Today’s Vintage Chess Humor
Draws & Tie-breaks
(Why have things got so out of hand?)

If there is one thing that modern chess players lament more than the draw, … Read the rest
Draws & Tie-breaks
(Why have things got so out of hand?)
If there is one thing that modern chess players lament more than the draw, … Read the rest
Selling FIDE’s Soul…
The more things change, the more they remain the same! This article was originally published on August 10, 2010 at the height … Read the rest
How FIDE has Made Winning Easier!
I was going to write a short blurb about Ian Nepomnatchi’s victory in the Moscow Grand Prix yesterday and … Read the rest
“The Women Who Played Bobby Fischer”
“Fischer, one of the greatest chess players of all time, agreed to matches before the Philippine team flew to … Read the rest
Someone will celebrate this evening. But who?
I have written enough of the 2018 FIDE election campaign here on this blog for my liking, and … Read the rest
Baguio City
A chess player’s idea of heaven!
The man called ‘Campo’.
RIP 1932 – 2010