Friday Coffee
Friday Coffee
Happy Friday, everybody! It has been a pretty busy week. And finally I am beginning to be convinced that summer is just around … Read the rest
Category: Opinion
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Readers Respond to Makro’s Letter
Following up on yesterday’s letter from Georgios Makropoulos, I received quite a bit of mail, most of it rational … Read the rest
2018 FIDE Election Campaign
A Letter from Makropoulos
Georgios Makropoulos, acting-FIDE president, needs no introduction. Despite the difficult times within the chess community since Kirsan Ilyumzhinov came under … Read the rest
Friday Coffee. Part II
2018 FIDE Carnival Begins!
This past week was NOT the first week of the 2018 FIDE presidential campaign. That infact started last spring when Makro … Read the rest
Friday Coffee, Chess and Potpourri
Coffee with an Attitude!
Happy Friday, everybody! Today I take a look at coffee news, the FIDE election and some chess-bashing by MSM this … Read the rest
2018 FIDE Elections
Kirsan enroute to BIG win in October!
You have to hand it to the man! He has managed to out-finesse each and every of his … Read the rest
Monday Coffee
Monday Coffee
”Black as night; sweet as sin. Pure. Deliberate. Awesome…Coffee, always the muse.” – anon
It’s been a while since I penned my last … Read the rest
FIDE elections faked!?
Kirsan runs against himself!
I almost fell for it! But reading declarations by both Kirsan and Makro this past week, I now realize that everything … Read the rest
Croat wins Euro_2018!
Saric wins 2018 Euro-Championship
Congrats to 27 year old Ivan Saric for winning the 2018 European Individual Championship in Batumi, Georgia. The Croatian grandmaster … Read the rest
Friday Coffee
In praise of morning coffee
While drinking coffee can and does strengthen social and communal bonds, it is undoubtedly the magic of the first cup … Read the rest
Caruana exceeds expectations!
Caruana to meet Carlsen in November!
Congrats to American/Italian Fabiano Caruana for winning the Berlin Candidates yesterday in style! The 25 year old grandmaster will … Read the rest
D-day in Berlin!
Who will crack first?
Today it will be decided who will be Magnus Carlsen’s challenger! While Caruana is half a point ahead of Karjakin and … Read the rest
Candidates Tournament nears finish line!
UNSTOPPABLE!
This is how legends are forged! Trailing in last place after 6 rounds of play in the Berlin Candidates Tournament, Sergei Karjakin has scored … Read the rest
2018 European Championship Batumi
Some Interesting Moments
Friday was a well deserved rest day for the participants of the European Championship and today will see round 7 in play. … Read the rest
Wednesday Coffee
Wednesday Coffee
Good morning, Wednesday! I can hardly believe my eyes. This week British MSM is finding it hard to keep up with reality! Wanting … Read the rest
