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- Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:19 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Clock Bangers
- Replies: 45
- Views: 3062
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: 3471
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: 13699
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: 45
- Views: 3062
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: 13360
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: 26743
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: 8
- Views: 803
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: 5968
- Views: 737467
- Mon Feb 05, 2024 1:25 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Cheating in chess
- Replies: 3034
- Views: 344233
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: 1086
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: 13204
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 10:03 pm
- Forum: Chess Questions
- Topic: Incorrect chess board rotation
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2395
Re: Incorrect chess board rotation
I remember a game with Nevil Chan in the 4ncl Div 3 where after about 5 moves I noticed the board was round the wrong way with the white pieces being on the 7th & 8th ranks at the start. My solution was to wait for my turn before saying "Adjust" and sweeping all the pieces off the board; turning it...
- Tue Dec 26, 2023 2:59 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Cheating in chess
- Replies: 3034
- Views: 344233
Re: Cheating in chess
When I read "Chinese Chess champion", I thought surely not Ding?!? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-67822137
- Fri Nov 10, 2023 8:52 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Media comments on chess
- Replies: 5968
- Views: 737467
Re: Media comments on chess
10pm tonight BBC 2 - repeat of the 'Red Dwarf' episode featuring the Holly v Queeg chess game.
- Sat Nov 04, 2023 2:17 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Isle Of Man International (Fide Grand Swiss)
- Replies: 109
- Views: 8082
Re: Isle Of Man International (Fide Grand Swiss)
I remember those matches, also the World Cup when Scotland needed to beat Holland by 3 goals to (maybe) go through, and that Archie Gemmel goal, but it wasn’t to be. Back when England fans would cheer for Scotland Not this England fan! I remember whooping with delight when Peru beat them in their f...