English Chess Forum

In connection with your (plural) proposed book on the History of the Laws, I drew Alex McF's attention to versions of the 19th Century Laws where this was permitted. Those were not FIDE Laws of course. Stewart Reubens proposed book is about FIDE Laws isn't it ? My understanding is that the book is ...

Stewart Reuben wrote: ↑

Mon May 25, 2020 1:45 pm

Richard. That is a new one for me: promoting a pawn to a pawn.

In connection with your (plural) proposed book on the History of the Laws, I drew Alex McF's attention to versions of the 19th Century Laws where this was permitted.

How is the book coming along?

White wins because it is mate, whether he would have promoted to a queen, rook, bishop or knight. I am with Alex on this one. Law 5.1.1 states that "The game is won by the player who has checkmated his opponent's king". In the situation described by Soheil, White has taken an action which will lead...

Stewart Reuben wrote: ↑

Mon May 25, 2020 12:26 pm

Harry said that Alan Turover was a queen odds player.

Googling for "Alan Turover" failed to produce any relevant results. Did you mean Alan Turing?

John McKenna wrote: ↑

Mon May 25, 2020 11:54 am

"Last edited by David Sedgwick on Mon May 25, 2020 11:30 am, edited 1 time in total."

The significance of which escapes me but may mean something to you and others.

It was to correct a typo. I shall add that in.

John Swain wrote: ↑

Sun May 24, 2020 11:12 am

There is a need for urgency since the closing date for entry to The English Youth Online Championship is fast approaching (Thursday 28 May at 9.00 p.m.

I presume that your post crossed with mine above.

I was hoping and expecting to peruse the new ECF Fair Play Policy, which was due to be published today, according to the Ts and Cs of The English Youth Online Championship: "The English Chess Federation’s Fair Play Policy, due to be published on 23rd May, will apply to this event; and it is a condi...

Now it seems not to be working at all. The game froze then I was told I'd lost, and nothing is happening. Admittedly I was losing but even so... I think that you have been rather unlucky. I am taking a break after playing from 0500 to 1000. The only problems which I had were those caused by my own ...

Is there a list of speakers? I only saw: Hosted by Stefan Löffler, Editor, ChessTech Part One: One-on-one interviews with leading figures to cover a range of relevant aspects. Salomėja Zaksaitė, FIDE Anti-Cheating Commission Ken Regan, University at Buffalo, New York Part Two: Questions and Answers...

Mick Norris wrote: ↑

Fri May 22, 2020 4:28 pm

In this webinar, experts discuss the issues around cheating.

Adam Raoof wrote: ↑

Fri May 22, 2020 4:31 pm

I have signed up

So have I.

Mike Gunn wrote: ↑

Fri May 22, 2020 2:21 pm

Ah, but it's well known that grading systems don't work for lighthouse keepers!

The late Dennis Hemsley's grade seemed to me to be a pretty accurate reflection of his true strength.

I'd like to respond to a few of the points made in this thread. 1. The play on Monday was the first stage of a two day event. From that a minimum of 250 players were to qualify for the second stage yesterday. After adjusting the scores (see below), all players scoring 5 points or more were invited t...

The U-1400 section got off to a great start, with six of the top ten banned for cheating by Chess.com. It doesn't sound great if you put it like that. However, overall 14 players were disqualified out of 1535, which doesn't sound so bad. http://chess-results.com/tnr527507.aspx?lan=1&art=1&turdet=YE...

Carl Hibbard wrote: ↑

Fri May 15, 2020 8:00 am

Where

Thank you for making the corrections. Everything seems to be fine now

Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑

Fri May 15, 2020 11:56 am

There was a Robert Fischer playing at Gibraltar this year, USA as well I believe. According to the FIDE list, born in 1960.
https://newratings.fide.com/profile/2008653

Anatoly Karpov gave a simultaneous display. Robert Fischer played him and drew.