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I think there is a win for the SNP in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

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...

The key sentence from the Times of Israel appears to be this one:-

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.

Can we expect FIDE to take a similar stance?

Maidenhead is relatively near to Oxford as well. Bourne End is only 3 or 4 miles away, I think. Perhaps it's time for Roger to start an Airbnb business?

The Oxford 2,3 and 4 teams are based on a core of regulars, including 1 player who played 7 times although living in Brussels! We had several others who played 8 times or more.

But there are plenty of players who played only once a weekend and others who played occasionally.

Yes, Crowthorne were clearly the strongest team in Division 4. We expected Oxford 3 to paired with Crowthorne in Round 11, when there would most likely have been a very different outcome for us. It was a bit strange that Oxford 3, challenging for promotion, played West Is Best 3 with average rating ...

Fair enough.
And a big thank you to all those who help enable the 4NCL to take place.

This morning, the final Division 4 table shows Oxford 3 in 3rd place.

regarding end of season placings in Div3s and Div4s, Rule 13.2 says:- b. provided all possible matches between teams still tied have been played, the procedure detailed in rule 7.1(b) applied to such matches; and then if you refer to 7.1(b), it states:- the tie shall be broken using: a. the game poi...

I couldn't decide between Nxd3 and Na6.

This was a very double-edged position, so not so easy to find a safe move.

I've done it again! Ths time at the Stevenage Congress, against Roger de C. Again, the reason was I couldn't decide what move to play. There mjust be training you can do to make losing like this less likely. Perhaps I need to play in some Rapidplay tournaments.

Round 9 draw is up:- 41 Crowthorne 1 - - - Celtic Tigers 2 42 Ashfield 1 - - - Oxford 3 43 Poisoned Pawns - Next Generation - - - Wessex B 44 Watford 1 - - - Fischer's Catch 45 Ashfield 2 - - - West is Best 3 46 Rook & Roll - - - Check Innmates 2 47 Shropshire 2 - - - MK Phoenix 2 48 Throw in the Ta...

Nigel Short just got a mention on the cricket commentary on Talk Sport 2. Apparently he met the commentator David LLoyd at an Indian restaurant yesterday and gave the impression of being cricket mad.

A board with strong experience in the commercial and business sectors would allow (if an option) more time to encourage a wide and diverse number of bidders. I don't know about anyone else on the board, but speaking as a former work colleague (and team mate!) of Mike Truran, I can assure you that h...