Dvorkovich announces ticket and extends olive branch
Dvorkovich seeks to unite FIDE
Today in Moscow at a press conference, Arkady Dvorkovich announced his official ticket for the upcoming FIDE elections in October. … Read the rest
Category: politics
Krylenko Part II
PART II
Krylenko’s Legacy: Modern Chess
Until Krylenko and the 1917 Revolution came along, Russian chess was confined to Moscow and St. Petersburg, and almost … Read the rest
Nikolai Krylenko: Part I
The bastard who created Modern Chess
When FIDE elects a new president on October 3rd in Batumi, Georgia the chess world will likely enter an
Coffee Today!
Cool Monday’s Coffee
The World Cup in Russia seems to be dominating world headlines. Even Trump’s daily dose of Twitter nonsense is having difficulty competing. … Read the rest
Sunday Coffee
Sunday Coffee
How are you today? Don’t know about the weather where you live, but here in Guarda (Portugal) it is rainy and cold. That … Read the rest
Makro announces his running mates!
It’s Now Official!
Today acting FIDE president Georgios Makropoulos announced the list of his running mates for the upcoming FIDE elections on October 3rd in … Read the rest
Monday Coffee
Coffee, Chess, FIDE and other Nonsense
Good Monday, readers! The first week of June is always a good sign of warmer and sunnier things … Read the rest
Saturday Coffee, chess & FIDE
Saturday Coffee!
Good morning, Saturday! I trust everybody had a great week and that now you can relax and enjoy the good weather this weekend. … Read the rest
Sunday Coffee
Sunday Coffee
Good day, Sunday! It’s been kind of quiet this past week (ignoring Trump’s narcissist behavior, of course) and that has allowed me to … Read the rest
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
You have mail!
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
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
