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by Greg Breed
Mon Feb 13, 2023 6:33 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Time Control Notation
Replies: 14
Views: 1988

Re: Time Control Notation

If you look at TWIC, you can see how Mark does it e.g., Hastings Masters TC: 100:50:15+30spm(1), Hastings Open TC:110m+10spm, Tata Steel TC: 100: 50:15+30spm(1), Airthings Masters TC:15m+3spm., Rilton Cup TC:90m:30m+30spm(1), Rilton Cup Match TC:45m+10spm, Swedish Blitz TC:3m+2spm Thanks Mick, Alth...
by Greg Breed
Mon Feb 13, 2023 6:10 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Time Control Notation
Replies: 14
Views: 1988

Re: Time Control Notation

The USCF attempt to explain it in Chapter 1, Section 5 of their Rule Book (on page 19). I don't know whether their nomenclature is universally accepted outside the USA. Thanks for this Ian. Its a good start. It has this as a guide: 40/90 SD/30 inc/30 Regular 40/120 SD/60 d/5 Regular 40/115 SD/60 d/...
by Greg Breed
Mon Feb 13, 2023 6:08 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Time Control Notation
Replies: 14
Views: 1988

Re: Time Control Notation

Ithink the word i'm searching for is "nomenclature"
by Greg Breed
Mon Feb 13, 2023 5:59 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Time Control Notation
Replies: 14
Views: 1988

Re: Time Control Notation

I'm not exactly sure what the question is here - are you trying to determine which time controls count as bullet, blitz, rapid, classical ? No I'm trying to learn how to write the time controls in shorthand. e.g. 40 moves in 2 hours plus 50 minutes plus 30 second increment from move one could be wr...
by Greg Breed
Mon Feb 13, 2023 4:53 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Time Control Notation
Replies: 14
Views: 1988

Time Control Notation

Hi all, I was wondering what the correct shorthand methodology is to describe all the various time controls there are. I know G90 for example is all moves in 90 minutes, but I start getting muddled when there is x moves in y minutes, second time control, increments and where they should all appear i...
by Greg Breed
Wed Sep 21, 2022 8:07 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Chess Computer Repairer Wanted
Replies: 2
Views: 1030

Chess Computer Repairer Wanted

Hi all, It's been a while since I was on here, but now that I'm back I have a request from the community. Does anyone repair or know of anyone who can repair a Chess Computer. The one where you have a proper board and press the pieces down to play a move? Our Club Chairman and Honorary Life Member -...
by Greg Breed
Sat Feb 19, 2022 10:26 am
Forum: Congress Diary
Topic: British Championship Congress 2022
Replies: 522
Views: 41243

Re: British Championship Congress 2022

Well the Schedule is out at last. But a bit disappointing for some players in the Rated sections, which are set in the same bands for both weeks and a Weekender with an Open, then a big drop to U1700 (nee 133) and U1500 (nee 107). The blurb refers to rating bands down to U1600, but the Schedule str...
by Greg Breed
Sun Feb 06, 2022 3:05 pm
Forum: Congress Diary
Topic: British Championship Congress 2022
Replies: 522
Views: 41243

Re: British Championship Congress 2022

Some 3 months since an update to the British Chess Championships calendar. Those of us looking to enter the graded sections are left in limbo unable to know what week we are in. If they don't get their act together sharpish there won't be any graded sections players as there will be nowhere viable ...
by Greg Breed
Sun Feb 06, 2022 2:36 pm
Forum: Congress Diary
Topic: British Championship Congress 2022
Replies: 522
Views: 41243

Re: British Championship Congress 2022

Some 3 months since an update to the British Chess Championships calendar. Those of us looking to enter the graded sections are left in limbo unable to know what week we are in. If they don't get their act together sharpish there won't be any graded sections players as there will be nowhere viable t...
by Greg Breed
Fri Jul 31, 2015 1:13 pm
Forum: Rating Debate
Topic: The July 2015 Grading List
Replies: 45
Views: 13342

Re: The July 2015 Grading List

ECF Grading site is down as of 13:45 The performance of the grading site on the new server is vastly improved however I would like to see the awkward URL being tidied up. Picky yes but still correct :oops: Agreed. It is very fast now so good job whoever is responsible! Next step is to allow sorting...
by Greg Breed
Thu Jul 30, 2015 1:50 pm
Forum: Rating Debate
Topic: The July 2015 Grading List
Replies: 45
Views: 13342

Re: The July 2015 Grading List

ECF Grading site is down as of 13:45
by Greg Breed
Thu Jul 30, 2015 1:21 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: British 2015 Round by Round
Replies: 827
Views: 55508

Re: British 2015 Round by Round

Apologies for posting on the chess rather than the pairings :roll: but I have confirmation that Akshaya's convincing win over John Cooper yesterday was indeed her first IM scalp in rated chess. I think that both the result and the game deserve more attention that they seem so far to have received. ...
by Greg Breed
Thu Jul 30, 2015 1:01 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Chess Limericks
Replies: 108
Views: 18960

Re: Chess Limericks

John McKenna wrote:About time I made an effort -

Composing a witty quintain
Addled many a left-sided brain,
Made poets quite sick
Of the form limerick,
But quatrains - they feel right as rain.
I think that deserves a "hmmm". You've totally lost me there. If I get time i'll visit a dictionary!
by Greg Breed
Wed Jul 29, 2015 1:45 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Chess Limericks
Replies: 108
Views: 18960

Re: Chess Limericks

There was a chess forum online
Whose members thought they were divine
How wrong could they be
When all came to see
Their clocks had all run out of time
by Greg Breed
Wed Jul 29, 2015 1:40 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Limericks & Behaviour In Chess Teams
Replies: 5
Views: 1381

Re: Limericks & Behaviour In Chess Teams

Before a move is made I always go for a win. Why play otherwise? Depending on how the game goes I may change that to aim to a draw. However, as a captain there are times when a draw is sufficient for the team. I will somehow communicate that to my player (without breaking the rules!) usually by show...