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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0RvGavE6Xs&t=4953s

if anyone hasn't seen it, here is my interview with keith for my youtube channel, posted above



some interesting back and forth. I'm like perry mason and keith is like o j simpson. if the glove doesn't fit...

not sure if it was the best game by an english player but my game against sutovsky from gibraltar 2005 was possibly the best game an english player was ever involved in.

I have discussed this game and the response to it in a video I made on my Youtube channel!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Joti4L_qOek

My guess is he's under instructions not to play until the next world championship match. probably not in his power. if he plays and loses in the Chinese authorities eyes that will devalue his world title. especially if he loses out to magnus in a few tournaments. that's the nightmare scenario for th...

Hans certainly seems to be having an unusual reaction to all the drama. Kind of revelling in the fact a who’s who of chess has blocked him on Twitter. He puts their names up loud and proud. Appears to be in open warfare with Carlsen. Firing off dancing frog gifs at Yosha today, who is getting a fai...

you come across as an embittered person, if your posts are anything to go by. the rowson review was just plain nasty, but i guess that reflects you as a person. Hi Danny - just take a breath sometimes before you post! I'd much rather have you on the site than not because it's good to have the profe...

JustinHorton wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 19, 2020 5:20 pm

Right, but before I get back to that, do you have any criteria relating to the death rate in mind, or are you just going to say the schools reopen on a given date?

I dunno, but you seem to have a bee in your bonnet, this isn't a questionnaire

anyone else feel that they've changed their mind on this issue and that we need to come out of lockdown as soon as possible? What's "as soon as possible" here, though - what criteria would you be applying? lets go with schools first, and shops like hairdressers. gradually other shops and pubs can o...

I've read that herd immunity won't be achieved with this thing until we get about eight waves of the virus. not sure that's true though. I saw that, can't remember where now. As often happens, the sums looked ok but at some point there was a leap of logic which I couldn't follow. I'm leaning toward...

if schools reopen in three weeks time, will after school chess clubs follow suit? or will they be regarded as an unnecessary risk? can imagine a lot of chess coaches are rather unsure about what is going to happen in this case.

I've read that herd immunity won't be achieved with this thing until we get about eight waves of the virus. not sure that's true though.

let's face it we don't really know anything about the virus. the different haphazard responses by governments has shown as much. we are all learning on the go

Matthew Turner wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 18, 2020 11:24 am

An interesting interview about Sweden’s approach to coronavirus
https://unherd.com/thepost/coming-up-ep ... om-sweden/

the expert looks like roger emerson!

If that's the case, then count me out...

Well the posts I made earlier are related to life after pandemic, what are the consequences of the disease on tournaments etc. can't speak for others.

I think there are now rather a lot of posts better suited to the 'worrying times' thread , although if that is to get new lease of life, I'd rather see the thread moved to Not Chess. I don't necessarily come to a chess forum to be constantly reminded about the precarious state of the world especial...