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- Fri Dec 17, 2021 12:04 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Chess ahead of Astrology on YouGov poll
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1040
Re: Chess ahead of Astrology on YouGov poll
Since when has been watching films been a cerebral activity? It depends what films you're talking about, John. If you watch films by auteur directors like Tarkovsky, Bergman, Dreyer, Hitchcock and Nolan to name but five, you need to be paying close attention to get the best out of the films. There ...
- Fri Jul 09, 2021 10:08 am
- Forum: Event Cancellations
- Topic: Event Cancellation
- Replies: 168
- Views: 43963
Re: Event Cancellation
I'm just adding my voice to the others. I've always enjoyed playing in the Guernsey Chess Festival, not least because of the sterling efforts of Peter Rowe and Fred Hamperl. I too hope this isn't the end of a wonderful tournament.
- Mon Mar 29, 2021 2:38 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Times cryptic chess clue
- Replies: 314
- Views: 44542
Re: Times cryptic chess clue
From today's Guardian cryptic:
"Enquires about missing one rook and other pieces" (6)
"Enquires about missing one rook and other pieces" (6)
- Sat Mar 20, 2021 7:21 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Times cryptic chess clue
- Replies: 314
- Views: 44542
Re: Times cryptic chess clue
From today's Guardian cryptic:
"You're a loser, says European partner"
"You're a loser, says European partner"
- Sat Jul 25, 2020 11:20 am
- Forum: Deaths & Obituaries
- Topic: Kevin Hawkins
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2766
Re: Kevin Hawkins
I'm very sad to hear this shocking news. I played Kevin 5 times over a 23-year period, and of course saw him in many other matches against Bourne End. He was a real chess enthusiast who loved attacking play, and was a very nice man. My commiserations to his family, and to his friends, and especially...
- Sat May 11, 2019 1:33 pm
- Forum: 4NCL
- Topic: Division Three South 2018-19
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4533
Re: Division Three South 2018-19
Oops. I should have read the rules.IM Jack Rudd wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2019 7:20 pmImpressive, seeing as one only carries forward the results of three matches.Mark Taylor wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2019 1:32 pmHad we edged into the Promotion Pool we would actually have carried forward 7 points and been leading it
- Thu May 09, 2019 1:32 pm
- Forum: 4NCL
- Topic: Division Three South 2018-19
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4533
Re: Division Three South 2018-19
Qualifiers from Group A were ;- Check Innmates 1 (10); Kings Head (10), Fermented Sharks (8); Iceni 1 (7) Relegation Pool :- Leeds Old Boys (7); MK Phoenix (6) join CSC2 & Cambridge Univ 2. The board difference between Iceni and Leeds OBs was 20-19; Leeds manage to carry forward three losses into t...