Coffee, Dubai and match predictions
Wednesday Coffee
How are you today? Here in north-central Portugal it snowed for about half an hour just a day or two ago. Of course, … Read the rest
Tagged: Ian Nepomniachtchi
WADA to insist on no Russian flag
Nepo’ not allowed to play with Russian flag
When Ian Nepomniachtchi sits down to play Magnus Carlsen in Dubai for the World Chess Championship, there … Read the rest
Nepo’ wins Candidates Tournament
FIDE “Tournament of Shame” comes to end
Congratulations to Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi for narrowly edging out his rivals and earning the right to … Read the rest
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
Monday, Nepo, Coffee & Potpourri
Monday Coffee
How are you today? Xmas in just a couple of days and the end the year not long afterwards…I don’t know about you … Read the rest
Nepo’ plays with fire!
“He who lives by the sword,
dies by the sword.”
It is more than just a flashy proverb. It is astute. And often ruthlessly true. … Read the rest
The Path of Least Resistance…
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
Moscow Grand Prix Finals begins today!
All Russian Final!
Team mates Alexander Grischuk and Ian Nepomniachtchi (Nepo’ to friends) face off today in Moscow to decide the first Grand … Read the rest
