Canadian Zonal starts with a BANG!
Bareev loses in round 1
The BIG surprise of the first round was #1 seed, GM Bareev, losing to the talented youngster Joshua Doknjas (rated … Read the rest
Category: Smile!
Some interesting games from Montevideo
Fighting Chess!
The South American zonals are, by tradition, very hard fought and often produce wonderful examples of fighting chess, full of risk-taking and passion.… Read the rest
Fighting chess in Montevideo Zonal
Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay and Chile. These are the countries participating in beautiful Montevideo, Uruguay. At theTorre de las Telecomunicaciones to be more precise, between … Read the rest
2nd Guotai Cup Belt Road 2019 begins
Quick 1-Minute Summary
Held between the 16th and the 25th of this month in the city of Qinhuangdao, China. This year’s edition has attracted 45 … Read the rest
Today’s winning SMILE!
Beauty and Talent
The lovely Japanese actress, dancer and model Tao Tsuchiya (born Tokyo 1995). Popular, very popular. She has almost 2 million followers on … Read the rest
Funny video vis a vis Assange!
The Hipocrisy of Power
Great sketch on what happened last week when Julian Assange was arrested in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Love him or … Read the rest
Today’s Winning Selfie!
An Irresistible Smile
Stunning! And no doubt a real heartbreaker! The absolutely adorable Brazilian (Sao Paulo) singer Juliana Bonde taking a selfie at home, just … Read the rest
Ivanisevic is 2019 Serbian Champion!
Quick 1-Minute Summary
Always one of Europe’s strongest national championships, the 2019 Serbian Championship was held in Belgrade between the 6th and 14th of April. … Read the rest
Spectators impressed by 2019 Euro-Women Ch
Real Killer Chess!
The European Individual Women’s Championship is taking place as I write in Antalya,Turkey and will continue until the 23rd. An 11-round Swiss, … Read the rest
Today’s Winning Girl Next Door!
Living on the edge…
“We live at the edge of the miraculous.” Henry Miller. The lovely Lena Biddle. (Also goes by the name Lena Nicole… Read the rest
Today’s Insight into the Meaning of LIFE
What makes a Champion?
Muhammad Ali wrote: “Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, … Read the rest
Cute finish by Li Di in Chinese Tch
Classic Queen Sacrifice!
The Chinese youngster Li Di is making quite a name for himself this year! Born in 1999, Li won the strong Seville … Read the rest
Today’s Winning Tail!
Madness
“Those who hear not the music think the dancers mad.” ― Thus Spoke Zarathustra Stunning shot of Japanese model and actress … Read the rest
Quick win by Wei Yi at China_Tch
Yet another Wei Yi miniature!
Wei Yi and Magnus Carlsen have the same natural trait that Bobby Fischer had: their mere presence at the board … Read the rest
Humor, Trump, Lust & Potpourri
It’s a dog’s world…
How are you today? Great, I hope! What follows is a mish-mash of older ‘potpourri’ material from years of previous blog … Read the rest
