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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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