Dvorkovich set to step down?
BREAKING NEWS!

If what is happening against the legitimately elected president of Venezuela is to become the way things are done from now on, then … Read the rest
BREAKING NEWS!
If what is happening against the legitimately elected president of Venezuela is to become the way things are done from now on, then … Read the rest
Fortunately, Europe is NOT the world
When acting FIDE president Georgios Makropoulos wrote to me in May of this year, it was abundantly clear that … 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
”Manipulating proxies, deceiving inexperienced federations, stretching the truth and intimidating – this is a trademark style of Mr. Makropoulos’s team. We have decided to … Read the rest
2018 FIDE Election Eclipses Olympiad
The opening ceremony of the 43rd Chess Olympiad was held last night amid superbly choreographed pomp and pagaentry. Inspite of … Read the rest
Threatens legal action if Makro does not stop
Amongst other things, but that was the veiled threat in Dvorkovich’s open letter published earlier today. The … Read the rest
Ethics Committee will not cave into Makro’s extortion!
Today Dvorkovich continued his campaign in Armenia, clearly not allowing Makro’s desperate appeal to the FIDE ethics … Read the rest
Makro set to eliminate election rival
It is impossible to make this stuff up! Below is an open letter by FIDE presidential candidate Arkady Dvorkovich … Read the rest
UNPRECEDENTED MOVE TO SUBVERT OCT 3 VOTE
Few details are available at this moment, but rumours suggest Makropoulos hurriedly scheming to cancel the FIDE vote … Read the rest
Tuesday Coffee
How are you today? The summer has come and gone too quickly, in my opinion. I was hoping to savor it a bit … Read the rest
African chess leaders expose Makro’s corruption
It has long been recognized that acting FIDE president Georgios Makropoulos has been trying every trick in the book … Read the rest
A Toasted Friday
It’s been a bit of a quiet week. Not that I am complaining…it gives me the chance to catch up on things … Read the rest
Dvorkovich Landslide Predicted!
This Saturday presidential candidate Arkady Dvorkovich is expected to have extended his winning support in the 2018 FIDE elections to (50% + … Read the rest
Makro dirty tricks continue in Africa
Threats and intimidation! The business manager of the African Chess Confederation , Mr. Larbi, spills the beans on Makro’s … Read the rest
Sunday Coffee
If we had any doubts about whether summer would come this year, then this past week has removed them. Sweltering heat and record … Read the rest