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by benedgell
Mon Nov 01, 2021 8:48 am
Forum: International News
Topic: FIDE Grand Swiss 2021
Replies: 171
Views: 20389

Re: FIDE Grand Swiss 2021

They may be banned, but the comments are still there on all the rd.4 games. Someone should surely be monitoring the chat and deleting inappropriate comments. These games happened 2 days ago, right?
by benedgell
Mon Nov 01, 2021 8:37 am
Forum: International News
Topic: FIDE Grand Swiss 2021
Replies: 171
Views: 20389

Re: FIDE Grand Swiss 2021

I was just on Chessbomb looking through the rd. 4 games from the Women's event. Does Chessbomb have anyone who moderates comments on there, or is it just anything is permissible? The same offensive comments from the same offensive handle alongside every game.
by benedgell
Mon Mar 29, 2021 6:56 pm
Forum: Congress Diary
Topic: European Online Chess Club Cup 2021
Replies: 44
Views: 5158

Re: European Online Chess Club Cup 2021

Bit scary that a club with Vachier- Lagraive, Rapport, Bacrot, Shirov, and Naiditsch could finish 6th out of 6 in Guildford's group. I bet their club nights must've been popular pre- Covid.
by benedgell
Wed Apr 15, 2020 9:07 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Banter Blitz Cup Final - Carlsen v Firouzja 6pm Wed 15 Apr
Replies: 2
Views: 1171

Re: Banter Blitz Cup Final - Carlsen v Firouzja 6pm Wed 15 Apr

Bit of a surprise winner, but well deserved. I watched the video with Alireza commentating, and was surprised how badly Magnus seemed to play (relative to his usual playing standard). I think there was only a couple of games where his play was impressive to me. Having said all that, the fact that he...
by benedgell
Mon Mar 16, 2020 10:38 pm
Forum: International News
Topic: Candidates Tournament 2020
Replies: 627
Views: 57324

Re: Candidates Tournament 2020

I'm not sure Giri has ever had 4 decisive results in one tournament.
by benedgell
Mon Mar 16, 2020 10:20 pm
Forum: International News
Topic: Candidates Tournament 2020
Replies: 627
Views: 57324

Re: Candidates Tournament 2020

Anyone fancy making some predictions?

Winner?
Will the tournament complete all the rounds?
Will anyone get 14 draws?
Will Alekseenko get a win?
by benedgell
Fri Nov 15, 2019 10:33 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Shortest game
Replies: 61
Views: 9076

Re: Shortest game

I'm sure I read somewhere someone once played 1. Ng3 by mistake in 1st round of a rapidplay, and as it was an illegal move....
by benedgell
Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:15 am
Forum: International News
Topic: FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019 - Isle of Man
Replies: 302
Views: 29778

Re: FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019 - Isle of Man

Not every day you see a 2700+ player finish 114th in a swiss.
by benedgell
Sun Jul 07, 2019 11:53 pm
Forum: County Championships
Topic: Old Chestnut
Replies: 76
Views: 20486

Re: Old Chestnut

Had forgotten about Dorset- based players playing for Wessex (sorry!), but is it correct to say that no-one from Dorset is captaining?

No Gloucs- based players in West is Best to best of my knowledge. Certainly none of them are captaining a West is Best team rather then the county team.
by benedgell
Sun Jul 07, 2019 10:26 pm
Forum: County Championships
Topic: Old Chestnut
Replies: 76
Views: 20486

Re: Old Chestnut

I think Gloucestershire & Dorset work as examples. No Gloucs/ Dorset- based NCL captain and no county team because they can't find a captain.
by benedgell
Thu May 16, 2019 12:42 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What if a player falls ill....
Replies: 32
Views: 5769

Re: What if a player falls ill....

I don't think the rule is needed at all, because ... well, surely any decent human being would do this sort of thing anyway? Does it really need to be written down? Are arbiters really so mean-spirited that we need to write in the Laws that if a player is suffering a heart attack, we're not going t...
by benedgell
Mon Mar 18, 2019 11:35 am
Forum: Congress Diary
Topic: Cornwall County Championship 3-5 May 2019
Replies: 5
Views: 1327

Re: Cornwall County Championship 3-5 May 2019

Not entirely sure this is open to all comers.
by benedgell
Tue Feb 12, 2019 9:54 am
Forum: 4NCL
Topic: Tables : http://www.4ncl.co.uk/data/tables_1819.htm
Replies: 7
Views: 2864

Re: Tables : http://www.4ncl.co.uk/data/tables_1819.htm

Why don’t people contact the 4NCL direct on such things? Does it improve their own self-esteem by publicising other people’s (usually hard working volunteers’) perceived shortcomings? Shame there's not a 'like' option on here. For what its worth I think the ncl volunteers/ paid workers do a great j...
by benedgell
Wed Jan 30, 2019 11:40 am
Forum: International News
Topic: Gibraltar 21 to 29 January 2019
Replies: 35
Views: 6698

Re: Gibraltar 21 to 29 January 2019

Howell- Nakamura is one I'm looking forward to this afternoon.
by benedgell
Sun Nov 18, 2018 9:50 am
Forum: 4NCL
Topic: Biggest winning margin
Replies: 11
Views: 3154

Biggest winning margin

Whats the biggest winning margin ever managed by a team @ ncl? Noticed a team in Div 4 won 6 - -3 yesterday, wondering if a team has ever had a bigger winning margin then 9?