, there have been only … 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
Creative chess sets
Kitchen Chess
Cute idea! Creating a chess set out of what is at hand. Above we see a chess set made of kitchen items. Bottles, … Read the rest
Monday Coffee
Monday Coffee!
Good morning, Monday! How was your weekend? Today finds me in Lisbon playing in the very strong Portugal Open. A nine round … Read the rest
Tuesday Coffee
Tuesday Coffee
Good morning, Tuesday Wait! You don’t need to say it: I know that today is the last Tuesday of this month! ‘Where does … Read the rest
Saturday Coffee
Saturday Coffee
Saturday already! While most of North America is getting snowed in amidst one of the coldest winters in memory, the European chess circuit … Read the rest
Monday Coffee
Manic Mondays!
Rush, rush, rush! Manic Monday! Monday’s can easily spook us. So easy to forget even the most basic things (panties!) as you head … Read the rest
Wednesday Coffee
Wednesday Coffee
Good morning, Wednesday! Quite a few tournaments taking place right now but the Riyadh blitz and rapid is capturing all of the international … Read the rest
Post Christmas Coffee
The Post Xmas Coffee Blues
I trust your Xmas was as great as mine. The run up to this year’s Xmas was pretty busy … Read the rest
