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
Tagged: FIDE
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
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, 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, 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
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
Magnus Carlsen Turns 30 Today!
Happy Birthday!
Congratulations! But what you have done recently to make the world a better place? Congratulations! But what you have done yesterday to make … Read the rest
Friday humor, nonsense & potpourri
Will the real Beth Harmon please stand up?
I think the unprecedented success of the NetFlix TV series The Queen’s Gambit has been something of … Read the rest
Coffee, Covid,FIDE & other Nonsense
Monday October 19, 2020. A date to remember. Much — if not all — of Europe is on the brink of a second politically-imposed lockdown … Read the rest
FIDE & The Zen of Leadership
FIDE and The Zen of Leadership
I had a good laugh the other day. FIDE’s General Director , Emil Sutovsky, on the occasion of … Read the rest
Candidates Tournament Postponed (Again)?
BREAKING NEWS!
Finally, one of the players has said that enough is enough! It is widely reported on the internet today that Chinese superstar Wang … Read the rest
More suspicions over Dvorkovich decisions
Nepomniachtchi Speaks Out
The list keeps growing. The #1 Russian player, Ian Nepomniachtchi, has added his name to the list of top players who are … Read the rest
Scandal in Online Olympiad!
ChessCom fails Fair-Play test!?
News just in. The Armenian team refused to play the second part of today’s match against India in protest. Apparently one … Read the rest
Just like heaven…
Traces of summers long past
“Yeah we all shine on, like the moon, and the stars, and the sun.” John Lennon. Left to right, … Read the rest
