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
Category: Opinion
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
Cheater Caught in Dutch Tournament
Time to Purge the FPC and Start Over?
Globetrotting journalist Ian Rogers reports that yet another cheater has been exposed, this time in the recent … Read the rest
Today’s Insight into the Meaning of LIFE
The Fine Art of American Diplomacy
“If you’ve got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.”–John Wayne. Helps explain America’s foreign policy … Read the rest
Truth or Consequences
Miracles, Magic and FIDE’s Fair Play Committee
Several weeks after the photo of Grandmaster Igor Rausis sitting in a washroom stall using a cellphone during … Read the rest
Monday Coffee
Streetwise & Blasé
How are you today? Super, I trust. I don’t know where the time has gone, but today is already the last Monday … Read the rest
Big Brother threatens me!?
Yuri Garrett Completey Out of Control!
It has been a particularly difficult week for FIDE ‘Fair Play’ committee member Yuri Garrett. After he published incriminating … Read the rest
Coffee, FIDE & Potpourri
Saturday Coffee
Have you ever noticed the number of gloomy ‘studies’ on coffee consumption that are in newspapers and online? They almost jump out at … Read the rest
On Faster Time Controls & Dumbing Down Chess
Where is the dignity?
The constant tinkering with time controls by tournament organizers and FIDE officials is ruining our game. As Grandmaster Alexander Colovic is … Read the rest
