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
Category: Odds and Ends
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
Chess here and there…
Chess here and there
Hello, Wednesday! The approaching holiday season is as busy as ever. While most of the world’s eyes are on the … Read the rest
