Canada chess news / Canadian Chess / Canadiana / chess is interesting / Hal Bond / News / Opinion / Stockhausen March 2, 2016 by kevinspraggettonchess · Published March 2, 2016 · Last modified May 19, 2017 Site on Stockhausen’s death Karen, his wife, has opened up a site dedicated to her thoughts about Peter Stockhausen. It is an ongoing work designed to inform, elucidate and … Read the rest
Canada chess news / Canadian Chess / Canadian Chess Federation / Canadiana / chess is interesting / Hal Bond / News / Opinion / Social Issues / Stockhausen / swindle February 26, 2016 by kevinspraggettonchess · Published February 26, 2016 · Last modified May 19, 2017 Peter Stockhausen’s death: Part II August 20, 1948 to February 18, 2016, 68 years of age Dear Kevin, I’ve already told you that just before 7pm on Friday February 19, … Read the rest
Canada chess news / Canadian Chess / Canadian Chess Federation / Canadiana / chess is interesting / News / Social Issues / Stockhausen / swindle / wow February 23, 2016 by kevinspraggettonchess · Published February 23, 2016 · Last modified May 19, 2017 More on P.Stockhausen’s death August 20.1948–February 18, 2016 I understand that Stockhausen’s estranged wife (Karen) is preparing a statement and this will be later published here on this blog. … Read the rest
Canada chess news / Canadian Chess / Canadian Chess Federation / Canadiana / chess is interesting / Hal Bond / Insight into life / News / Social Issues / Stockhausen / wow February 22, 2016 by kevinspraggettonchess · Published February 22, 2016 · Last modified May 19, 2017 Peter Stockhausen RIP August 20,1948–February 18,2016 ——————– Details to follow later today.… Read the rest
Canada chess news / Canadian Chess / Canadian Chess Federation / Canadiana / chess is interesting / Did you know that... / humour / Insight into life / Just for laughs / Just nice to look at / nerd / News / Opinion / Social Issues / Stockhausen / wow January 29, 2013 by kevinspraggettonchess · Published January 29, 2013 · Last modified May 19, 2017 Tuesday’s potpourri and other nonsense! SPRAGGETT ON CHESS PIGEON CHESS! ”PST! JOIN THE CFC TODAY!” —————————————————————————- This is the right attitude to have each time you … Read the rest
Canada chess news / Canadian Chess / Canadian Chess Federation / Canadiana / chess is interesting / Hal Bond / News / Social Issues / Stockhausen / wow May 10, 2012 by kevinspraggettonchess · Published May 10, 2012 · Last modified May 19, 2017 More troubles with CFC ratings…. SPRAGGETT ON CHESSLINKYou almost feel sorry for the CFC! After the restructuring of the CFC’s business model in 2007/8, the rating system became … Read the rest
Canada chess news / Canadian Chess / Canadian Chess Federation / Canadiana / chess is interesting / Culture / guess who? / Hal Bond / Insight into life / News / Odds and Ends / Opinion / Social Issues / Stockhausen / wow January 20, 2012 by kevinspraggettonchess · Published January 20, 2012 · Last modified May 19, 2017 Bullying, censorship and Chesstalk SPRAGGETT ON CHESSOver the past 3 years–when this blog first went online–I have covered on numerous occasions (more than a dozen times, if memory … Read the rest
Canada chess news / Canadian Chess / Canadian Chess Federation / Canadiana / chess is interesting / guess who? / Hal Bond / Insight into life / News / Opinion / Stockhausen / swindle / wow May 30, 2011 by kevinspraggettonchess · Published May 30, 2011 · Last modified May 19, 2017 Week in review and other stuff SPRAGGETT ON CHESS GELFAND TO PLAY ANAND FOR WORLD TITLE IN 2012 By now everybody knows that Israel’s Boris Gelfand (age 43) defeated Russia’s Alexander … Read the rest
Canada chess news / Canadian Chess / Canadian Chess Federation / Canadiana / chess is interesting / Culture / Did you know that... / guess who? / Hal Bond / News / Stockhausen / swindle / wow May 23, 2011 by kevinspraggettonchess · Published May 23, 2011 · Last modified May 19, 2017 Potpourri SPRAGGETT ON CHESS DARWIN AND BEER “Well you see, Norm, it’s like this …a herd of buffalo can only move as fast as … Read the rest
Canada chess news / Canadian Chess / Canadian Chess Federation / Canadiana / chess is interesting / guess who? / Hal Bond / News / Odds and Ends / Stockhausen March 15, 2011 by kevinspraggettonchess · Published March 15, 2011 · Last modified May 19, 2017 Onwards and upwards…a member’s opinion SPRAGGETT ON CHESSOnwards and upwards: CFC presidential election off to an early start….Do you ever wonder why the CFC has become such a … Read the rest
Canada chess news / Canadian Chess / Canadian Chess Federation / Canadiana / chess is interesting / Hal Bond / Opinion / Social Issues / Stockhausen / swindle / WIFE! / wow February 18, 2011 by kevinspraggettonchess · Published February 18, 2011 · Last modified May 19, 2017 Stockhausen news SPRAGGETT ON CHESSKARMAThere was a curious reaction within certain quarters of our chess community when I first announced on this blog a project … Read the rest
Canada chess news / Canadian Chess / Canadian Chess Federation / Canadiana / chess is interesting / guess who? / Insight into life / Social Issues / Stockhausen / swindle / wow June 21, 2010 by kevinspraggettonchess · Published June 21, 2010 · Last modified May 19, 2017 Searching for Peter Stockhausen SPRAGGETT ON CHESSThis evening I received an email from Karen Richards (wife of the missing/disappeared Peter Stockhausen) informing me that she is still … Read the rest
Canada chess news / Canadian Chess / Canadian Chess Federation / Canadiana / chess is interesting / Culture / Did you know that... / guess who? / Hal Bond / History / Insight into life / News / Odds and Ends / Opinion / Stockhausen / swindle May 3, 2010 by kevinspraggettonchess · Published May 3, 2010 · Last modified June 6, 2019 Campomanes (Feb 22,1927 – May 3, 2010) R.I.P. The man called ‘Campo’.RIP 1932 – 2010 Perhaps the most enigmatic personality of modern chess, Philippine born Florencio Campomanes died peacefully earlier today in … Read the rest
humour / Insight into life / Just for laughs / Just nice to look at / News / Odds and Ends / Stockhausen February 1, 2010 by kevinspraggettonchess · Published February 1, 2010 · Last modified May 19, 2017 Today’s laughs SPRAGGETT ON CHESSTWO NUNSTwo Scottish nuns have just arrived in USA by boat and one says to the other, “I hear that the … Read the rest
humour / Insight into life / Just for laughs / Just nice to look at / Photography / Stockhausen January 23, 2010 by kevinspraggettonchess · Published January 23, 2010 · Last modified May 19, 2017 Today’s insight into the meaning of LIFE SPRAGGETT ON CHESSIT’S TIGER TIME!Tiger has got a new sponsor!____________________________________________________________________________HOW IS LITTLE JOHNNY DOING AT SCHOOL? TAKE A LOOK AT THESE … Read the rest