Thursday Coffee
Coffee with Attitude
How are you today? It is already the 3rd Thursday of the year! Life seems to be threatening , little by little, … Read the rest
Tagged: Arkady Dvorkovich
Brief Reflections on Igor Ivanov (2021)
The Igor Ivanov I knew
Today marks the 16th anniversary of the death of Igor Ivanov, who died of cancer at the relatively young age
Coffee, Death, FIDE and other Nonsense!
Black Coffee: Always Steamy
How are you today? It has been a while since I wrote my last ‘coffee’ blog and a lot of material … Read the rest
Women’s GP Finals in Gibraltar!
The No-Flag Mystery
Congratulations to Stuart Conquest and the entire Gibraltar chess and business community for organizing the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Finals after numerous … Read the rest
WADA to insist on no Russian flag
Nepo’ not allowed to play with Russian flag
When Ian Nepomniachtchi sits down to play Magnus Carlsen in Dubai for the World Chess Championship, there … Read the rest
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
Spanish player honored by King and Queen
Queen Sofia Award for Fair Play
In December 2017 Spanish Woman Champion Sabrina Vega boycotted FIDE’s World Blitz and Rapid Championships held in Saudi Arabia. … Read the rest
Coffee, Queen’s Gambit, Covid etc
Monday Coffee!
It’s therapy in a cup. An essential survival tool. It is Monday morning: the world seems to be spinning around and falling apart. … 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
Coffee, Chess, Beauty and other Nonsense!
Beauty and Brains
How are you today? I trust your getting together with family and loved ones over the holidays was wonderful. Pretty Orwellian was … Read the rest
Happy New Year and other BULL SHIT traditions!
FIDE unveils Cheat-Proof Online Chess Variant!
BREAKING NEWS! It is called Dvorkovich Chess, after the current FIDE president who had long promised the chess … Read the rest
Art, Chess, Potpourri and other nonsense.
Lady in Red!
“The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.” ― George Carlin (1937 – … Read the rest
Covid Xmas, getting fucked and other nonsense
The New Normal
How are you today? The festive season begins in earnest today. For us common folk, anyway. (The political class has been having … Read the rest
