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- Fri Feb 26, 2021 3:28 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Burn Out -how to detect it?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 461
Re: Burn Out -how to detect it?
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...
- Tue Feb 23, 2021 10:25 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Tonight : Open Zoom Meeting : Gambit to Victory by IM Andrew Martin
- Replies: 2
- Views: 569
Re: Tonight : Open Zoom Meeting : Gambit to Victory by IM Andrew Martin
Thanks for the invite John - really enjoyed the session. 

- Sat Jan 02, 2021 7:38 pm
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: Remembering IM Bob Wade OBE (10-iv-1921 29-xi-2008)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 849
Re: Remembering IM Bob Wade OBE (10-iv-1921 29-xi-2008)
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.
- Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:20 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Times cryptic chess clue
- Replies: 98
- Views: 5441
Re: Times cryptic chess clue
Not exactly a nice anagram, the best I can do .....
Ar u in a rum haka K? Reassembled to play Carlsen. (6,8)
Ar u in a rum haka K? Reassembled to play Carlsen. (6,8)
- Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:09 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Times cryptic chess clue
- Replies: 98
- Views: 5441
Re: Times cryptic chess clue
HMS men somehow after Jo to play like a grandmaster ...... (4,4)
I'll get my coat.
I'll get my coat.
- Wed Dec 02, 2020 6:53 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Times cryptic chess clue
- Replies: 98
- Views: 5441
Re: Times cryptic chess clue
Card UK DJ dealt to play like a chess master ..... (4,4)
- Tue Oct 27, 2020 4:54 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Cheating in chess
- Replies: 2173
- Views: 185403
Re: Cheating in chess
"Lots of new features ..... but we have retained the feature which accuses people of cheating when they haven't."
- Wed Oct 14, 2020 7:30 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What's the Glicko RD system about on chess.com?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1277
Re: What's the Glicko RD system about on chess.com?
According to Wikipedia, a rating system intended as an improvement on the ELO system:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glicko_ra ... 0deviation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glicko_ra ... 0deviation.
- Wed Aug 26, 2020 7:09 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Unexpected chess painting
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2311
Re: Unexpected chess painting
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?
https://www.artifactcollectors.com/i-ha ... 38618.html
Confusingly, refers to EM Bennett not FM but maybe they have misread the signature?
- Tue Aug 25, 2020 6:04 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Unexpected chess painting
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2311
Re: Unexpected chess painting
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...
- Tue Aug 25, 2020 2:16 pm
- Forum: Birthdays & Anniversaries
- Topic: Happy Birthday IM Jeff Horner !
- Replies: 4
- Views: 661
Re: Happy Birthday IM Jeff Horner !
Doubtful, given he was born in 1984 .....
- Tue Aug 25, 2020 1:29 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Unexpected chess painting
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2311
Re: Unexpected chess painting
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...
- Wed Aug 19, 2020 10:33 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Superstitions in chess
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2484
Re: Superstitions in chess
There's a link here to some interesting stuff:
https://www.chess.com/article/view/supe ... haircut%21
https://www.chess.com/article/view/supe ... haircut%21
- Wed Aug 19, 2020 10:28 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Superstitions in chess
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2484
Re: Superstitions in chess
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.
- Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:14 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Cheating in chess
- Replies: 2173
- Views: 185403
Re: Cheating in chess
And what exactly is 'digital hygiene?'