Top-class chess re-emerges into the sunlight!
Biel Leaves FIDE in the Shadow
The Biel Chess Festival kicked off yesterday, much to the consternation of the FIDE leadership. Undeterred by the coronavirus, … Read the rest
Category: Opinion
Today’s Insight into the Meaning of LIFE
Was Helen Keller a Communist?
Of course not! But given today’s cancel, woke and fake-news cultures, Helen is not safe yet. Scary, isn’t it? Nothing … Read the rest
Back to the Future: Fischer Pulls off classic Trump-playbook Hustle?
Exactly 48 years ago today Fischer forfeited game #2
On July 13, 1972 Bobby Fischer failed to show up to play the second game. At … Read the rest
Insight into the Meaning of LIFE
Things
The pandemic lockdown has me really understanding what Vonnegut was getting at…but I am an optimist at heart and know that one day I … Read the rest
Adapting to Covid-19
Chess Emerges from Dungeon
This summer’s Biel Chess Festival, one of the iconic chess events on the European chess calendar, will take place between … Read the rest
10 time Increase in Cheating at Canadian Universities
Pandemic Online Cheating
The pandemic lockdown has forced Universities to go online with everything, including exams and tutorials. This past week a number of articles … Read the rest
Social Media Revolt gains Momentum
FIDE shattered by Covid-19
The game of Chess, as we know it, has disappeared. The coronavirus has left FIDE in complete disarray. Hurried efforts … 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
From the Archives….
Kasparov in 2011:
Cheating, Faster time controls & Elitism
It was the spring of 2011. Kasparov had just finished a rapid visit to the playing … Read the rest
Online Chess & Computer Cheats
Time to pull the plug?
I can not but feel a bit sorry for those who helped pioneer online competitive chess. Millions of dollars were … Read the rest
Today’s INSIGHT into the meaning of LIFE
Lemons & Chaos
Henry Miller wrote “ Chaos is the score upon which reality is written. ” Very insightful! Given the coronavirus, our uncertainty … Read the rest
The Coronavirus Diaries
Has Dvorkovich no Shame?
The latest in a series of public relations stunts by the Dvorkovich leadership. Yesterday the FIDE Czar announced quite possibly the … Read the rest
The Question that Needs to be Asked
With the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics and the cancellation of virtually all professional sports, the field of esports is gaining new attention. The … Read the rest
Today’s Vintage Chess Humor
Draws & Tie-breaks
(Why have things got so out of hand?)
If there is one thing that modern chess players lament more than the draw, … 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
