Coffee, Dubai and match predictions
Wednesday Coffee

How are you today? Here in north-central Portugal it snowed for about half an hour just a day or two ago. Of course, … Read the rest
Wednesday Coffee
How are you today? Here in north-central Portugal it snowed for about half an hour just a day or two ago. Of course, … Read the rest
The Art of the 1st Round Blunder
World Chess’ 2nd Grand Prix (GP) of the year got underway yesterday in Riga. Apart from the conspicuous … Read the rest
All Russian Final!
Team mates Alexander Grischuk and Ian Nepomniachtchi (Nepo’ to friends) face off today in Moscow to decide the first Grand … Read the rest
Rarely seen images
The Tal vs Botvinnik World Championship matches of 1960 and 1961 attracted millions of new chess fans around the world. The reason … Read the rest
Irony in Moscow !?
IRONY:
A state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often wryly amusing … Read the rest
Alexandra Goryachkina
This 20 year old Russian girl is already a “men’s” Grandmaster, twice Champion of Russia and twice Under-20 World Champion. Moreover, Alexandra is … Read the rest
No Surprises in Round 1
From today until the 14th in Astana (Kazakhistan) is taking place the World Team Championships. Ten teams play an all-play-all… Read the rest
Dvorkovich: ‘out-sourcing’ discrimination?
Did FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich conspire not only to subvert FIDE’s anti-discrimination statutes (1.2) but also the IOC Charter’s sacred ‘Principle 6’? … Read the rest
Carlsen and Lagno triumph in Championship
Congratulations to Magnus Carlsen on defending his World Blitz title, as well as to Kateryna Lagno for winning … Read the rest
Quick 1-Minute Summary
He can’t win them all! Carlsen’s first words, when the 3-day championship came to an end, mask his obvious disappointment.
Losing two … Read the rest
Quick 5-Minute Summary
These ‘senior’ championships are becoming popular! This one is taking place between the 17th and 30th of November in Bled. Four sections, … Read the rest
Quick 5-Minute Summary
What a day for Ju Wenjun! Not only did she win the tie breaker (3-1) against Katerina Lagno, but she also won … Read the rest
Quick 5-Minute Summary
The Comeback Kid!
Lagno’s luck ran out today as Ju Wenjun, with her back to the wall and facing elimination, showed that … Read the rest
High Tension in Game 3
After yesterday’s loss, Ju Wenjun played ‘all in‘ in today’s game. A sharp King’s Indian soon appeared on … Read the rest