Coffee, Queen’s Gambit, Covid etc
Monday Coffee!
It’s therapy in a cup. An essential survival tool. It is Monday morning: the world seems to be spinning around and falling apart. … Read the rest
Category: Coffee
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
Coffee, Chess, Beauty and other Nonsense!
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
Coffee, Chess, Iran,Cheating …
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
Coffee, Trump, Chess & Russia
Naked Coffee
How are you today? There is a lot happening in the world this week. Despite how depressing it is to see another lockdown … 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-IPO, Rausis and Covid_19
October 12, 2020
How are you today? This Monday is not your usual run of the mill Monday! This week is CRITICAL! In a lot … 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
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
Coffee, chess, love & war
A coffee shop is more than just about social rituals. Experiencing the smells of grounded coffee; the anticipation of that first sip of coffee on … Read the rest
Coffee, LIFE and Insight
Reaching Out
How are you today? The 1st of August! How quickly time disappears when we are having fun, eh? For those of you who … 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
Lady in Red; Coffee; Confessions & FIDE witchhunts
Opening Up
The lovely Tiffany Taylor (b.1977, USA) taking a dip in the pool. As the world opens up after a long lockdown, it will … Read the rest
Chess-Tech-News & FIDE going online?
SUNDAY COFFEE
How are you today? The coronavirus death toll (official) passed 200,000 this weekend. Almost 3 million infected. But because of limited testing capacity … Read the rest
Coffee, Chess, Art Collecting in Tehran & Gratuitous Sexism
Friday Coffee
The first Friday of the month is always accompanied with a sigh of relief and anticipation. A freshness to our daily routine, Friday’s … Read the rest
