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I think you give the answer when you say you find yourself switching off during games or not calculating as much as you usually do. You sound like you are playing chess because you play chess ie out of habit rather than enjoyment. I often get this - I play chess sometimes because I'm bored and not b...

Thanks for the invite John - really enjoyed the session.

I played Bob in a simultaneous over 30 years ago on London. I was doing well, ending up in an endgame 3 pawns up. The other games were finishing around me leaving just mine and someone else's. He recovered two of the three pawn deficit and then kindly offered me a draw. I nearly took his hand off.

Not exactly a nice anagram, the best I can do .....

Ar u in a rum haka K? Reassembled to play Carlsen. (6,8)

HMS men somehow after Jo to play like a grandmaster ...... (4,4)

I'll get my coat.

Card UK DJ dealt to play like a chess master ..... (4,4)

"Lots of new features ..... but we have retained the feature which accuses people of cheating when they haven't."

According to Wikipedia, a rating system intended as an improvement on the ELO system:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glicko_ra ... 0deviation.

The name of the painting I posted:

https://www.artifactcollectors.com/i-ha ... 38618.html

Confusingly, refers to EM Bennett not FM but maybe they have misread the signature?

I found it via google images, searching on something like 'hunting men fireside paintings' then 'Bennetts paintings' after spotting that some of his paintings looked vaguely like Justins (red coats, stately lounge etc). I also tried searching on chess as Bennett seems to have done quite a few painti...

Doubtful, given he was born in 1984 .....

Looks like FM Bennett, or someone reproducing his artwork or style. The link below is a painting almost identical to part of the painting posted by Justin. https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=42NECXqU&id=B532F0FCB54C2112F6E40090D1CB18EC779C63ED&thid=OIP.42NECXqUwAFLdKs76F7rZwHaFj&m...

There's a link here to some interesting stuff:

https://www.chess.com/article/view/supe ... haircut%21

I think there could be a lot but it depends on your definition of superstition. Players might have a 'lucky' or favourite pen to record the scores, flask and cup for their drinks, particular clothes .... even the way they move the pieces or where they place the captured pieces.

And what exactly is 'digital hygiene?'