Covid Madness = Political Opportunism?

We are all responsible citizens, aren’t we? Regardless of where we live, we do not need nor want government to invade our homes and supervise … Read the rest
We are all responsible citizens, aren’t we? Regardless of where we live, we do not need nor want government to invade our homes and supervise … Read the rest
Tough Days Ahead for Russian-controlled FIDE
The axe fell today on the Russian sports world. CAS decided to support WADA’s 2019 decision to ban all … Read the rest
Chess Cinema & Women: Graceful and Loveable
Have you noticed the trend? Why is it that in chess films where the main protagonist is male, … Read the rest
TalkRadio is a popular social media free-speech talkshow in England that regularly questions the Boris Johnson government’s lockdown policies. Numerous MP’s, scientists,doctors and specialists line … Read the rest
The strongest chess-orgy-party of the year! Blondes versus Brunettes! Which group fucks the best? The quintessential Russian question! The much anticipated Russian Team Championships got … Read the rest
I kid you not! There is really a woman-owned family business in Portland, Oregon that brands itself ‘Hard On Coffee’! How do they try to … Read the rest
Straight Talking Guys
Yesterday excerpts of a recent interview of Vladimir Kramnik by the Russian magazine Sport-Express were published on Chess-News.ru. The former World Champion … Read the rest
Naked Coffee
How are you today? There is a lot happening in the world this week. Despite how depressing it is to see another lockdown … Read the rest
Saving Science from Hysteria
The Great Barrington Declaration is the lone voice of reason in an increasingly politicized world. (LINK1) (LINK2) … Read the rest
How are you today? It is already the 28th and the last Monday of the month! Where does the time go? So many things are … Read the rest
Saturday Coffee
Only you can answer this. Six months of the coronavirus has taught me that normality is way over-rated. That normality is little … Read the rest
29-03-1935 to 24-08-2020
The Dresden-born Grandmaster Wolfgang Uhlmann passed away this Monday at age 85. Uhlmann’s achievements are too many to mention here, and I … Read the rest
GM Gleizerov speaks out
How to best catch a cheat? For more than a decade two different anti-cheating methodologies have been proposed: digital algorithms vs … Read the rest
A Cheating Coverup?
This past week has witnessed an explosion of stories of top women players cheating in both online and over the board tournaments. … Read the rest
Reaching Out
How are you today? The 1st of August! How quickly time disappears when we are having fun, eh? For those of you who … Read the rest