The Art of Collecting…
Proust’s Women
“Certainly, it is more reasonable to devote one’s life to women than to postage stamps, old snuff-boxes, or even to paintings and statues.”― … Read the rest
spraggettonchess Blog
More suspicions over Dvorkovich decisions
Nepomniachtchi Speaks Out
The list keeps growing. The #1 Russian player, Ian Nepomniachtchi, has added his name to the list of top players who are … Read the rest
2020 Spanish Championship
The 6th round of the 2020 Spanish Championship took place this Saturday at the Hotel Anibal in Linares. Organized as a 9-round Swiss, two titles … Read the rest
Today’s Winning Beach Bum!
Feels like snow in September…
”Feels like snow in September, but I will always remember that you were my summer love.” — Summer Love , … Read the rest
Dmitry Svetushkin RIP
25.7.1980 – 4.9.2020
Terrible news this evening that Moldova grandmaster Dmitry Svetushkin had died earlier today. Dmitry had just turned 40 years old. ChessNews.ru reports … Read the rest
Coffee, Spain, FIDE & other Nonsense
It’s Friday!
The first Friday of September! The summer is over and now the world is trying to adjust to living under the spectre of … Read the rest
Today’s Winning Lady in Red!
The Ordinary Superstar
The perky 20-year old Violet Summers (b.1999) is one of the brightest stars of a new generation of Instagram goddesses. Born Lizzy … Read the rest
Two Uhlmann Games
The Positional Pawn Sacrifice
The late German grandmaster Wolfgang Uhlmann’s games are worth close study. His style of play was very classical, especially with regards … Read the rest
Mirror, Mirror on the wall…
Mirror, mirror, on the wall. Who is the fairest of them all? If you said Lucy Dominga, then you would be correct! World famous fetish … Read the rest
Jason Kouchak
Power & Grace
Queen’s Journey 2020 by the well known musician Jason Kouchak is an inspiring work that was pointed out to me this morning. … Read the rest
Tuesday’s Winning 5-sec Tactics
From Uhlmann’s Games (Part I)
The recently deceased German grandmaster Wolfgang Uhlmann left us with a multitude of beautiful games containing brilliant twists and turns, … Read the rest
Chess world condemns FIDE decision
Dvorkovich/Sutovsky to step down this week?
How could FIDE get this so wrong? This morning I spent the first hour pouring thru hundreds of FaceBook … Read the rest
Scandal in Online Olympiad!
ChessCom fails Fair-Play test!?
News just in. The Armenian team refused to play the second part of today’s match against India in protest. Apparently one … Read the rest
Just like heaven…
Traces of summers long past
“Yeah we all shine on, like the moon, and the stars, and the sun.” John Lennon. Left to right, … Read the rest
Mr. French Defence. RIP
29-03-1935 to 24-08-2020
The Dresden-born Grandmaster Wolfgang Uhlmann passed away this Monday at age 85. Uhlmann’s achievements are too many to mention here, and I … Read the rest
