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by Kevin Williamson
Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:00 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: David Glueck (Oxfordshire team 1991-2)
Replies: 61
Views: 5048

Re: David Glueck (Oxfordshire team 1991-2)

A Ledger 211 D Glueck 227 D Ledger 195 ST Ansell 213 J (aged 16) A Bryce 193 NJ Holloway 206 S Ledger 189 M Hazelton 193 TG Hare ?? G D'Elia ?? PP Hare ? 193 IR Dutton 191 B Valentine 178 F Von Hasselt 179 RCP Freeman 189 JJ Hastings 174 J (aged 17) P Habershon 177 RJ Starkie 178 P Pritchard 171 M ...
by Kevin Williamson
Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:10 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: David Glueck (Oxfordshire team 1991-2)
Replies: 61
Views: 5048

Re: David Glueck (Oxfordshire team 1991-2)

On the general principle that the 1990s are not yet (quite) far away enough in time to be history (so putting this in General Chat), can anyone help with memories of a player and match that took place nearly 32 years ago? I have put the name of the player (strong former US junior and FM David Gluec...
by Kevin Williamson
Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:14 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Without thinking about it too much... are you a bishop or a knight person?
Replies: 30
Views: 4732

Re: Without thinking about it too much... are you a bishop or a knight person?

If you play the Veresov and the Chigorin (as I do) then you have to love the knight
by Kevin Williamson
Sun Jan 07, 2024 2:55 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: We should teach children darts not chess? Discuss.
Replies: 21
Views: 2192

Re: We should teach children darts not chess? Discuss.

Developing mental arithmetic skills? I wonder how much knowledge of the common finishes in darts owes more to pattern-recognition skills than to mental arithmetic? Do the top darts players actually consciously calculate, or is it more likely ingrained in their memory the right combinations of tripl...
by Kevin Williamson
Fri Dec 22, 2023 11:42 am
Forum: Congress Diary
Topic: British Rapidplay 2024
Replies: 28
Views: 4091

Re: British Rapidplay 2024

It’s a pity that these dates couldn’t be publicised earlier. As it is they now clash with long arranged dates for county matches in both the SCCU and EACU. Yes, that's annoying. Last season the Cambridge International sprung up and clashed with EACU County matches which we were able to move. With a...
by Kevin Williamson
Tue Aug 15, 2023 9:39 pm
Forum: Congress Diary
Topic: Wellingborough 12-13 August
Replies: 14
Views: 1166

Re: Wellingborough 12-13 August

Results: https://chess-results.com/tnr793456.aspx?lan=1&art=4&turdet=YES&flag=30 Pix: https://brendanogorman.smugmug.com/Chess/2023/East-Midlands-Chess-Congress-August-2023 Thanks for the links, Brendan Brendan has managed a picture of all of the section winners, bar one. Himself! - joint winner of...
by Kevin Williamson
Thu Aug 10, 2023 1:11 pm
Forum: 4NCL
Topic: 4NCL Season 2023-24
Replies: 144
Views: 16499

Re: 4NCL Season 2023-24

Jonathan Rogers wrote:
Thu Aug 10, 2023 11:49 am
"Average Manchester Woodpushers" did not appeal, then?
Or a compromise with "Mean Manchester Woodpushers"
by Kevin Williamson
Tue Jun 27, 2023 8:17 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Times cryptic chess clue
Replies: 314
Views: 45092

Re: Times cryptic chess clue

John Clarke wrote:
Mon Jun 26, 2023 9:21 pm
Looks like no-one's picked up on the clue-like comment at the end of my Fri 23rd post .... :?
"Bet true answer". Very nice, and appropriate to the topic under discussion.
by Kevin Williamson
Wed Jun 21, 2023 9:31 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Times cryptic chess clue
Replies: 314
Views: 45092

Re: Times cryptic chess clue

When I was a schoolboy, I devised the following crossword clue. Senior officer as well. A gasser! 6, 7. I hope I'm wrong but I'll punt 'Senior Officer' as the solution. Senior officer being the clue as well as the solution. A gasser meaning a very funny joke. Just as this could appeal to a schoolboy.
by Kevin Williamson
Sat Jun 17, 2023 4:04 pm
Forum: Not Chess!
Topic: Member living in Durham or Warrington
Replies: 7
Views: 1060

Re: Member living in Durham or Warrington

Geoff Chandler wrote:
Fri Jun 16, 2023 1:48 pm
Hi,

Can any member here who lives in Durham or Warrington send me a PM.
I need a small favour.
If you mean the Warrington in Buckinghamshire, I live just down the road. But, as I suspect, it's the bigger one further north, then sorry, no can do 😢
by Kevin Williamson
Wed Feb 15, 2023 6:24 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Chess in Canada
Replies: 6
Views: 1535

Re: Chess in Norway

It looks like chess is really booming In Norway! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZyxZzWjd9M&ab_channel=chessbrah Except that the pub is in Toronto (see https://chess24.com/en/read/news/carlsen-giri-plays-for-chessbrahs-in-pro-chess-league ) Nevertheless, there is a vibrant chess bar in Oslo called...
by Kevin Williamson
Thu Jan 12, 2023 6:15 pm
Forum: Not Chess!
Topic: Grammatical Quandary
Replies: 19
Views: 2629

Re: Grammatical Quandry

"Both of the above are totally flawed and should be re-written"

Surely not "both" when there are three options.
by Kevin Williamson
Tue Jan 10, 2023 12:48 pm
Forum: Congress Diary
Topic: Cambridge International Open
Replies: 99
Views: 11037

Re: Cambridge International Open

I see the organisers are offering a number of rating prizes all the way down to <1600, which would indicate that 'no hopers' are very welcome. So no reason at all for Ljubica and Chris to feel bad about entering.
by Kevin Williamson
Wed Dec 28, 2022 8:34 pm
Forum: Not Chess!
Topic: Plaskett and Woffinden's book on the "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" Fraud
Replies: 256
Views: 44732

Re: Plaskett and Woffinden's book on the "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" Fraud

But sometimes a bad question works in the contestant's favour. Tony Kennedy for example: For £64,000, Tony was asked "Theoretically, what is the minimum number of strokes with which a tennis player can win a set?", with 12, 24, 36, and 48 as choices, which he answered as 24 (four shots to win a game...
by Kevin Williamson
Mon Dec 05, 2022 8:44 pm
Forum: 4NCL
Topic: 4ncl 2022-23
Replies: 194
Views: 29851

Re: 4ncl 2022-23

Ideally, the matches would be played, either at a 4NCL weekend or separately. If not, I'd score both matches as 3-3 draws. That's probably a good deal for Barnet Knights B and MK Phoenix 2 as, on paper, they're not as strong as CSC/Kingston 1 and would likely lose a match against them. I'm less con...