The Jewish Gambit
The Legacy of Jews and Chess in Winnipeg
I was fortunate to have yesterday found this wonderful YouTube video on the history of the Winnipeg … Read the rest
The Legacy of Jews and Chess in Winnipeg
I was fortunate to have yesterday found this wonderful YouTube video on the history of the Winnipeg … Read the rest
Vintage Canada
I recently got hold of some old ChessReview magazines and spent hours flipping thru them…which is what I love to do when I … Read the rest
Bareev loses in round 1
The BIG surprise of the first round was #1 seed, GM Bareev, losing to the talented youngster Joshua Doknjas (rated … Read the rest
ChessBrah Eric Hansen returns to chess!
Happy to see that Eric Hansen, founder of the successful ChessBrah brand name, is slated to play in a … Read the rest
Todays winning ‘Blast from the Past!’
It was Saturday May 17, 1975. First round of the very strong Vancouver Open saw legendary grandmaster Paul Keres… Read the rest
Sunday’s Winning 5-sec Tactics
The following tactical exercises are chosen from the 2017 World Junior Championships that came to a finish in Tarvisi Italy … Read the rest
Good morning, Wednesday! The last Wednesday of October (why does this sound like a broken record?! ) and Donald Trump has still not dropped … Read the rest
Wednesday Coffee
Good morning, Wednesday Coffee! There is a lull in chess activity at the top and so this week FIDE–politics will attract more interest … Read the rest
Monday chess, potpourri, nonsense and Trump
Good morning Monday! This week I am going to try to catch up on my ‘normal’ blogging contributions, and … Read the rest
Sunday Coffee
Oktyabrina by Ivan Proskurin
Good morning, Sunday Coffee! The middle of the month of October (already!) and still the world has not stepped … Read the rest
Today’s Winning FIDE Quotation
” I know that I’m not the brightest person, but I feel that I’m not stupid enough to testify against FIDE … Read the rest
Ethics Committee claims not aware of the facts!
In a decision that most spectators would conclude anti-climatic and bizarre at the very least, the FIDE … Read the rest
Wednesday Coffee
(Photo: Anja Rubik by Terry Richardson for Paris Vogue) Good morning, Wednesday! What a week so far! Spain is close to civil war … Read the rest
A more Diplomatic approach
Having failed to impress acting FIDE president Makropoulos with CFC representative Hal Bond’s hardball letter of last week (which Makropoulos shrugged … Read the rest
FIDE wants more Azmaiparashvili’s !
Darth Vader still haunts us! But could we have expected otherwise? FIDE just keeps on protecting it’s own. Responding to … Read the rest