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Nevertheless, in the interests of the right to self defence, I have taken steps to inform your opponent of what is happening here. Well done Michael. I've been uncomfortable with some of the recent posts on this thread. A fellow chess player, not a member of this forum as far as I know, has been pu...

David Sedgwick wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 21, 2020 11:06 am

It also happened to a Surrey player against GM yesterday.

And to an Essex player vs Beds & Herts. The 'beneficiary' didn't feel good about it but, like fingerslips, I guess it's just something that's going to happen from time to time as I don't think there's an option to resume the game.

I'm not sure that I've understood the 'rules' but how about 1.c4 e6 2. e3 Kc2. Assuming that 3.Qxc2 is illegal because you can't take a king, then there appear to be six moves (Qe2, Qf3, Qg4, Qh5, Bd3, Ne2) which don't result in checkmate and another twenty which do. I get 19 moves that are checkma...

I'm not sure that I've understood the 'rules' but how about 1.c4 e6 2. e3 Kc2. Assuming that 3.Qxc2 is illegal because you can't take a king, then there appear to be six moves (Qe2, Qf3, Qg4, Qh5, Bd3, Ne2) which don't result in checkmate and another twenty which do.

Picking both of the Chelsea players who got red carded wasn't exactly the start I was hoping for.

Perhaps the phrase simply means that a chaotic situation has been reached, in a similar way to how this Famous Eccles & Miss Freda Thing song ends up:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng9qv22M60g

Three results from Milton Keynes today:

U180 Middx 9-7 Warwicks
U140 Worcs 9.5-6.5 Essex
U140 Notts 8.5-7.5 Kent

Got to do something, anything, other than watch that Falcons debacle for a minute longer

Top grandmaster sent to the naughty chair after missing opponent's winning queen sac. in vital game

Here's one that might leave you scratching your head a bit! White to play and mate in 1. r7/kPR5/8/K7/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1 If you want to see the solution, you can find it out here Not the official answer, but....White goes to pick up his knight on b4, but accidently knocks it to the floor. The diagra...

Here's one that might leave you scratching your head a bit! White to play and mate in 1. r7/kPR5/8/K7/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1 If you want to see the solution, you can find it out here Not the official answer, but....White goes to pick up his knight on b4, but accidently knocks it to the floor. The diagra...

Board 104 today is an interesting pairing:

104 131 GM Bellon Lopez Juan Manuel 2339 0 0 Cramling Bellon Anna 1954 227


Isn’t that father vs daughter? I guess that doesn’t happen very often.

I hope that the congress becomes a regular date in the calendar, although I have to admit to being biased as I live within walking distance of the venue. Regarding the low entry to the Minor section I wonder just how well known the event was to local players of that strength. Those who already play ...

You may be bigger and stronger than me but I back myself with the Caro-Kann against anybody

Graham Borrowdale wrote:Thanks, James - sorry for being rhetorical. As a Beds player I know that we usually struggle to field a single player above 200 grade, never mind GMs

Although if James ever returns to Bedfordshire I am sure we can find a way to squeeze him in to the team