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If cricket was invented tomorrow, it would be played over 3 hours on a Saturday afternoon between two villages in Kent as it was in the 18th century and no doubt the equivalent of a Mr Holowczak would be one of the first to start arguing about the lbw law. There is nothing wrong with playing chess a...

Anyone think the Hastings tournament might benefit from switching to faster time limits? I was just reading Greg Shahade's blogpost on "Slow Chess Should Die A Fast Death" (which has probably been discussed here on here before). I guess it would mean a shorter tournament in terms of days, with pote...

Have a look at Brown v Moore after White's 48th!! This is not all about the onlooker with the engine running - I didn't as it happened but about two strong players simply trusting each other and both being horribly wrong.

Thanks Roger. Certainly preferable to the choice in the game which led to resignation in about two moves!

Tim Spanton was in a hurry today in his game against Tom Brown. Managed to play 39 moves in about 28 minutes if the clocks on ChessBomb are right. Must have been an urgent appointment, Tim. Bit of a shame that he didn't take a little longer on move 36 because … f3 would have led to R with h and f pa...

Good recovery from Gawain having started with 0/3!

Katarzyna Toma might prove to be a useful addition to the England's Women's squad with a current rating of 2173.

3 games going to Rapid play. The Doctor proves that the KID can still confuse strong players.

Fred Berend's game today is an excellent example of Space Invaders for those who remember the Arcade Game.

Good luck to David Cummings as well (ex. England and Wales many years ago, now Canadian). I am sure Keith won't want another last round pairing against Sturua! Well done also to my club colleague, Ivan Myall, who is on 5.5 out of 9 in the over 65s - a fine performance by someone who started the tou...

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Mon Nov 12, 2018 6:56 pm

John Moore wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 12, 2018 6:31 pm

All joking aside about Chris's ability at chess, the play is remarkably good across the board. I wonder how I as an average 180 would manage if I was catapulted in one of this events.

You buy shorts and a blazer, I will provide paperwork, then you can try next year..

All joking aside about Chris's ability at chess, the play is remarkably good across the board. I wonder how I as an average 180 would manage if I was catapulted in one of this events.

Edited as being unintentionally rather rude.

I have watched some of the games and have been impressed with the play generally. Thank you for the very comprehensive reports. Shreyas Royal seems to be playing more quickly than he does against adult opponents - well at least he played more slowly against me at Southend this year. But, of course, ...