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- Fri Jul 31, 2015 1:13 pm
- Forum: Grading Debate
- Topic: The July 2015 Grading List
- Replies: 45
- Views: 10099
Re: The July 2015 Grading List
ECF Grading site is down as of 13:45 The performance of the grading site on the new server is vastly improved however I would like to see the awkward URL being tidied up. Picky yes but still correct :oops: Agreed. It is very fast now so good job whoever is responsible! Next step is to allow sorting...
- Thu Jul 30, 2015 1:50 pm
- Forum: Grading Debate
- Topic: The July 2015 Grading List
- Replies: 45
- Views: 10099
Re: The July 2015 Grading List
ECF Grading site is down as of 13:45
- Thu Jul 30, 2015 1:21 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: British 2015 Round by Round
- Replies: 827
- Views: 42724
Re: British 2015 Round by Round
Apologies for posting on the chess rather than the pairings :roll: but I have confirmation that Akshaya's convincing win over John Cooper yesterday was indeed her first IM scalp in rated chess. I think that both the result and the game deserve more attention that they seem so far to have received. ...
- Thu Jul 30, 2015 1:01 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Chess Limericks
- Replies: 108
- Views: 16389
Re: Chess Limericks
I think that deserves a "hmmm". You've totally lost me there. If I get time i'll visit a dictionary!John McKenna wrote:About time I made an effort -
Composing a witty quintain
Addled many a left-sided brain,
Made poets quite sick
Of the form limerick,
But quatrains - they feel right as rain.
- Wed Jul 29, 2015 1:45 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Chess Limericks
- Replies: 108
- Views: 16389
Re: Chess Limericks
There was a chess forum online
Whose members thought they were divine
How wrong could they be
When all came to see
Their clocks had all run out of time
Whose members thought they were divine
How wrong could they be
When all came to see
Their clocks had all run out of time
- Wed Jul 29, 2015 1:40 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Limericks & Behaviour In Chess Teams
- Replies: 5
- Views: 860
Re: Limericks & Behaviour In Chess Teams
Before a move is made I always go for a win. Why play otherwise? Depending on how the game goes I may change that to aim to a draw. However, as a captain there are times when a draw is sufficient for the team. I will somehow communicate that to my player (without breaking the rules!) usually by show...
- Mon Jul 27, 2015 1:25 pm
- Forum: ECF Matters
- Topic: British Chess Championship 2015 Video preview and Games of the Day
- Replies: 53
- Views: 6509
Re: British Chess Championship 2015 Video preview and Games of the Day
So obviously it's not possible to get more than 9 Queens of one colour in a real game, but that aside, try this. Kh8 pawns on h7 & g7 and a knight or Bishop on g8. Put a White king somewhere far away and Queens on all the other squares. Black to move. It's totally impossible but technically stalemate.
- Mon Jul 27, 2015 12:36 pm
- Forum: ECF Matters
- Topic: British Chess Championship 2015 Video preview and Games of the Day
- Replies: 53
- Views: 6509
Re: British Championship 2015
I'd say 59!!!!John McKenna wrote:How many queens can you have illegal and still only stalemate?
- Thu Jul 09, 2015 1:13 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: League Matches Between Teams Of Same Club
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3282
Re: League Matches Between Teams Of Same Club
If you removed Wood Green so as to restore competition, then Drunken Knights has a potentially unfair advantage against Hackney, Cavendish and others, that by strategic nominations and player usage, it can field half a first team when playing as DK2 and a whole first team when playing as DK1. I can...
- Thu Jun 25, 2015 1:24 pm
- Forum: For Sale
- Topic: 150 Chess DVDs Roman/Foxy/Grandmaster
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5603
Re: 150 Chess DVDs Roman/Foxy/Grandmaster
Wow that is some collection David. If I had the space I would happily buy them from you. I might be interested in the following though: Foxy 75: The London System - Martin (121 mins) Foxy 50: Torre Attack - Plaskett (85 mins) Roman's Lab Vol 69 - Dzindzi Anti-English Complete and Ambitious System fo...
- Sun May 31, 2015 2:59 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Incremental Time Controls
- Replies: 79
- Views: 10880
Re: Incremental Time Controls
Most leagues try to get a move rate simlar to 3 minutes per move. Some go down to 2½ minutes per move. But 50 moves in 90 minutes is less than 2 minutes per move. It's a sufficient drop in time per move to be noticeable i think. In the UK I would say evening league chess is the most prevalent and we...
- Sun May 31, 2015 12:53 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: English Chess Forum player of the year
- Replies: 64
- Views: 9314
Re: English Chess Forum player of the year
I would like to nominate Robert Parsons from Hatch End Chess Club. He has been a solid 130 player for many seasons, but this year has surpassed all expectations. As his captain for Hatch End A I have kept track of all results and can state that as well as a massive improvement he is also a bloody ni...
- Sun May 31, 2015 12:03 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Does your club have chess books?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3511
Re: Does your club have chess books?
Hatch End, a small club by all accounts, has over 50 books in it's library and is expanding all the time. Possibly because of the reason mentioned by MJMcCready, but it does get used. I am revisiting one of my favourite books - Chess Secrets by Edward Lasker. A cracking good read as it is more biogr...
- Sun May 31, 2015 11:23 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: DGT2010 clocks
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5118
Re: DGT2010 clocks
Hi Greg, I have them in stock and at those prices, just waiting for the paperwork and website to be sorted out. Over 50 of them sold last weekend on mentioning it on this forum with alot of other enquiries, it's not a limited offer. You can expect another big order shortly. One quick question, does...
- Sun May 31, 2015 11:21 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: DGT2010 clocks
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5118
Re: DGT2010 clocks
I think the digital clock is only really useful for single sessions and the time taken to set one up for resumption of an adjournment would effectively mean that everyone would just use the analogue clock to resume. One of the requirements for a clock to be FIDE approved is that it must be possible...