Today’s Vintage Chess Humor
What does Gender Equality Look Like?
It would be naive to think that complete gender equality in chess would end the gender gap that currently … Read the rest
Category: Opinion
Russia to challenge WADA ban at CAS
Yury Ganus fears the worse
While it was expected that Russia would challenge the WADA 4-year ban of its athletes at the Court of Arbitration … Read the rest
2019 Rapid & Blitz WC underway
FIDE Continues to Flirt with Repressive Saudis
Saudi Arabia is one of the world’s most repressive regimes. Yemen and complete disregard for Human Rights. Women … Read the rest
Today’s Vintage Chess Humor
The Politics of Discarding the Rules of Chess
When the Spanish priest Ruy Lopez published in 1561 his LIBRO DE LA INVENCION LIBERAL Y ARTE … Read the rest
Today’s Vintage Chess Humor
Gender Benders
The sixties were a time of much social upheaval in America and Europe. The traditional role of women in the work place was … Read the rest
Today’s Vintage Chess Humor
How to Promote Chess to U.S. Adults
A brilliantly original ad that I found in the February 1968 edition of ChessReview, once the official chess … Read the rest
FIDE in Meltdown Mode?
What if WADA is just the Beginning?
If WADA gets its way — and it is looking very much like that — then a devastating … Read the rest
ChessCom Controversy
Blogger’s Reputation Intentionally Smeared?
I have never met Justin Horton, but I have been for years now a ‘fan’ of his chess blog, and … Read the rest
Cracks appearing in Dvorkovich’s FIDE ?
FIDE Czar Arkady I
Arguably the most autocratic FIDE president ever, Arkady Dvorkovich seems to have run up against some unexpected resistance in his efforts … Read the rest
Coffee, Fun, Sex and More Insights into FIDE
Coffee Confidential
She is gorgeous, isn’t she! Marianne Fonseca. Brazilian born (December 1989) supermodel, belly button and all. But today we will try to … Read the rest
Thursday Coffee
Thursday Coffee
How are you today? Tomorrow is Friday and then cometh the weekend, sleeping in longer and drinking your coffee in bed. Unhurried, lazy … Read the rest
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
Today’s Pet Peeve: Player Names
Impossible Name Searches
Every tournament player knows how frustrating it is when you go to prepare for an opponent but your game database has ambiguous, … Read the rest
Chess, sex, porn & other misperceptions
A Pic is Worth a 1000 Words,
…More if it is SEXY!
Sometimes you come across an image that has chess in it, maybe only … Read the rest
The Chess World in 1969
50 Years Ago
Memories. In the summer of 1969, though I was not yet a tournament player — I had discovered the chess world only … Read the rest
