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- Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:29 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Counties and clubs
- Replies: 55
- Views: 5145
Re: Counties and clubs
Watford has long played in the Hertfordshire League despite being in the south-west corner of the county, The Bucks League has also acquired Uxbridge in recent years althoigh that can cause problems to visiting players with ageing cars. Are ageing cars not also a health problem for residents of Uxb...
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:47 pm
- Forum: Congress Diary
- Topic: 2nd Cambridge International Open
- Replies: 109
- Views: 13573
Re: 2nd Cambridge International Open
Double round day and Bradford City v Wycombe Wanderers on Sky
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 7:08 pm
- Forum: Junior Chess
- Topic: Two Junior-Related Questions
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2066
Re: Two Junior-Related Questions
Your mother was wrong.Tim Spanton wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 3:04 pmAs my mother would have said, I'm sure both issues could be sorted with a good slap.
- Thu Feb 08, 2024 3:28 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Cheating in chess
- Replies: 3035
- Views: 347105
Re: Cheating in chess
In one fixture this season, an opposition player used his phone to check his opponents grade, a second remained sat at the board inputting a finished game into phone and a third left a phone ringing in his bag. And in another match one player put his phone on silent and picked it up to read a messa...
- Thu Feb 08, 2024 2:51 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Cheating in chess
- Replies: 3035
- Views: 347105
Re: Cheating in chess
Use of phones is a distraction. In one fixture this season, an opposition player used his phone to check his opponents grade, a second remained sat at the board inputting a finished game into phone and a third left a phone ringing in his bag. And in another match one player put his phone on silent a...
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 8:07 pm
- Forum: Birthdays & Anniversaries
- Topic: Happy Birthday GM Raymond Keene OBE (29-i-1948)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 8500
Re: Happy Birthday GM Raymond Keene OBE (29-i-1948)
Roger
Justin raised a number of topics of interest. He was still not as prolific as other posts on their pet topics. If people prefer a narrower range of topics to be covered in this place so that they never have views challenged that is up to them, but the forum is a duller place as a result.
Justin raised a number of topics of interest. He was still not as prolific as other posts on their pet topics. If people prefer a narrower range of topics to be covered in this place so that they never have views challenged that is up to them, but the forum is a duller place as a result.
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:43 pm
- Forum: Birthdays & Anniversaries
- Topic: Happy Birthday GM Raymond Keene OBE (29-i-1948)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 8500
Re: Happy Birthday GM Raymond Keene OBE (29-i-1948)
Don't really see why posters are so keen to comment in this way on the contribution of others iin this place Not as if any of the critics are notable for their own efforts, and some have obsessions of their own. Surely better just to ignore posts of no personal interest. I believe this is Ray's poi...
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 6:31 pm
- Forum: Birthdays & Anniversaries
- Topic: Happy Birthday GM Raymond Keene OBE (29-i-1948)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 8500
Re: Happy Birthday GM Raymond Keene OBE (29-i-1948)
Don't really see why posters are so keen to comment in this way on the contribution of others. Not as if any of the critics are notable for their own efforts, and some have obsessions of their own. Surely better just to ignore posts of no personal interest.
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 8:40 am
- Forum: Birthdays & Anniversaries
- Topic: Happy Birthday GM Raymond Keene OBE (29-i-1948)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 8500
Re: Happy Birthday GM Raymond Keene OBE (29-i-1948)
Nonsense.Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 10:59 pmJohn Moore wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 3:51 pmAgreed - but the obsession was less the Forum's and more one particular forumite who no longer posts.
Our moral guardian as well, self appointed admittedly.
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 8:40 am
- Forum: Birthdays & Anniversaries
- Topic: Happy Birthday GM Raymond Keene OBE (29-i-1948)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 8500
Re: Happy Birthday GM Raymond Keene OBE (29-i-1948)
Nonsense.Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 10:59 pmJohn Moore wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 3:51 pmAgreed - but the obsession was less the Forum's and more one particular forumite who no longer posts.
Our moral guardian as well, self appointed admittedly.
- Wed Dec 27, 2023 6:57 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: 2023 World Rapid & Blitz
- Replies: 58
- Views: 3788
Re: 2023 World Rapid & Blitz
I'm not a fan of dress codes, the shoes don't disrespect anyone. But I thought rapid and blitz forms of the game were part of popularizing chess. The faster forms of cricket are played in pajamas. Chess might learn from that.
- Fri Dec 08, 2023 1:16 pm
- Forum: Rating Debate
- Topic: Living in the Past: The Chiltern League
- Replies: 55
- Views: 5030
Re: Living in the Past: The Chiltern League
I'm happy with the Herts/Bucks system and also understand frustration with Oxford Fusion though i suspect it is a minority who are really bothered. But the output from the Herts administrator has changed over time in response to feedback through formal and informal channels. Sill seems a better appr...
- Sun Nov 26, 2023 10:07 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Media comments on chess
- Replies: 5977
- Views: 741977
Re: Media comments on chess
Carlos Alcaraz and chess. https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz ... ember-2023
- Fri Nov 03, 2023 6:26 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Chess in the community: library chess
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4680
Re: Chess in the community: library chess
I think if you want an explanation you are probably better off asking the funding partners - Paul's post suggests more than one sponsor - or Mr Lloyd, for more detail. As above a change in CSC national policy would be of interest to a wider audience, but I've not seen that suggested. And the funding...
- Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:45 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Chess in the community: library chess
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4680
Re: Chess in the community: library chess
John What you originally wrote acknowledged that you didn't understand the basis of the funding relationship, nor I assume the need for it, such that other bodies cannot step in. The evidence you have offered doesn't seem sufficient to satisfy me that CSC are wholly to blame. Was there no notice per...