European Individual Championship
2017 Championship of Europe
(Part I)
Without a doubt the strongest open tournament of its kind in the world, the European Individual Chess Championship also … Read the rest
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Today’s winning Asian Caffeine
Asian Caffeine
Nothing to do with coffee! But very hot and keeps you awake and alert…Visit the popular Asian website Asian Caffeine for more! Art, … Read the rest
Chess Boxing
Chess Boxing Comedy!
The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. For the 14th Annual show Hint partnered with the … Read the rest
INSIGHT into the meaning of LIFE
LIFE, and other fairy tales…
Why is LIFE so unlike what we are taught at school when youngsters? Perhaps because LIFE is really a contradiction. … Read the rest
Stefano Tatai RIP
12-time Champion of Italy
23 March 1938 – 29 May 2017
One of the few true ‘gentleman’ players in the world of chess, IM Stefano … Read the rest
Wednesday Coffee, potpourri and other nonsense
Wednesday Coffee
Good morning, Wednesday! Here we are, once more, meeting over a cup of hot coffee! One of my favourite things, regardless of the … Read the rest
Today’s INSIGHT into the meaning of LIFE
INSIGHT into the meaning of LIFE
“There is nothing quite so tragic as a young cynic, because it means the person has gone from … Read the rest
French T-ch 2017: games and tactics (part I)
Not so quiet days in Clichy …
“A good meal, a good talk, a good fuck…what better way to pass the day?” (Henry Miller – … Read the rest
Viktor Kupreichik RIP July,3 1949 to May 22, 2017
Uncompromising ‘Master of Attack’ dies at age 67
FIDE awarded him the grandmaster title at age 30 (1980) but Kupreichik could have achieved it much … Read the rest
Key tournaments ending this weekend
Hao, Vo and Bu win in China!
Wang Hao won on tiebreak over Bu
Vietnamese Vo Kim clear first with 7.5
Bu Xiangzhi. What went Some games from the Asian Continental in China
Championship comes to end tomorrow!
The Asian Continental Championships come to an end Saturday in Chendu,China. Everything is still up for grabs. As mentioned before, … Read the rest
Today’s INSIGHT into the meaning of LIFE
“She told me to touch her in a way she never felt before…So I started reaching for her soul…”
Today’s winning 5-second tactics
Winning with style and elegance!
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever” – John Keats (1795 – 1821)
What follows is all from games … Read the rest
Moscow GP: AGON killing public interest
Chess has to be sexed-up! But how…?
Don’t think too hard about it!
The irony of it all is that AGON’s Ilya Merenzon says that … Read the rest
Tuesday Coffee
Tuesday: The Coffee Conspiracy?
The news item today (below) shows you how much our society is really fucked up! I wrote last year here on … Read the rest
Strong tournaments underway
Some great chess!
Lots of interesting tournaments taking place right now for the fans to follow! Special mention should go to the strong Asian Continental … Read the rest
Friday Coffee, chess, barking dogs, viagra and potpourri
It’s Friday!
Friday can have that kind of effect on you. Some dance with joy, others just don’t want to believe that another week has … Read the rest
Russian Team Championship winds up
Siberia – Sirius wins title!
Siberia-Sirius won with a round to spare! The super-charged team was the pre-tournament favourite, with 6 players rated more than … Read the rest
Oriental sunshine
Land of the Rising Sun…
“The sun always inspires the moon.” – anon
Today’s selection of inspiring images of amazing … Read the rest
