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by Ian Jamieson
Sun Oct 01, 2023 9:57 pm
Forum: International News
Topic: European Club Cup & Club Cup for Women 2023
Replies: 61
Views: 5922

Re: European Club Cup & Club Cup for Women 2023

Wood Green have got a tough pairing in round 2 - Offerspill - the number 4 seeds and their women’s team have an even tougher pairing in Superchess - the number 3 seeds.
by Ian Jamieson
Sun Oct 01, 2023 9:26 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Chess and Pension Fraud - allegation
Replies: 218
Views: 46413

Re: Chess and Pension Fraud - allegation

So what are we saying here? The GM didn't know what he was doing, but didn't know that he didn't know what he was doing? And his friends didn't help? And having been done for not knowing what he was doing, he did it all over again? Have I got that right? Who would ever have thought that a tax dodge...
by Ian Jamieson
Tue Sep 26, 2023 4:56 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Chess and Pension Fraud - allegation
Replies: 218
Views: 46413

Re: Chess and Pension Fraud - allegation

So to appeal it, is it correct he doesn’t have an automatic right, but has to apply to the High Court to get permission to appeal on compelling grounds? And none of that stops the judgement being carried out unless the High Court rule it should be paused. So the 24th Oct remains a deadline to pay. ...
by Ian Jamieson
Mon Sep 25, 2023 10:46 pm
Forum: Rating Debate
Topic: Living in the Past: The Chiltern League
Replies: 55
Views: 5027

Re: Living in the Past: The Chiltern League

Or do the league only want their results submitted twice a year? Not everyone is in favour of monthly lists. Not their decision. The rating system is based on monthly reporting and organisations unwilling to do that should opt out altogether. It may not be their decision but it does seem to be what...
by Ian Jamieson
Mon Sep 25, 2023 8:34 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Chess and Pension Fraud - allegation
Replies: 218
Views: 46413

Re: Chess and Pension Fraud - allegation

Was it the British Chess Championship in 2016 received a massive cash injection from one of these characters. I always wondered if it was some of this pension money perhaps? It was the 2017 Championship in Llandudno. Here's a thread about it. https://www.ecforum.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=8983 The...
by Ian Jamieson
Mon Sep 25, 2023 8:16 pm
Forum: Rating Debate
Topic: Living in the Past: The Chiltern League
Replies: 55
Views: 5027

Re: Living in the Past: The Chiltern League

I don't understand this post at all. On our version of the ECF LMS software, it is the team captain, or other nominated person, who inputs the team list into the software. Where does 'authorised rating officer' and 'ECF admin person' fit into the process of adding player names into the teams? I've ...
by Ian Jamieson
Sun Sep 24, 2023 11:52 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: World Junior Championships 2023
Replies: 48
Views: 4291

Re: World Junior Championships 2023

My guess would be that they have a policy of rotating it around the continents, and it was North America's turn. They could opt out of countries where most want to leave and cross into the USA legally or otherwise, and is blighted by gangland executions and narcotics trafficking, maybe something a ...
by Ian Jamieson
Sun Sep 24, 2023 8:27 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: World Junior Championships 2023
Replies: 48
Views: 4291

Re: World Junior Championships 2023

It's a world championship, so should rotate. I seem to recall that Nigel Short played in a big Junior event in Mexico. BCF booked him flights from Heathrow, so he pointed out that there were direct flights from Manchester, so how about changing them? BCF said no, so our hero got the earliest possib...
by Ian Jamieson
Sat Sep 23, 2023 12:48 pm
Forum: ECF Matters
Topic: October 2023 ECF AGM
Replies: 115
Views: 10658

Re: October 2023 ECF AGM

No, but they might withdraw their labour I.e stop playing some or all ECF rated chess.
by Ian Jamieson
Sat Sep 23, 2023 11:27 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: World Junior Championships 2023
Replies: 48
Views: 4291

Re: World Junior Championships

NickFaulks wrote:
Sat Sep 23, 2023 8:27 am
Ian Jamieson wrote:
Fri Sep 22, 2023 1:29 pm
Yes, but not 2 or 3 unhelpful wins
Why not?
Yes, I should have checked the number of rounds.

You could disregard 2 unhelpful wins.

You couldn’t however disregard 3 unhelpful wins because that would only leave you with 8 games.
by Ian Jamieson
Fri Sep 22, 2023 1:29 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: World Junior Championships 2023
Replies: 48
Views: 4291

Re: World Junior Championships

NickFaulks wrote:
Fri Sep 22, 2023 12:49 pm
LawrenceCooper wrote:
Fri Sep 22, 2023 12:25 pm
It certainly makes title norms more difficult.
I don't think so, given that you have room to throw away an unhelpful win.
Yes, but not 2 or 3 unhelpful wins
by Ian Jamieson
Tue Sep 19, 2023 11:27 pm
Forum: ECF Matters
Topic: ECF meeting reports
Replies: 93
Views: 13706

Re: ECF meeting reports

Or not - I have exchanged PMs with Mike Truran Curious. The key clause, it has been pointed out to me, is ‘Existing Bronze members outside the new membership scheme will lose their Bronze membership status if, for example, their membership lapses, or if they upgrade to the new single rate to play c...
by Ian Jamieson
Tue Sep 19, 2023 7:41 pm
Forum: ECF Matters
Topic: ECF meeting reports
Replies: 93
Views: 13706

Re: ECF meeting reports

Roger Lancaster wrote:
Tue Sep 19, 2023 7:19 pm
Unfortunately we have the rather silly situation that ECF directors aren't allowed to respond here to clarify but I imagine that, if someone PM'd Mike Truran or for that matter another director, he'd be happy to respond.
Or not - I have exchanged PMs with Mike Truran
by Ian Jamieson
Tue Sep 19, 2023 3:06 pm
Forum: ECF Matters
Topic: ECF meeting reports
Replies: 93
Views: 13706

Re: ECF meeting reports

I understood the rule to be that if you upgrade to Silver/Gold by entering a Congress or otherwise, you cannot go back to concessionary Bronze. Is that not correct? But then the treatment of non-members or the wrong type of member entering a Congress isn't entirely clear. It won't matter if the Cou...
by Ian Jamieson
Tue Sep 19, 2023 2:25 pm
Forum: ECF Matters
Topic: ECF meeting reports
Replies: 93
Views: 13706

Re: ECF meeting reports

Where does it say that? I believe the opposite is true. I understood the rule to be that if you upgrade to Silver/Gold by entering a Congress or otherwise, you cannot go back to concessionary Bronze. Is that not correct? But then the treatment of non-members or the wrong type of member entering a C...