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- Fri Mar 09, 2012 6:58 am
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: BUCA Team Championship Winners
- Replies: 95
- Views: 20477
Re: A few full names
A few mentioned players passed through or came from Canada, and/or I have played them. Nicholas Patterson, Alan Ludgate, Irwin Lipnowski, Ray Lee. Sharpe I think is "I.W. Sharpe" or "Ian Sharpe". David Youston corresponded, in the days of paper, pen, ink and Her Majesty in a rectangle with a number ...
- Wed Dec 21, 2011 7:51 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Amusing Pairings
- Replies: 53
- Views: 10444
Re: Amusing Pairings
Yes, Short Cummings British Championship 1977. I think that David was not yet (CAN), but anyway ... [Event "Ch Great Britain"] [Site "Brighton (England)"] [Date "1977"] [Round "6"] [White "Short Nigel D (ENG)"] [Black "Cummings David H (CAN)"] [Result "0-1"] [Eco "B22"] 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 Nf6 4...
- Fri Nov 25, 2011 9:33 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: A Chess paradox
- Replies: 35
- Views: 4829
Re: A Chess paradox
Up to 1980 or so, the solution, interpreting literally the FIDE Laws of Chess of the day, would be Bf1-d5 mate. Gosh, it took a long time to get the rules changed on that one!
- Sun Aug 07, 2011 12:54 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: CJ Banned?
- Replies: 441
- Views: 69914
Re: CJ Banned?
Lara Barnes's http://www.ecforum.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3343&start=360#p68827 actions make complete sense. Thank you, Lara, for posting that! Warning: OT. Earlier in the thread, it was jumping to conclusions, tabloid press, inappropriate dress, hidden meanings, inappropriate meanings, and hijack...
- Wed May 04, 2011 10:08 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: The psychology of choking
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3498
Re: The psychology of choking
Possibly not quite what you're looking for, but Karpov in his first match against Kasparov springs to mind. I don't think so. Here is the pseudo-conversational advice that the seconds / psychologists gave: "Garry, you're down 4-0, but if you don't lose another game, you can never lose the match! He...
- Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:58 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: FIDE officials want to eliminate chess
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2405
Re: FIDE officials want to eliminate chess
Proposal: By the 1st January 2010 any player or arbiter, who is member of a federation, to participate to any international event should get the permission of the federation he/she is a member. Without permission of national federation a player or an arbiter shall not be accepted to international e...