A Spectacular Move!
Re-discovering the Passion in Chess!

(Photo by Johannes Barthelmes) I have recently been exploring the databases of old Soviet grandmasters. There is a wealth of … Read the rest
Re-discovering the Passion in Chess!
(Photo by Johannes Barthelmes) I have recently been exploring the databases of old Soviet grandmasters. There is a wealth of … Read the rest
With the ‘Mona Lisa’ smile
Yet another Gene Oryx masterpiece (2018) ! This time the model is the intoxicating Ogneva. Of all the alluring beauty … Read the rest
Beauty and Brains
How are you today? I trust your getting together with family and loved ones over the holidays was wonderful. Pretty Orwellian was … Read the rest
Chess Cinema & Women: Graceful and Loveable
Have you noticed the trend? Why is it that in chess films where the main protagonist is male, … Read the rest
Pact of Silence
Feels like snow in September…
”Feels like snow in September, but I will always remember that you were my summer love.” — Summer Love , … Read the rest
Getting Rooked?!
Hey, that is not coffee! The lovely Ukraine chess master Nastya Rakhmangulova (what a name!) in what seems a sort of commercial-shot for … Read the rest
It takes balls to play this game!
Twenty-eight year old internet sensation Kayla Lauren knows the rules, how far you can bend them and what … Read the rest
It’s Summer Time!
The beautiful Camilla Hasselgaard knows that summer time and the beach go hand in hand! I don’t know about you, but even … Read the rest
54 years ago this month!
19-year old Tish Howard featured as the centerfold of the July 1966 issue of PlayBoy. The classic girl next door. … Read the rest
All or Nothing
“Red goes with everything and red goes with nothing.” ― Chloe Thurlow, Katie in Love. We certainly agree with Chloe, don’t … Read the rest
The one and only Lexi Bloom (aka Abby Ashley), adult actress and model. Photo by one of the top female photographers in the business, Holly … Read the rest
Finally, Light at the End of the Tunnel !?
Wonderful photograph by Sergey Minin of a young lady…about to take a stroll in the park … Read the rest
Full Disclosure
The inspirational Japanese actress and idol Yui Kyouno. She has nothing to hide. If only the world’s leaders could all be so lucky… … Read the rest
The Abyss
“When you stare into the abyss the abyss stares back at you.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche. … Read the rest