Today’s Terrible Ideas (for FREE!)
How are you today? In the spirit of having some light fun toying around with the absurd and not so absurd, I present a collection … Read the rest
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A Neat Kubbel Study
In the realm of chess studies, the name Leonid Kubbel stands out. The above study was created in 1913. Black has a Queen, while … Read the rest
America faces its own demons
Blowing in the Wind
The good, the bad and the ugly all rolled up into this fateful week. Only this time, it is not fiction. … Read the rest
What’s on your mind?
Straight Talking Guys
Yesterday excerpts of a recent interview of Vladimir Kramnik by the Russian magazine Sport-Express were published on Chess-News.ru. The former World Champion … Read the rest
Coffee, Trump, Chess & Russia
Naked Coffee
How are you today? There is a lot happening in the world this week. Despite how depressing it is to see another lockdown … Read the rest
Bottomless Secrets
Pact of Silence
“If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.” –Anatole France. The stunning Michelle Drake Haddad, Playmate of May,
… Read the restFigueira da Foz Final Results
And the winners are…
Congratulations to 25-year old Karen Grigoryan and 33-year old Nino Batsiashvili for tying for first place in the 2020 Figueira da … Read the rest
‘Legend of Chess’ by Juan Bellon
Joaquim Durão: Legend of Portuguese Chess
by GM Juan Bellon
Joaquim Durão would have turned 90 years this past October 25. In a heartfelt and … Read the rest
Today’s Winning Lady in Red!
The one and only Caylee Cowan
This 22-year old beauty hails from Los Angeles and has already made a name for herself in Cinema. … Read the rest
Figueira da Foz after 5 rounds
Lady Luck shines on Karen!
There are strong players, and then there are strong players who are also lucky. The Armenian grandmaster Karen Grigoryan is … Read the rest
Covid-19: Is it over-politicized?
Saving Science from Hysteria
The Great Barrington Declaration is the lone voice of reason in an increasingly politicized world. (LINK1) (LINK2) … Read the rest
2020 Festival Figueira da Foz
Portuguese tradition braves pandemic!
Congratulations to Miguel Babo and the Figueira da Foz chess community! Officially known as the 14th Festival Internacional de Xadrez da … Read the rest
Sunday’s Winning 5-second Tactics
Tactics!
How are you today? For some players, most things comes easy. For others, they have to work at it. But when it comes to … Read the rest
Instructive & entertaining miniatures from Sochi
When things start to go wrong…
The recently finished tournament in Sochi (Russian Higher League Championship) featured some really excellent fighting chess. But not everything … Read the rest
Today’s Inspiration
DJ–Coffee
Everybody loves coffee, and this TikTok video is absolutely brilliant! Enjoy!… Read the rest
