Cheating & FIDE. Complicity. (Part I)
A Cheating Coverup?

This past week has witnessed an explosion of stories of top women players cheating in both online and over the board tournaments. … Read the rest
cheating in chess / corruption / FIDE / News / Opinion / Smile!
by kevinspraggettonchess · Published August 19, 2020 · Last modified August 24, 2020
A Cheating Coverup?
This past week has witnessed an explosion of stories of top women players cheating in both online and over the board tournaments. … Read the rest
Quick 5-Minute Summary
This end of year chess festival in Chile has become a popular tradition. Readers will recall that I covered this event last … Read the rest
This weekend saw more action in the German Bundesliga, gathering many of the world’s top players. Not surprisingly, we could witness some pretty impressive chess!… Read the rest
Alexi Shirov / Ju Wenjun / News
by kevinspraggettonchess · Published March 12, 2019 · Last modified March 13, 2019
Winning In Style
Ha, ha! Very cute! But of course I am talking about playing fair and still winning! Below is a nice Shirov game … Read the rest
by kevinspraggettonchess · Published December 24, 2018 · Last modified December 25, 2018
Quick 1-Minute Summary
From the 13th to 20th in Arica, Chile was organized a small but tough tournament with 127 participants, … Read the rest
The very creative Latvian Grandmaster Alexi Shirov has a penchant for sharp opening variations. In particular, Alexi likes to get in g4 as early as … Read the rest
French Defense gets CRUSHED!
gm Dvirnyy,D – m Esplugas Esteve
Catalan Team Ch 12.2.2022
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Maya Deren's Chess Scene in At Land (1944)
Fantastic Finish!
gm Khismatullin - Karmanova
St.Petersburg 23.10.2021
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