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- Tue Aug 27, 2019 11:47 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Starter for ten
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1378
Re: Starter for ten
Fans of University Challenge might appreciate the chess-playing representation on this year's series: FM Ryan Rhys Griffiths captaining Wolfson, Cambridge against St John's, Oxford: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43nMAIbaNGo And, somewhat less exaltedly, yours truly captaining Magdalen, Oxford agai...
- Mon Oct 01, 2018 2:04 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Batumi Olympiad
- Replies: 983
- Views: 68599
Re: Batumi Olympiad
It has gone pear-shaped on board two as well (for McShane). Can we be quite so sure? McShane has sacrificed his queen for 2 pieces and some pressure; the computer is always going to dislike such sacrifices, and we haven't really had enough moves since then to judge whether or not it's working out i...
- Tue Sep 25, 2018 9:03 am
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Batumi Olympiad
- Replies: 983
- Views: 68599
Re: Batumi Olympiad
Bo. 25 England (ENG) Rtg - 69 Scotland (SCO) Rtg
15.1 IM Houska, Jovanka 2402 - GM Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan 2345
15.2 IM Ciuksyte, Dagne 2308 - Roy, Ali 1923
15.3 WFM Head, Louise 2161 - Giulian, Rosemary A 1924
15.4 WIM Maroroa, Sue 2112 - Espinosa Cancino, Monica 1655
15.1 IM Houska, Jovanka 2402 - GM Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan 2345
15.2 IM Ciuksyte, Dagne 2308 - Roy, Ali 1923
15.3 WFM Head, Louise 2161 - Giulian, Rosemary A 1924
15.4 WIM Maroroa, Sue 2112 - Espinosa Cancino, Monica 1655
- Sat Aug 04, 2018 4:48 pm
- Forum: ECF Matters
- Topic: British Championship 2018
- Replies: 424
- Views: 41810
Re: British Championship 2018
Meanwhile, on sub-2050-watch, Daniel Young has just tenderised another IM to move onto 4.5/8.
EDIT: impressive levels of cross-posting there
EDIT: impressive levels of cross-posting there
- Sat Aug 04, 2018 1:55 am
- Forum: ECF Matters
- Topic: British Championship 2018
- Replies: 424
- Views: 41810
Re: British Championship 2018
Now that there are only 2 rounds to go, is it possible to find out which players have chances of a norm?
- Thu Aug 02, 2018 3:53 pm
- Forum: ECF Matters
- Topic: British Championship 2018
- Replies: 424
- Views: 41810
Re: British Championship 2018
A seismic error just played by White in Muir-Young.
- Thu Mar 29, 2018 8:32 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Shiraz cup, Shiraz, Iran, 11-18 April 2018
- Replies: 36
- Views: 5162
Re: Shiraz cup, Shiraz, Iran, 11-18 April 2018
It's worth pointing out that there is a distinction between "trolling" and "arguing for views which are contrary to those you hold".Chris Wardle wrote: ↑Thu Mar 29, 2018 3:04 pm[...] you would be a patronising troll if you argued that [...]
- Sun Feb 18, 2018 2:43 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Northumbria Masters
- Replies: 57
- Views: 8058
Re: Northumbria Masters
With 1 (and a bit) round to go, does anyone know if any norms are possible?
- Sun Jan 07, 2018 3:23 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Irish IM Norm Event
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3228
Re: Irish IM Norm Event
Although, given that he appears to have accumulated 4 IM norms already, he might not mind too much.
- Sun Jan 07, 2018 12:32 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Irish IM Norm Event
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3228
Re: Irish IM Norm Event
With the final two rounds to go, are there any norms still possible? In the GM section, Sam Collins leads on 5.5/7, although he has a tough final day against 2 of the GMs; there might also be some IM norms sneaking under the radar in the GM section. The IM section looks rather less promising for nor...
- Sun Dec 17, 2017 11:54 am
- Forum: Rating Debate
- Topic: Chess.com
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3074
Re: Chess.com
Hello! Oddly enough, I had exactly the same situation about a month ago. I had 8 players and needed to sort them into two 4-board teams for a competition. A few of the players had chess.com ratings, which they gave. From personal experience, I've always found that the standard on chess.com (relative...
- Fri Dec 08, 2017 9:41 am
- Forum: International News
- Topic: London Chess Classic 2017
- Replies: 150
- Views: 16946
Re: London Chess Classic 2017
Glancing briefly over at the FIDE Open side of things, does anybody know which players may be on track for a norm?
- Thu Sep 21, 2017 12:01 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: The Grob. Bring it back
- Replies: 49
- Views: 4948
Re: The Grob. Bring it back
RA Barton - KJ Thurlow, Islington 1976 (5) went 1.d4 Nf6, 2.g4 Nxg4, 0-1 in 51. Possibly not unique. A club mate also suggested this or perhaps it was 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g4. Unless you can persuade players of such stuff to enter events where games are preserved for posterity, such novelties will...
- Fri Aug 25, 2017 7:55 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: 2nd GM norm for Daniel Fernandez
- Replies: 191
- Views: 28942
Re: 2nd GM norm for Daniel Fernandez
the CCF website wrote:
UPDATE 7.54pm - McPhillips (white) to move with Ke6, Nf1. Fernandez Ke4, Pf2, Pf5.
- Fri Aug 25, 2017 11:08 am
- Forum: International News
- Topic: 2nd GM norm for Daniel Fernandez
- Replies: 191
- Views: 28942
Re: 2nd GM norm for Daniel Fernandez
I note that Carl appears to have his 3 IM norms already - 2 on the FIDE database, plus the recent Tralee Classic result.