I don't think he has an account here any more, so perhaps not.John Upham wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:38 pmI fear that we will all find out soon enough.Matt Mackenzie wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:33 pmDare one ask why?John Upham wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:22 pmDon't tell Gary Kenworthy of this thread whatever you do!
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- Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:26 pm
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: Bletchley Park female codebreakers
- Replies: 11
- Views: 653
Re: Bletchley Park female codebreakers
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:33 pm
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: Bletchley Park female codebreakers
- Replies: 11
- Views: 653
Re: Bletchley Park female codebreakers
Dare one ask why?John Upham wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:22 pmDon't tell Gary Kenworthy of this thread whatever you do!
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:19 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Reykjavik 2024
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1738
Re: Reykjavik 2024
Didn't know that Povah's rating had gone that low, though he is in his 70s now.
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:21 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Media comments on chess
- Replies: 5968
- Views: 737426
Re: Media comments on chess
He is in his 70s and could die fairly soon anyway (and yes, there are rumours)Stewart Reuben wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:15 amDerek Sinclair wrote 'hopefully Putin will be defeated'
Surely assassinated is more likely than defeated?
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:03 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Counties and clubs
- Replies: 55
- Views: 3433
Re: Counties and clubs
No, these are weekend matches.
During the week there is a South Cumbria league (Barrow, Ulverston, Kendal) only.
During the week there is a South Cumbria league (Barrow, Ulverston, Kendal) only.
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:31 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Counties and clubs
- Replies: 55
- Views: 3433
Re: Counties and clubs
There are also Barrow v Carlisle matches, though the two clubs have agreed to play them at Kendal in recent years.
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:25 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Counties and clubs
- Replies: 55
- Views: 3433
Re: Counties and clubs
Do we actually have any counties that don't have a league of their own? Happy to be corrected but I think: -Rutland (which falls under Leicester and Rutland but does not appear to have a league or any clubs of it's own) -Herefordshire (there is at least one club in the county but there does not app...
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:06 pm
- Forum: Chess Questions
- Topic: Caro Kann Breyer variation
- Replies: 12
- Views: 680
Re: Caro Kann Breyer variation
Like many such openings, it can be dangerous if Black hasn't prepared for it or takes things casually.
Leonid Stein got some nice wins with it as White, back in the day.
Leonid Stein got some nice wins with it as White, back in the day.
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:26 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Best Game by an English Player (the vote)
- Replies: 80
- Views: 3866
Re: Best Game by an English Player (the vote)
I think the general idea is that the English player doesn't lose, though?
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:14 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Best Game by an English Player (the vote)
- Replies: 80
- Views: 3866
Re: Best Game by an English Player (the vote)
Though of course Zukertort probably should not count as an English player if we are being honest.....
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 4:31 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: David Glueck (Oxfordshire team 1991-2)
- Replies: 61
- Views: 3977
Re: David Glueck (Oxfordshire team 1991-2)
He was based there for several years, so almost certainly yes.
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 4:29 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: accepting gambits
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2428
Re: accepting gambits
The encounter in question between Timman and Smyslov was included in Jon Speelman's book featuring the best games of 1970-80. It featured the pseudo piece sacrifice 11 Ng5!? which had famously been uncorked by Karpov against Korchnoi in the previous year's WC - ISTR an account that when he played it...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 4:22 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: David Glueck (Oxfordshire team 1991-2)
- Replies: 61
- Views: 3977
Re: David Glueck (Oxfordshire team 1991-2)
Pretty sure he often called himself Ed Horton in the past, especially when commenting on football matters.Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 2:02 pmI would rather suspect EJ (Justin) Horton, formerly of these parts.Christopher Kreuzer wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:50 pmDrew a complete blank on R. Mahoney and E. Horton.
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 5:00 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Cheating in chess
- Replies: 3034
- Views: 344224
Re: Cheating in chess
Kramnik seems to have gone down a real rabbit hole regarding this, it is sad to see.
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 4:59 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: accepting gambits
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2428
Re: accepting gambits
They generally don't allow it because it is now reckoned a likely draw with best play.