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- Mon Aug 10, 2020 7:38 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Cheating in chess
- Replies: 2173
- Views: 185355
Re: Cheating in chess
Lots of denial on here ...as in other parts of our chess community ...I would say 93% 'hit' rate for a casual sleuth is fairly successful ...not 'proud' but these cheats need rooting out or online chess competitively remains tainted...and yes some players on both main platforms(including an old coll...
- Mon Aug 10, 2020 5:21 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Cheating in chess
- Replies: 2173
- Views: 185355
Re: Cheating in chess
The point of my original post is the mapping of all the things together ...I am stronger in all forms of the game than those I have described so benchmarking all aspects highlights the extraordinary allowing greater focus to be put on their games etc....Someone achieving 2850 on the Chess.com puzzle...
- Sun Aug 09, 2020 11:01 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Cheating in chess
- Replies: 2173
- Views: 185355
Re: Cheating in chess
..130 graders with sub-1000 blitz and over 1900 rapid and 2800+ puzzle rating... On this specific example, can you expand on what is unusual? For a junior, 130/1900 is very plausible, and I would not be shocked by 2500+ on puzzle on chess.com. As for blitz, some players hate blitz and suck at it. O...
- Sun Aug 09, 2020 8:31 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Cheating in chess
- Replies: 2173
- Views: 185355
Re: Cheating in chess
Sadly cheating is also rife in County Online although not too much being said about it - I have been sleuthing on Chess.com last few weeks and have reported 21 players so far of whom 18 have been banned (not all ECF Online by any means) - This includes a couple from my own County and several from ou...
- Sat Jun 13, 2020 7:39 pm
- Forum: County Championships
- Topic: ECF Online County Championship
- Replies: 170
- Views: 13391
Re: ECF Online County Championship
Thanks all for efforts ...going to sac a piece in every round of the blitz i have just set up for them !
- Sat Jun 13, 2020 7:17 pm
- Forum: County Championships
- Topic: ECF Online County Championship
- Replies: 170
- Views: 13391
Re: ECF Online County Championship
I have 3 back online out of 12
- Sat Jun 13, 2020 7:12 pm
- Forum: County Championships
- Topic: ECF Online County Championship
- Replies: 170
- Views: 13391
Re: ECF Online County Championship
And now several cannot get back on ...6-6 and a swift half at the pub Mr Underwood ?
- Sat Jun 13, 2020 7:09 pm
- Forum: County Championships
- Topic: ECF Online County Championship
- Replies: 170
- Views: 13391
Re: ECF Online County Championship
Oh my - one of my players offered draw and aborted ..board 1 oppo declined ..now reboot been and gone and clock running for my board 1
Game now continuing.. some are on server ..I am locked out !
Game now continuing.. some are on server ..I am locked out !
- Fri Jun 12, 2020 11:46 pm
- Forum: County Championships
- Topic: ECF Online County Championship
- Replies: 170
- Views: 13391
Re: ECF Online County Championship
I envisage carnage then ...1730 is 23 hours after cut off for team submission (though i sent mine a further day early) and some of the players being coerced (press-ganged) in to online County chess are shall we say ..a little technologically naive ! Is there a reason for hiding confirmed line ups un...
- Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:59 pm
- Forum: County Championships
- Topic: ECF Online County Championship
- Replies: 170
- Views: 13391
Re: ECF Online County Championship
Having missed the practice round as we had a tournament last week ...can anyone advise when we get the opposing team line up ...in Lincolnshire I may need to send homing pigeons to advise some of the far-flung players 

- Tue Jul 16, 2019 12:08 pm
- Forum: County Championships
- Topic: Finals 13 July 2019 @ Kettering
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5126
Re: Finals 13 July 2019 @ Kettering
It was kind of a shame Devon was forced out of the competition, even though I've been on the recieving end of many Devon victories I'd have still give them my support for such a great achievement of a 'proper' minor county making it to the final. Forced Out ? They chose to be the only team not to p...
- Wed Mar 26, 2014 3:47 pm
- Forum: 4NCL
- Topic: Final weekend (2013-14 season)
- Replies: 91
- Views: 14461
Re: Final weekend (2013-14 season)
On the subject of final weekend 4NCL I will be there to bumble around, mess things up and generally arrange fixed matches as part of a Far East betting coup whilst drinking in the Triumph Bar ...and am probably available to play should anyone be short and need to avoid defaults ... 

- Tue Mar 25, 2014 9:54 pm
- Forum: 4NCL
- Topic: Final weekend (2013-14 season)
- Replies: 91
- Views: 14461
Re: Final weekend (2013-14 season)
I generally do not bother to comment in here but as Mr Crunch has called in to question my frankly appalling captaincy down the years enough is enough ...read and copy because it will no doubt get removed. Firstly ...I started Pandora's several years ago with 7 players and we have fought our way int...
- Wed Jun 05, 2013 2:19 pm
- Forum: ECF Matters
- Topic: Outcome of membership scheme
- Replies: 272
- Views: 26852
Re: Outcome of membership scheme
Having become an infrequent player recently I have avoided most of the membership debate - but as I will be playing 4NCL next year and have the option of a County semi final this weekend to help out I decided to join up - read the site selected the £32.65 GOLD level to run to 31 August 2014 but can...
- Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:54 pm
- Forum: 4NCL
- Topic: ROOMS NEEDED HINCKLEY ISLAND
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1921
ROOMS NEEDED HINCKLEY ISLAND
Pandora's Box require several singles/twins for Sat and Sunday - all or any offers accepted.
Kevin McCarthy, PBG | 07778 155333 | kmccarthyz@aol.com |
Kevin McCarthy, PBG | 07778 155333 | kmccarthyz@aol.com |