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
Category: politics
Coffee,News, FIDE and so on…
Thank God it is Friday!
Congratulations! You have survived another week…in the Age of Trump we must celebrate each achievement, no matter how small. It … Read the rest
Dvorkovich comments on WADA decision
FIDE Cautiously Optimistic about 2020 Plans
As predicted, WADA earlier on Monday voted unanimously to suspend the Russian sports movement for 4 years. It was … 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
More Trouble between Moscow & Washington?
Karpov Denied US Visa
The big story today in the world chess community is that the US government has denied Anatoly Karpov entry into the … 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
When Chess & Politics mix: The Israeli Boycott
When will it end?
News stories such as the above are nothing new. They have been going on since the founding of the Jewish … Read the rest
Dvorkovich set to step down?
BREAKING NEWS!
If what is happening against the legitimately elected president of Venezuela is to become the way things are done from now on, then … Read the rest
FIDE does U-turn
Political opportunism in St.Petersburg?
I hope that this will not be the way Dvorkovich intends to run FIDE in the future. Earlier today FIDE announced… Read the rest
The internet, Sex, potpourri and other nonsense!
The Internet and Privacy
Before the arrival of the internet, it was really tough being a follower….and sometimes embarrassing, too! As in the case of … Read the rest
Today’s INSIGHT into the meaning of LIFE
When is a Man Finished?
”A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.” Richard M. Nixon (President of … Read the rest
Why Makropoulos lost the FIDE election
Fortunately, Europe is NOT the world
When acting FIDE president Georgios Makropoulos wrote to me in May of this year, it was abundantly clear that … Read the rest
D-day for FIDE…
Someone will celebrate this evening. But who?
I have written enough of the 2018 FIDE election campaign here on this blog for my liking, and … Read the rest
Makropoulos’ underhanded tactics
”Manipulating proxies, deceiving inexperienced federations, stretching the truth and intimidating – this is a trademark style of Mr. Makropoulos’s team. We have decided to … Read the rest
