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by Roger de Coverly
Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:43 pm
Forum: International News
Topic: FIDE General Assembly
Replies: 11
Views: 1491

Re: FIDE General Assembly

Matt Mackenzie wrote:
Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:17 pm
Were they - if so, how exactly?
For an example see
https://royalchessmall.com/en-gb/produc ... x-wood-4-1
by Roger de Coverly
Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:55 pm
Forum: Deaths & Obituaries
Topic: Keith Escott
Replies: 8
Views: 417

Re: Keith Escott

Christopher Kreuzer wrote:
Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:10 pm
Are there any details of his work as "an editor of BCM"?
I think he may have worked with BH Wood on Chess for a while, possibly running the "Postal Chess Club".
by Roger de Coverly
Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:52 am
Forum: Deaths & Obituaries
Topic: Keith Escott
Replies: 8
Views: 417

Re: Keith Escott

I know little of Keith's early life except that he was an alumnus of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. From memory, he would have graduated in 1969 or possibly 1970. He was never quite strong enough to challenge for a place in the Varsity match team, but played on a lower board for the University club a...
by Roger de Coverly
Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:34 am
Forum: International News
Topic: FIDE General Assembly
Replies: 11
Views: 1491

Re: FIDE General Assembly

the links to the original concepts don't really mean much to most players. Were not the pieces in the former Soviet Union and other Communist states also secularised? Also the piece called a Bishop only shares a name with a churchman in English and in Eastern Europe just had a contrasting knob on t...
by Roger de Coverly
Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:04 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Is This Arbiter's Interpretation of the Laws Correct?
Replies: 16
Views: 1288

Re: Is This Arbiter's Interpretation of the Laws Correct?

Convention then dictates that the match captains, of whom I was one, become de facto arbiters and I certainly observed the flag fall. If you have quickplay finishes without increments, I think it better not to have that convention. The point being that a claim of "unable to win" then terminates pla...
by Roger de Coverly
Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:30 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Graded Band Tournaments
Replies: 12
Views: 1165

Re: Graded Band Tournaments

Coming back to this wouldn't having some modified accelerated pairing process for the Open section solve some of the issues associated with large variations of playing strength. For a common 5 round tournament it would seem like an added point for the first round, and a half point for the second ro...
by Roger de Coverly
Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:59 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Capablanca v James E Lewis (manhatton Chess Club1941)
Replies: 10
Views: 621

Re: Capablanca v James E Lewis (manhatton Chess Club1941)

Jon D'Souza-Eva wrote:
Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:41 pm
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle on Thursday, 13th November, 1941, gave his name as Joseph Lewis:
So a moment of glory in a simul.
by Roger de Coverly
Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:02 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Capablanca v James E Lewis (manhatton Chess Club1941)
Replies: 10
Views: 621

Re: Capablanca v James E Lewis (manhatton Chess Club1941)

I thought it was interesting because Capa lost, and I have never heard of his opponent. I had a quick look online but couldn't see any info on him. Some databases attribute the game to a James E Lewis of the Dominican Republic. That is in error as this James E Lewis was born in 1961 and has played ...
by Roger de Coverly
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:09 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Clock Bangers
Replies: 61
Views: 5722

Re: Clock Bangers

John Upham wrote:
Tue Mar 19, 2024 11:49 pm
The ECF rating database has no knowledge of yourself in its current incarnation. Presumably your most recent league match was prior to 1994.
I believe he plays in Scottish league chess.
by Roger de Coverly
Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:41 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Clock Bangers
Replies: 61
Views: 5722

Re: Clock Bangers

[ 1st team and 2nd team. Everyone is doing the clocks in this way, can't exactly rock the boat when I turn up 5-10 mins before the league match is about to start. Just going to have to let it be. You set all the clocks before the season even starts. On the night you just switch them on and check th...
by Roger de Coverly
Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:47 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Clock Bangers
Replies: 61
Views: 5722

Re: Clock Bangers

I won't be the only one messing with the clock in my league match. I'll just turn up as normal and use the clock same as everyone else. Not worth the effort It's the club secretary or match captain that would set up the clocks for the season. Once set, they stay that way. Mind you it could be a hea...
by Roger de Coverly
Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:11 pm
Forum: YCA
Topic: Your County Needs You! 2023/2024 County Season
Replies: 13
Views: 1186

Re: Your County Needs You! 2023/2024 County Season

Alex McFarlane wrote:
Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:24 am
Arrrrrgh! Clocks facing the wall. How is an arbiter/captain supposed to call flag fall?
When the 4NCL was at the Birmingham Grand, the room was set out such that boards 1 and 3 were on the same table, then 2 and 4 etc. All clocks with their backs to the wall.
by Roger de Coverly
Sun Mar 17, 2024 5:52 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Clock Bangers
Replies: 61
Views: 5722

Re: Clock Bangers

After 34 moves it's supposed to add on the extra time but I don't think it adds it until the first lot has run out. (1.25 mins for 34 moves then 20 added). If you read the manual carefully, it can be done to add the time at the right move count for the DGT 2010 model anyway. Arbiters don't like doi...
by Roger de Coverly
Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:36 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Clock Bangers
Replies: 61
Views: 5722

Re: Clock Bangers

Joey Stewart wrote:
Sat Mar 16, 2024 12:57 am
It woke be quite cool to have a digital flag in the new clocks
Which ones are you thinking of? The DGT models flash a literal flag at you when a time check is passed.