Of possible interest to this topic is that I received this message on lichess.org:-
"You lost to a cheater 34 minutes ago
Refund: 2 Blitz rating points"
I have no idea who the cheater was, if he was truly a cheater and how they decided that he was a cheater.
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- Sat Nov 16, 2019 10:04 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Chess.Com getting sued.
- Replies: 110
- Views: 12221
- Mon Oct 28, 2019 9:14 am
- Forum: 4NCL
- Topic: Division 4 South - 2019-20
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1495
Re: Division 4 South - 2019-20
I thought that too, I've no idea how this works.
- Mon Oct 28, 2019 7:52 am
- Forum: 4NCL
- Topic: Division 4 South - 2019-20
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1495
Re: Division 4 South - 2019-20
It seems there will also be an Oxford 5 team!
- Mon Sep 02, 2019 8:43 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Media comments on chess
- Replies: 3124
- Views: 343546
Re: Media comments on chess
From Private Eye's Dumb Britain section (issue 1503, 23 August):-
Tipping Point, ITV
Ben Shephard: in 1991, 15 year-old Judit Polhgar became the youngest ever international grandmaster of which board game?
Contestant: Monopoly
Tipping Point, ITV
Ben Shephard: in 1991, 15 year-old Judit Polhgar became the youngest ever international grandmaster of which board game?
Contestant: Monopoly
- Fri Aug 30, 2019 8:48 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Media comments on chess
- Replies: 3124
- Views: 343546
Re: Media comments on chess
Joe Haines in a letter to The Times on 29 August concluded:
Politics is like a game of chess where there is no final checkmate./quote]
- Fri Aug 30, 2019 7:35 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Handshakes
- Replies: 45
- Views: 4369
Re: Handshakes
Actually it was my opponent who refused to shake hands, after he blundered in a drawn position (as he saw it). Apparently he felt I should not have played on.Kevin Thurlow said:
I assume Phil is asking if he can refuse to shake hands as his opponent was so obnoxious, he doesn't want to...
- Thu Aug 29, 2019 8:22 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Handshakes
- Replies: 45
- Views: 4369
Re: Handshakes
I guess I should have known better than to expect any serious answers.
- Thu Aug 29, 2019 7:04 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Handshakes
- Replies: 45
- Views: 4369
Handshakes
Is there ever a good reason for not shaking hands after the game?
- Thu Aug 29, 2019 8:32 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Media comments on chess
- Replies: 3124
- Views: 343546
Re: Media comments on chess
BBC News Latest Updates website said at 08:08: What is the business reaction to the prime minister asking the Queen to suspend parliament? The head of the British Chambers of Commerce says with only 63 days to go before Brexit, businesses feel like Westminster is playing an endless game of politica...
- Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:20 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Strange happening
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1879
Re: Strange happening
I once went to a 'chess exhibition' featuring Murray Chandler in Waterstones book shop. with my young son, whi was probably about 5. I hadn't expected there to be a simil, but there was, so my son sat n my lap while I played. Murray didn't seem to mind, even when I won.
- Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:17 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Strange happening
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1879
Re: Strange happening
Paul Buswell said: Club colleagues and I pop over to northern France two or three times a year for Sunday rapidplays. One of the regular local participants always has his small dog with him in the playing hall; it is completely well-behaved and no one seems to bat an eyelid. Rather more distracting...
- Mon Aug 26, 2019 7:16 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Strange happening
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1879
Strange happening
I have been playing in tournaments since the mid 1970's. In my current tournament, I have seen something I have never seen before. One of the players brings his dog into the tournament hall. I have to say it is a very well behaved dog. It lies down under the table and stays there quietly. I played i...
- Sat Jul 27, 2019 10:00 pm
- Forum: Not Chess!
- Topic: Boris Johnson, chess and Brexit metaphors
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1290
Re: Boris Johnson, chess and Brexit metaphors
I think there is a win for the SNP in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
- Mon Jul 22, 2019 5:18 pm
- Forum: Congress Results
- Topic: 22nd Open des Vins 2019
- Replies: 2
- Views: 517
22nd Open des Vins 2019
The 22nd Open des Vins took place from 29 June 6 July in Hourtin, in the Medoc region of France, to the north-west of Bordeaux. This tournament is unusual in that there are no money prizes. Instead, the prizes are all wine, and for the first 6 places, the prizes are based on the player's weight. The...
- Sun May 12, 2019 8:27 am
- Forum: International News
- Topic: ECU General Assembly Resolution on Boycotts
- Replies: 57
- Views: 4694
Re: ECU General Assembly Resolution on Boycotts
The key sentence from the Times of Israel appears to be this one:-
Can we expect FIDE to take a similar stance?According to Israel’s Army Radio, the IJF had threatened to ban Iran from international competitions, including the Olympics, if it did not agree to fight Israelis.