Episode 55: Beam Me Up FIDE




Coffeehouse Blunders show

Summary: <p>It is time for some whiskey and some inter-galactic FIDE discussion as the election for the next FIDE president heats up. Danny and Motz give their thoughts on Solo: A Star Wars Story's record breaking pre-sale numbers. In addition to this they also share some lovely coffee stories.</p> <h4>Follow Us</h4> <ul> <li>Danny: <a href="http://twitter.com/danielrensch" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://twitch.tv/chess" target="_blank">Twitch</a>, <a href="https://www.chess.com/member/DanielRensch" target="_blank">Chess.com</a> </li> <li>Motz: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://motzcod.es" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a> </li> <li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Ouija by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a> </li> <li>Proudly recorded on <a href="https://zencastr.com/" target="_blank">Zencastr</a> </li> </ul> <p>⭐⭐ <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/coffeehouse-blunders/id1229231959?mt=2&amp;ls=1" rel="nofollow">Review Us</a> ⭐⭐</p> <p>Support the Show:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.blunders.fm/bluebottle" rel="nofollow">Subscribe to Blue Bottle and Get $10</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blunders.fm/chess" rel="nofollow">Become a Chess.com Member and Support Blunders</a></li> </ul><p>Links:</p><ul> <li><a title="‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Breaks ‘Black Panther’ Advance Ticket Sales Record | Deadline" rel="nofollow" href="http://deadline.com/2018/05/solo-a-star-wars-story-advance-ticket-sales-records-1202383121/">‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Breaks ‘Black Panther’ Advance Ticket Sales Record | Deadline</a></li> <li><a title="Fake Name On FIDE President Ilyumzhinov's Ticket - Chess.com" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.chess.com/news/view/fake-name-on-ilyumzhinovs-ticket">Fake Name On FIDE President Ilyumzhinov's Ticket - Chess.com</a></li> <li><a title="Nigel Short To Run For FIDE President - Chess.com" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.chess.com/news/view/nigel-short-to-run-for-fide-president">Nigel Short To Run For FIDE President - Chess.com</a></li> <li><a title="Danny Rensch Helps A Korean Boy Be A Beast In Chess And Will Giveaway A ONE-YEAR DIAMOND Membership! - Chess.com" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.chess.com/blog/myteachersam/danny-rensch-helps-a-korean-boy-be-a-beast-in-chess-and-will-giveaway-a-one-year-diamond-membership">Danny Rensch Helps A Korean Boy Be A Beast In Chess And Will Giveaway A ONE-YEAR DIAMOND Membership! - Chess.com</a></li> <li><a title="FIDE - Wikipedia" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIDE">FIDE - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a title="World Chess President Claims He Was Abducted By Space Aliens -- And They Invented Chess | HuffPost" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/aliens-invented-the-game-of-chess-says-world-chess-president-kirsan-ilyumzhinov_us_55f31627e4b063ecbfa42cce">World Chess President Claims He Was Abducted By Space Aliens -- And They Invented Chess | HuffPost</a></li> <li><a title="Daniel Rensch on Twitter: &quot;Is this the right time to ask @FIDE_chess &quot;Who is John Galt?&quot;? The best #chess journalist on the planet delivers again with a great read on the state of affairs for FIDE's President: https://t.co/Z2fxLCd7Fr… https://t.co/H2Ni3dy3eH&quot;" rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/DanielRensch/status/994271418635321344">Daniel Rensch on Twitter: "Is this the right time to ask @FIDE_chess "Who is John Galt?"? The best #chess journalist on the planet delivers again with a great read on the state of affairs for FIDE's President: https://t.co/Z2fxLCd7Fr… https://t.co/H2Ni3dy3eH"</a></li> <li><a title="myteachersam - Twitch" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.twitch.tv/myteachersam">myteachersam - Twitch</a></li> </ul>