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- Sat Feb 03, 2024 8:37 pm
- Forum: 4NCL
- Topic: 4NCL 2023-24 Division Four
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4909
Re: 4NCL 2023-24 Division Four
I understand many of the Lancaster team will be playing in the Blackpool congress in preference to the 4NCL.
- Wed Jan 31, 2024 10:21 am
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: Britbase Updates
- Replies: 269
- Views: 37327
Re: Britbase Updates
The article about Wellington concludes thus:- Ray’s 206th book, “ Chess in the Year of the King ”, written in collaboration with former Reuters chess correspondent, Adam Black, appeared earlier this year. Now his 207th, “ Napoleon and Goethe: The Touchstone of Genius” has materialised, just in time ...
- Sat Jan 27, 2024 8:20 pm
- Forum: 4NCL
- Topic: 4NCL 2023-24 Division Four
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4909
Re: 4NCL 2023-24 Division Four
Incidentally, I agree I was lucky!
- Sat Jan 27, 2024 8:17 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Dutch Defense
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1339
Re: Dutch Defense
I used to dabble with the Leningrad Dutch, but a well-known English GM told me it is 'anti-positional crap', which put me off somewhat!
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 4:57 pm
- Forum: Congress Diary
- Topic: English Seniors 24th to 28th May 2024
- Replies: 6
- Views: 713
Re: English Seniors 24th to 28th May 2024
Thanks, Roger. It seems expensive!
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 4:29 pm
- Forum: Congress Diary
- Topic: English Seniors 24th to 28th May 2024
- Replies: 6
- Views: 713
Re: English Seniors 24th to 28th May 2024
Does anyone know how much the 'preferential rate' is for a room at the venue?
- Sat Jan 20, 2024 10:09 am
- Forum: 4NCL
- Topic: 4NCL 2023-24 Division Four
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4909
Re: 4NCL 2023-24 Division Four
And 2 more drubbings for Oxford 3, not helped by defaulting Board 6. We seem to have a lot more difficulty finding players this season. Presumably this is due to Telford being a lot further from Oxford than Daventry/Warwick/Leamington.
- Mon Dec 04, 2023 9:47 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Major investment to transform future of English chess announced
- Replies: 137
- Views: 13706
Re: Major investment to transform future of English chess announced
A major factor local government organisations is that the grants from central government (which form the major part of their income) keep being cut. So some sympathy for Somerset from me.
- Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:51 pm
- Forum: Rating Debate
- Topic: Living in the Past: The Chiltern League
- Replies: 55
- Views: 5030
Re: Living in the Past: The Chiltern League
Yesterday, Berks defeated Oxon 11-9 at the excellent Cumnor Old School venue. All the clocks were digital!
- Fri Nov 24, 2023 5:05 pm
- Forum: 4NCL
- Topic: 4NCL 2023-24 Division Four
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4909
Re: 4NCL 2023-24 Division Four
I was playing for Oxford 3 and we got hammered by Desert Penguins. To paraphrase a well known cricket comment, we were lucky to get zero. Was it Fred Trueman that made the comment?
- Fri Oct 13, 2023 4:06 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Qatar Masters
- Replies: 47
- Views: 3796
Re: Qatar Masters
I was asked to remove my hearing aids at a tournament earlier this year.
- Tue Sep 19, 2023 10:55 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Media comments on chess
- Replies: 5977
- Views: 741788
Re: Media comments on chess
Daniel Hitchens was a decent player too.
- Mon Aug 21, 2023 9:58 am
- Forum: Birthdays & Anniversaries
- Topic: Happy Birthday to Leonard Barden
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4743
Re: Happy Birthday to Leonard Barden
Happy Birthday, Leonard! Keep up the good work.
- Sun Jul 30, 2023 9:05 pm
- Forum: Congress Diary
- Topic: Creon 2023
- Replies: 1
- Views: 447
Creon 2023
I am playing in a tournament in Creon in the Dordogne, which starts tomorrow. Here are the details:- https://www.creon-echecs.fr/accueil/international-chess-tournament-of-creon/ I thought I would mention this tournament because of the entry list:- http://www.echecs.asso.fr/Resultats.aspx?URL=Tournoi...
- Thu Jul 20, 2023 9:23 am
- Forum: Seniors Chess
- Topic: European Senior Teams Championships Swidnica 2023
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1913
Re: European Senior Teams Championships Swidnica 2023
In the 50+, England look to be favourites on paper in the final round clash with Slovakia. Both teams have now won their first 8 matches.