Explosive First Round in Moscow!
Bomb Threat Cancels Play
Bomb threats are taken serious in Moscow. Someone telephoned in a bomb threat to dozens of hotels, including the Cosmos … Read the rest
Category: Smile!
2019 Aeroflot International Begins!
Quick 1-Minute Summary
In 2004 the Aeroflot Open set a Guinness Record for the tournament with the most number of GM’s. Since then other events … Read the rest
Three Recent Perspectives on Chess & Education
Fool’s Gold ?
PROLOGUE
The idea of having chess taught in school is wonderful, but in practice its implementation is fraught with bureauocratic nightmares, legitimate … Read the rest
Friday Coffee, FIDE & Potpourri
Dark Coffee
How are you today? In preparing material for today’s ‘Coffee’ blog I reviewed some of the latest (boring) news, (boring) scientific studies and … Read the rest
Today’s Winning 5-Second Tactics
How are you today? Today’s tactical quiz comprises 9 examples taken from last weekend’s 4NCL team championship in England.
As is usual, some of the … Read the rest
Chess, Creativity & Fun!
Recent chess-themed videos
Vimeo is one of my favourite platforms for all types of videos, including educational ones, and I frequently embed some of these … Read the rest
Today’s Winning Beach Bum!
Living at the Edge…
“We live at the edge of the miraculous.” – Henry Miller. Magnificent photo of the girl next door chilling out at … Read the rest
Best of Bikini’s, Selfies & Au Naturel
Great Expectations
“He who awaits much can expect little.” (Gabriel Garcia Marquez). There is a moral here, somewhere, but it is up to the reader … Read the rest
Today’s Winning Look
Insanely Calm…
“Whoever’s calm and sensible is insane!” ― Rumi, The Essential Rumi. The super-cool and amazingly photogenic Sophie Mudd, actress and model. This youngster … Read the rest
Brazilian Championship Finals
Quick 1-Minute Summary
Molina and Mekhitarian to decide title
The first of 4 classical games will be played today in the finals of the Brazilian … Read the rest
Today’s INSIGHT into the meaning of LIFE
The Fine Art of Persuasion
“If you’ve got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.”–John Wayne (1907-1979). Some might think that John … Read the rest
Portugal Open in Lisbon
Quick 1-Minute Summary
From the 2nd to 9th of February in Lisbon, the 3rd Portugal Open is taking place. A total of 270 participants from … Read the rest
Tactics and Games from Gibraltar
He who lives by the sword…
Ok, they are not swords, but you get the point! How are you today? With so much great chess … Read the rest
Today’s Winning Tail!
Seeing in Dreams…
Stunning shot of the charming Russian model Anna. Her eyes are absolutely hypnotic. “ The eye sees a thing more clearly … Read the rest
