Céline Roos RIP
22.12.1953 — 20.4.2021
Sad news from Strasbourg, France. The eldest child of Michel and Jacqueline Roos passed away at age 67 after a brief illness. … Read the rest
Category: Carpe Diem
Chess, Reflections & LIFE
Rebellion Rules!
What is wrong here? The position? The exposed breast? The cigarette? The sunglasses? Maybe all; maybe none!? Perhaps you are the problem, have … 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
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
Chess, Art, Cinema,Heros & Heroines
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
Improving in the time of Covid
The Need to Strike a Balance
Last week I wrote of the advice by former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik on how young players today should … Read the rest
Bottomless Secrets
Pact of Silence
“If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.” –Anatole France. The stunning Michelle Drake Haddad, Playmate of May,
… Read the restCovid-19: Is it over-politicized?
Saving Science from Hysteria
The Great Barrington Declaration is the lone voice of reason in an increasingly politicized world. (LINK1) (LINK2) … Read the rest
Coffee, Covid,FIDE & other Nonsense
Monday October 19, 2020. A date to remember. Much — if not all — of Europe is on the brink of a second politically-imposed lockdown … Read the rest
Coffee, Carlsen, Kasparov & potpourri
How are you today? It is already the 28th and the last Monday of the month! Where does the time go? So many things are … Read the rest
Coffee, Life, the virus & other nonsense
Saturday Coffee
Only you can answer this. Six months of the coronavirus has taught me that normality is way over-rated. That normality is little … Read the rest
Test your tactical skill
Svetushkin’s Winning Tactics
A treat for you today! The late grandmaster Dmitry Svetushkin was one of the most feared tacticians in the world. Below are … Read the rest
Ladies in Denim
Open to Ideas…
‘Jeans are always a good idea.‘ – anon. ‘I wish that I had invented blue jeans. They have expression, modesty, sex … Read the rest
Wednesday Coffee
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
Potpourri, Trump, Chess & other nonsense
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
