Is a Chessplayer a Gambler?
A surprisingly large number of non-chessplayers consider pro-chessplayers to be gamblers, in the same category as card sharks and pool-hall hustlers. Regardless of whether you … Read the rest
Category: Opinion
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
More expert opinion on PCR pseudo-science
It takes courage to listen to this!
Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi is a retired professor at the University of Mainz, where from 1991 to 2012 … Read the rest
Chess, news, potpourri and other utter nonsense!
Paul Morphy RIP
Better late news than no news! Paul Morphy died on Thursday July 10, 1884. According to the calculations of PLANETCALC that makes … Read the rest
Today’s Insight: Carl Sagan’s Prophecy
The Celebration of Ignorance
Carl Sagan’s 1995 best seller The Demon-Haunted World is worth re-reading for those of my readers who have already been fortunate … Read the rest
Israeli Human Rights Lawyer questions vaccine propaganda
Israel Hijacked?
You can fool some of the people all the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not … Read the rest
Coffee, WADA, FIDE and related Nonsense
Tata Steel a Big Success!
Congratulations to the organizers of this year’s Tata Steel (Wijk Aan Zee) tournament! It was definitely a challenge given the … 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
Covid Madness = Political Opportunism?
We are all responsible citizens, aren’t we? Regardless of where we live, we do not need nor want government to invade our homes and supervise … Read the rest
Russian Sports Suspended for 2 Years!
Tough Days Ahead for Russian-controlled FIDE
The axe fell today on the Russian sports world. CAS decided to support WADA’s 2019 decision to ban all … 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
Peter Hitchens speaks out against lockdowns
TalkRadio is a popular social media free-speech talkshow in England that regularly questions the Boris Johnson government’s lockdown policies. Numerous MP’s, scientists,doctors and specialists line … Read the rest
Sochi hosts Russia_Tch
The strongest chess-orgy-party of the year! Blondes versus Brunettes! Which group fucks the best? The quintessential Russian question! The much anticipated Russian Team Championships got … 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
What’s on your mind?
Straight Talking Guys
Yesterday excerpts of a recent interview of Vladimir Kramnik by the Russian magazine Sport-Express were published on Chess-News.ru. The former World Champion … Read the rest
