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
Tagged: Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
Fantastic Interview with Kirsan Ilyumzhinov!
Kirsan Unplugged
Ex-FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov recently granted an indepth interview to journalist Dmitry Sokolov, and today it was published on Kirsan’s blog in its … Read the rest
Friday Coffee
After the first coffee of the morning I always feel lucid. I perceive the more subtle details of what I have to do later that … Read the rest
What will Kirsan do after the new FIDE president is elected?
”I want to believe”
History will record that Kirsan vanquished all who dared to challenge his presidency. The most popular FIDE president since before WWII, … Read the rest
FIDE Presidents since the beginning
FIDE : A time for reflection
Fide was founded in Paris in 1924 – this July 20 will mark 94-years! Surprisingly, there have been only … Read the rest
Monday Coffee
Coffee, Chess, FIDE and other Nonsense
Good Monday, readers! The first week of June is always a good sign of warmer and sunnier things … Read the rest
Saturday Coffee, chess & FIDE
Saturday Coffee!
Good morning, Saturday! I trust everybody had a great week and that now you can relax and enjoy the good weather this weekend. … Read the rest
Sunday Coffee
Sunday Coffee
Good day, Sunday! It’s been kind of quiet this past week (ignoring Trump’s narcissist behavior, of course) and that has allowed me to … Read the rest
Friday Coffee
Friday Coffee
Happy Friday, everybody! It has been a pretty busy week. And finally I am beginning to be convinced that summer is just around … Read the rest
2018 FIDE Election Campaign
A Letter from Makropoulos
Georgios Makropoulos, acting-FIDE president, needs no introduction. Despite the difficult times within the chess community since Kirsan Ilyumzhinov came under … Read the rest
Friday Coffee. Part II
2018 FIDE Carnival Begins!
This past week was NOT the first week of the 2018 FIDE presidential campaign. That infact started last spring when Makro … Read the rest
2018 FIDE Elections
Kirsan enroute to BIG win in October!
You have to hand it to the man! He has managed to out-finesse each and every of his … Read the rest
Monday Coffee
Monday Coffee
”Black as night; sweet as sin. Pure. Deliberate. Awesome…Coffee, always the muse.” – anon
It’s been a while since I penned my last … Read the rest
FIDE elections faked!?
Kirsan runs against himself!
I almost fell for it! But reading declarations by both Kirsan and Makro this past week, I now realize that everything … Read the rest
Reuters backtracks on FIDE letter
Reuters: Siegel dis-information forces retraction !
Following up on last week’s blog article focusing on Prof. Dr. Adrian Siegel’s incendiary letter of February 12, it … Read the rest
