Rare Fischer interview in Canada 1962
Bob Quintrell baits Bobby Fischer
An old interview (1962) by Vancouver based host (CBC) Bob Quintrell, with a 19 year old Bobby Fischer. All … Read the rest
Category: swindle
Shirov at the Grenke Open
Shirov: Dragon Slayer
While much of the chess world’s attention is focused on Carlsen & Co. in the Grenke Classic, I have preferred the games … Read the rest
Tactics and Games from European_Ch
European Championship ends today!
While most attention has naturally been focused on the Candidates Tournament in Berlin because of it serving as a qualification for … Read the rest
Tactics and games from recent events
From Moscow-A and the German Bundesliga
Hello, Sunday! I trust you are having a pleasant weekend. Here I present some 6 tactics and 6 games, … Read the rest
FIDE treasurer under fire!
FIDE caught lying about UBS closure !!
It had been suspected for atleast 8 months that the FIDE executive board had been using the FIDE … Read the rest
Sunday’s winning 5-second tactics!
Today’s Winning 5-sec Tactics!
Good morning, Sunday! Hope your weekend is going as well as mine…today I present some nine (9) examples of tactical skill … Read the rest
Saturday’s winning 5-second tactics!
Winning 5-sec Tactics
Good morning, Saturday! Are you ready for some challenging tactics? Today I present some 15 examples from master and grandmaster play in … Read the rest
FIDE absolves Tbilisi organizer
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
Psychopathy in Tbilisi
The Bermudas Affair
How to explain irrational behaviour? The current FIDE Dress Code specifically (Reg.5) prohibits the clothing that World Cup organizer Azmaiparashvili was wearing … Read the rest
CFC national appeals committee does nothing
Noritsyn given rectal massage by NAC
As expected. While I have met some extraordinarily competent arbiters in my experiences as a grandmaster, generally most arbiters … Read the rest
Peter Stockhausen’s death: Part II
August 20, 1948 to February 18, 2016,
68 years of age
Dear Kevin,
I’ve already told you that just before 7pm on Friday February 19, … Read the rest
More on P.Stockhausen’s death
August 20.1948–February 18, 2016
I understand that Stockhausen’s estranged wife (Karen) is preparing a statement and this will be later published here on this blog.
… Read the restToday’s winning swindle!
All is fair in love and chess…There is something of an ART to being a chess swindler! Besides the poker-face and ice-cold nerves, you also … Read the rest
Tuesday bits
SPRAGGETT ON CHESS
A PHOTO IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS…
A very fashionable Yaren Arkan playing in the Girls U13 at the Turkish Youth
… Read the rest Rebellion at CYCC
SPRAGGETT ON CHESS
The Canadian Open got underway this weekend in Toronto. Close to 300 players including a handful of GMs and IMs braved
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