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- Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:30 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: FIDE General Assembly
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1501
Re: FIDE General Assembly
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:25 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Is This Arbiter's Interpretation of the Laws Correct?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1309
Re: Is This Arbiter's Interpretation of the Laws Correct?
This is a somewhat different question but it's probably not worth a thread of its own so I'll lump it into this one. I was playing in a league match last night where my opponent had been comfortably winning but we both ran short of time - each down to around 30 seconds plus 10-second increments - a...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 4:20 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Clock Bangers
- Replies: 61
- Views: 5743
Re: Clock Bangers
So you mean increment stop things like that happening? My point was about using digital clocks when there are no increments. I do agree, and actually quite like, increments on the clock. Fair enough. I guess the only advantage of using digital clocks without increments is the fact that they are mor...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:50 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Clock Bangers
- Replies: 61
- Views: 5743
Re: Clock Bangers
So you believe it is preferable for someone to win by moving faster than their opponent, rather than by making better moves?Derek Sinclair wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:23 amjust giving my point of view on the clocks since there are no increments and I don't like using them.
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:19 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Clock Bangers
- Replies: 61
- Views: 5743
Re: Clock Bangers
Sad as I am I have measured accurately the time elapsed by each side of an analogue clock compared with the time that they claim has actually elapsed. These sizeable discrepancies do not occur with DGTs. Well you said it, but the flag is fool proof and works fine. I doubt we are interested in nanos...
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:46 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Counties and clubs
- Replies: 55
- Views: 5145
Re: Counties and clubs
Much of it may be historical, dating back to the county border reorganisation in the 1970s.
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 6:26 pm
- Forum: ECF Matters
- Topic: ECF Membership Reform
- Replies: 150
- Views: 16412
Re: ECF Membership Reform
Fell races are much better value for money, as well as being more fun!David Lettington wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:29 amI've no idea. Costs of stewarding?
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 4:40 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Clock Bangers
- Replies: 61
- Views: 5743
Re: Clock Bangers
It is possible to change it - put a proposal to your league's AGM to use an increment system as described by Roger.Derek Sinclair wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 2:32 pmNot possible to change the way it's done as this is the feature of the league
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:39 pm
- Forum: Congress Diary
- Topic: 2nd Cambridge International Open
- Replies: 109
- Views: 13573
Re: 2nd Cambridge International Open
Black is trying to mate with bishop & knight on board 35. Who is playing? Black may prefer not to be named. Looking at the moves I'm left wondering if he even knew which corner of the board he should be trying to drive the White king to. One can't be too critical, given that a world champion has fa...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:05 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Queens Gambit and Netflix
- Replies: 172
- Views: 26919
Re: Queens Gambit and Netflix
I stand to be corrected if I have under-estimated the efforts of others but my impression is that those responsible for the Netflix version of "The Queen's Gambit", whatever its faults, did more for chess than the collective contributions of those who criticise it here. You are probably right, but ...
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 3:41 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Is This Arbiter's Interpretation of the Laws Correct?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1309
Re: Is This Arbiter's Interpretation of the Laws Correct?
If the clock has been pressed without a legal move being made then it is classed as an illegal move.
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 4:24 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Media comments on chess
- Replies: 5977
- Views: 741961
- Mon Feb 05, 2024 1:25 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Cheating in chess
- Replies: 3035
- Views: 347091
Re: Cheating in chess
How did chess survive for 150 years without increment clocks? By using adjournments, which meant that players would receive a further tranche of time after each time control. Increments also, in effect, allow this, albeit with a smaller 'tranche' of time. Either system is preferable to the abominat...
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 3:05 pm
- Forum: Not Chess!
- Topic: High Class Journalism?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1215
Re: High Class Journalism?
And via email!John Upham wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 11:59 am
Even in 2024 I get nonsense names being reported via the LMS that require investigation.
- Mon Jan 22, 2024 3:55 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Aditya Verma
- Replies: 108
- Views: 13949