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Have a care, Mr Ross. Your posts are intemperate and foolish. Anyone can see that. You have interpreted absence of comment as tacit support. Big mistake to make. You are trashing your own reputation. Is it worth it, to sell a few more copies? Well, “Master” Ivell, your gullibility has certainly bee...

You are certainly right, Paul, that no serious point has been made; rather oodles of modish propaganda. I can't imagine anyone is fooled by this. Perhaps 'trolling' is the most polite way to put it. Highly instructive though, that not even one simple question can be answered without a defensive sni...

Thanks to Paul Heaton and Christopher Kruezer.
I think this goes to demonstratively illustrate to how narrow-minded such reviewers (I use the word loosely) and "respectable chess players" (I use the phrase cautiously), such as Master Ivell, can actually add value to such threads.

I shall do nothing of the sort and I would be amazed if Carl or Jack thought anything inappropriate had been said (by me at least). Yet again, a rather glib and uninspiring rejoinder, without due justification or consideration for the bigger picture, which clearly demonstrates a deeper deppreciatio...

My post was nearly a year old so I'm finding it difficult to get into this groove. Over-reliance on engines? I've never had one. Never used one for prep. In that sense, I am probably the biggest dinosaur on the forum. Er, Tal a terrible player? That is, to say the least, a niche opinion - some migh...

In my opinion, 'positionally winning' is a meaningless concept below GM level. I haven't read the book, but I certainly don't agree that the position quoted against Mercs is positionally winning. Far from it, in fact. Interesting. You slag off the book without a fair appraisal. You have seemingly n...

Hello. How can chess be taught to blind people? Apologies, but advice and “notions” given on this thread are highly inaccurate. I would strongly recommend the OP to contact the Braille Chess Association for further guidance: http://www.braillechess.org.uk Furthermore, the association will be able t...

Hello. How can chess be taught to blind people? Apologies, but advice and “notions” given on this thread are highly inaccurate. I would strongly recommend the OP to contact the Braille Chess Association for further guidance: http://www.braillechess.org.uk Furthermore, the association will be able t...

Would be surprised if Rich’s TPR does not reward him with another GM norm. Only seven games though. No clue what Fernandez was attempting to do there. Reckless and irresponsible play with the white bits. Sure, Palliser’s well-theory-bound, but that’s taking it to another level. Playing on for such ...

Wackiness in Fernández - Palliser. (Incidentally I believe I'm right in thinking Richard's played both the Big Two, so a win for him today could be interesting.) White's opening looks even worse than the sort of rubbish I play. Stockfish has White virtually losing by move four :shock: btw is Richar...