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- Mon Oct 26, 2020 9:37 pm
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: James Macrae Aitken and the good news is...
- Replies: 33
- Views: 2353
Re: James Macrae Aitken and the good news is...
Should read true gentlemen at the Chess board
- Mon Oct 26, 2020 9:32 pm
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: James Macrae Aitken and the good news is...
- Replies: 33
- Views: 2353
Re: James Macrae Aitken and the good news is...
A new gentlemen at the Chess board. I played in the early 1980's at Dorset Congress and expected to win due to his old age and lost in 20 moves !!!
- Tue Sep 15, 2020 11:24 pm
- Forum: Event Cancellations
- Topic: Event Cancellation
- Replies: 81
- Views: 11520
Re: Event Cancellation
Sadly my 91 year old mother passed away today. I had enter Congress at Fareham for same dates but has been cancelled now. Im amazed the North Shields going ahead with 6 in room government rules. Thats why Fareham was cancelled
- Tue Sep 15, 2020 8:40 pm
- Forum: Event Cancellations
- Topic: Event Cancellation
- Replies: 81
- Views: 11520
Re: Event Cancellation
From tonymrcorfe email dated 15/09/20 Today I have spoken with the manager of the Lysses House Hotel at Fareham. Nikki had spoken with NHS England who have confirmed that the new government guidance prohibits the running of events like the one which Castle Chess is trying to organise. The comment pa...
- Wed Jul 08, 2020 11:16 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: www.chessgames.com
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3829
Re: www.chessgames.com
PLease try as well and hopefully you can login as well
- Wed Jul 08, 2020 11:12 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: www.chessgames.com
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3829
Re: www.chessgames.com
After 3 weeks I have managed to login at last.
- Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:47 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: www.chessgames.com
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3829
Re: www.chessgames.com
Still not working for me
- Mon Jun 22, 2020 9:51 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: www.chessgames.com
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3829
Re: www.chessgames.com
Thanks John
- Mon Jun 22, 2020 9:17 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: www.chessgames.com
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3829
www.chessgames.com
Have been a member on chessgames for over 10 years but since last Friday the site is unavailable. Anyone know why ??
- Mon May 25, 2020 5:55 pm
- Forum: Event Cancellations
- Topic: Event Cancellation
- Replies: 81
- Views: 11520
Re: Event Cancellation
2020 DCCA “Paignton” Congress: CANCELLED In light of the ongoing uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, and the need for stringent social distancing measures to keep the community safe, the organisers of the DCCA “Paignton” Congress have decided – after considerable discussion – to formally CANCEL this y...
- Thu May 14, 2020 9:55 pm
- Forum: Event Cancellations
- Topic: Event Cancellation
- Replies: 81
- Views: 11520
Re: Event Cancellation
Dear Chess Player I am sad to inform you that as organisers of the Torbay Chess Congress we have decided to cancel the 2020 Congress because of the ongoing implications of the Coronavirus pandemic. It is in the nature of chess congresses that any form of “social distancing” will be impossible, and r...
- Wed May 13, 2020 5:50 pm
- Forum: Event Cancellations
- Topic: Event Cancellation
- Replies: 81
- Views: 11520
Re: Event Cancellation
Due to the Covid 19 virus the Guernsey Chess Federation very much regrets to confirm the cancellation of the 46th Guernsey International Chess Festival. We very much hope that all our chess friends will understand that in making this decision we consider the safety of players to be of paramount impo...
- Tue May 12, 2020 10:46 pm
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: Bobby Fischer on BBC 2 Friday 15th May 2020
- Replies: 43
- Views: 2521
Bobby Fischer on BBC 2 Friday 15th May 2020
From my friend John Bass All, If you've nothing better to do on Friday night (and who has these days), you might want to watch 'Pawn Sacrifice' on BBC2 at 11:20pm, which apparently, is a dramatization of Bobby Fischer's chess career including the 1972 match versus Spassky. How accurate it is I have ...
- Mon Aug 20, 2018 4:26 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Alan Fraser?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3695
Re: Alan Fraser?
Alan has entered two tournaments at Torquay (Paignton) - 1st Week of September
- Sun Aug 19, 2018 10:00 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Alan Fraser?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3695
Re: Alan Fraser?
Looking at Torquay/Paignton entries for Sept Alan has entered two tournaments . Glad to see his return to playing chess again