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Did Franz Liszt's list of lists include itself ?

An exercise for any student of philosophy.

BTW, about your list...

Have you sought medical advice ?

In the interests of transparency (etc) it would be useful to know who the other bidding parties were.

John Upham wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 03, 2019 9:49 am

I predict that the "winner" of the tender will be UK Chess Challenge persons.

Who would like to bet against me ?

The timescale is laughable for anyone who was not pre-warned about the content of the tender.

My Mystic Meg hat worked this time.

A rather sad message from a past ECF President (2009 - 2012)

https://youtu.be/Hp15pVarv0U

As of today (April 12th) 25 places remain for the Hampshire Delancey UKCC Megafinal. The event is on April 28th in the splendid environs of Winchester College. Please get your entry in ASAP to avoid disappointment ! :D Use https://www.delanceyukschoolschesschallenge.com/product/2019-hampshire-megafi...

Tim Harding wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 13, 2019 7:29 am

Yes you do love correcting me, don't you? I wasn't at home to check the title page of his book.

Tim,
Just imagine this place if OGUs predecessor was an active member of this forum : Edward Winter !

Let us suppose Player A picks up one of his or her pieces that cannot be legally moved and touches one of his or her opponents pieces that could be legally captured but not by the piece initially moved.

Does player A have to capture the opponents piece ?

Thanks !

Hampshire Junior Chess Association is running an UK Schools Chess Challenge "Last Chance Saloon" on Saturday, April 6th at Basingstoke Chess Club, Upper Sherbourne Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 5TG :D The Entries secretary is : Maha Chadar, kidschess@hotmail.com Entry form -> last chance saloon...

Kevin Thurlow wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 20, 2019 6:23 pm

"a combined ECF/Tinder rating"

I must have missed this development...

I am grateful to Jon D'Souza-Eva for the following two items : https://www.sccu-chess.com/archive/0405/rdc.htm and http://coaching.chesspod.com/recorder/1998/art0827.html :D especially as one of them mentions one of the best organisers I was privileged to know : Michael W. Wills (one of the nicest p...

The 2018 ECF Yearbook had adddress details of most of the county and cluborganisers That is not in the 2019 YearBook, but I hope can be found on the ECF website. I shll send the aquery to christine Coates who was the secretary in 2018. Such players deserve our support. I am the Secretary of the Ber...

Whilst scanning scorebooks of mine from the 1970s and 1980s I found a game played in The Ralph L. Barnett Memorial Tournament with Olive C. Chataway which was a Sicilian Scheveningen that I won with white. Does this tournament still get played ? Anyone know its history ? I recall that Olive was frie...

Colin Purdon wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 18, 2019 10:33 am

Did he order Falk beer over the counter?

Was that also the favourite tipple of Columbo ?

Jamie Theakstons Old Peculier ?

James,

What was the "B" for in BMS ?

We know that
M = Mothersill
S = Sunnucks

Thanks !