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Nick Ivell wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 23, 2019 1:27 pm

How long is this saga going to go on for?

In 1960 13 episodes of Coronation Street were planned and then that would be the end.

Dragging the thread back to the original topic ... Addlestone won divisions 1, 2, and 3 of the Surrey Border League in 2006 and a few years later disappeared leaving no discernible trace. If you want the key to success, then I suggest you look at the Surrey/Hants (and Berkshire) Chess League model....

Alex Holowczak wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 19, 2019 11:22 am

JustinHorton wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 19, 2019 9:54 am

And today

How are you going to fill your day once Keene finally hangs up his pen?

The pen was hung up years ago.

Ctrl A, Ctrl C & Ctrl V was RDKs main weapon of choice.

It is a bit off-topic … I have commented previously about the tendency of Forum threads to veer wildly off topic. This thread has gone from being about members' shortest games to being about the development of the Laboratory of the Government Chemist after privatisation. That must surely have set a...

Alex Holowczak wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 16, 2019 2:18 pm

Kevin Thurlow wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 16, 2019 1:27 pm

About 35 years ago I played a colleague in the Government Chemists' Championship

The what?

It was a sister organisation to the Government Dentists' who had their own championship also.

Very sad news.

I am putting together an obituary here : https://britishchessnews.com/2019/11/09 ... welch-rip/

If you would to like to contribute to this then please email me

at john.upham@zen.co.uk

I've tried combining chess, glasses of red wine and Twister in my university days.

Almost anything combined with red wine seems to work OK except perhaps "Operation" and "Bucking Broncos".

I have misappropriated a segment of the Monty Python Cocktail Bar sketch :

John: Oh, I say, have you seen page eight? Cumming’s had an asshole transplant.

Terry: Ohhh, have you seen the stop press then?

John: No.

Terry: The asshole has rejected him.

Of course, nothing is stopping somebody (whether in an official ECF capacity, or otherwise) gently inquiring of him if he still retains an interest in our great game. Although now might not be the best time - rumour has it there's some other national event where he's involved, :) Is he not supposed...

Might be a useful contact for the ECF if he retains an interest in the game, hope someone takes note. A positive role model as "Dom" might appear at first glance (not) to be, I can't imagine too many ECF persons wishing to go anywhere near him. David Cummings, on the other hand, would be a very wel...

Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson ?

Whilst on the subject of Simpson's-in-the-Strand I thought I would remind this place of the edit to the plaque of the famous chess board on the wall of the entrance way :



If only the final word "and" was missing the edit would almost be convincing.

Paul,

Which web site are we discussing ?

Alex Holowczak wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 02, 2019 9:02 pm

Google searches are tailored to your search/browsing history, so I'd like to think the Guardian was your top article.

You might like to think that but I suspect it is more a reflection of the SEO effort made by the Guardian content managers plus the content of the story itself.

I read today the article in CHESS by Tim Wall about the history of the Northumbria Masters. It is a good article. Made me think it would be nice if chess organisers could all get along a bit more, though that may be a naive attitude. :( Most chess organisers get on very well. Some don't. The chance...