Coffee, Politics and FIDE

Some Biden supporters have written that Washington throws out the trash today. That may be, but Obama 2.0 will probably not be any better and … Read the rest
Some Biden supporters have written that Washington throws out the trash today. That may be, but Obama 2.0 will probably not be any better and … Read the rest
Lady in Red!
“The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.” ― George Carlin (1937 – … Read the rest
A Little Friendly Intimidation
From the December 1968 edition of ChessReview. I can write a book about all the ways a player can intimidate his … Read the rest
Kamsky bares his soul
Earlier last week the popular Russian chess site Chess-News.ru published a long interview with Gata Kamsky that had originally appeared on … Read the rest
Sweet Friday
The first Friday of December! How are you today? I don’t know about you, but I am feeling great! When I woke up … Read the rest
I kid you not! There is really a woman-owned family business in Portland, Oregon that brands itself ‘Hard On Coffee’! How do they try to … Read the rest
Kasparov in 2011:
Cheating, Faster time controls & Elitism
It was the spring of 2011. Kasparov had just finished a rapid visit to the playing … Read the rest
Tyranny
“Beauty is a short lived tyranny.” – George Bernard Shaw. Not bad! But even better is “The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered … Read the rest
Stop FIDE Today!
Grandmaster Alex Colovic, current president of the ACP (Association of Chess Professionals) is making an URGENT appeal to FIDE and all other … Read the rest
The Right Stuff
Modern-day chess is quickly being stripped of its longstanding western values of chivalry, gallantry and nobility. The blame falls squarely on FIDE’s … Read the rest
Dvorkovich’s Disgrace!
Can you see the ELEPHANT in the room? I have not yet seen any FIDE press release, Blog article, Tweet, FaceBook or Instagram … Read the rest
FIDE Finally Set to Act?
Another Iranian chess player has preferred to forfeit his game rather than play with an Israeli chess player. This … 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
A pic is worth a 1,000 words
A hilarious photo posted today on Nigel Short’s twitter. On the right we can see Nigel – with … Read the rest
Saturday Coffee
Have you ever noticed the number of gloomy ‘studies’ on coffee consumption that are in newspapers and online? They almost jump out at … Read the rest