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John Moore wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 27, 2020 6:43 pm

Is this the one where they played on a larger board.

Correct. In fact a double sized board.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_chess

One answer could be that, in long form chess online, players have to declare any opening books or databases they are using, as the game progresses.

They could also be able to declare 'last book move' when they diverge.

Here's an easy one.

What's unusual about this game?

The Montgomerie - Cartier (Tartakower) game was given in the BCM. Edward Winter found this, and others, which can be viewed at the following link. https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/winter39.html#5210._TartakowerCartier_C.N.s_4331_ [Event "British Forces vs Allied Forces"] [Site "Leicester"] [Date ...

Some historic photographs from the Leicester Chronicle, including Tartakower under a nom-de-guerre. Leicester Chronicle - Saturday 04 November 1944 p6.png Leicester Chronicle - Saturday 14 November 1942 p7a.png Leicester Chronicle - Saturday 14 November 1942 p7b.png Leicester Chronicle - Saturday 14...

Anticipated at BCF-ch 22nd Junior U15 1929, Ramsgate

In this photograph, Sultan Khan has unleashed the Fried Liver Attack on the poor elderly gentleman on the bottom right.


Facing Alekhine at London 1932

Re Fawlty Towers

To quote something on Twitter:

1) It’s not because of the war
2) It’s about repeated use of the N word
3) BBC edited the offending scene in 2013
4) Cleese fully approved of it
5) Netflix & UKTV were airing unedited version
6) Edited version will likely be used in future

J T Melsom wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 12, 2020 3:17 pm

Most recent comments on sexism from Tim Spanton (former journalist at the Sun) are below;

I'm afraid you are mistaken. The S*n does not employ journalists, and never has

I don't know the Standage book but you should look at the earlier history, published by McFarland in 2000: "The Turk, Chess Automaton" by Gerald M. Levitt. It includes all the 50 known games played in London in 1820 when Mouret operated it. They were published in a book at the time which used to be...

From the Sunday Mirror - Sunday 07 November 1926, page 12


and

Sunday Mirror - Sunday 11 November 1928 page 23

There seems to be more in ...

Sicilian: lines with ... e5
T. D. Harding, P. R. Markland
B.T. Batsford, 1982

I wonder if Tim has the rest of the game.

I've posted in 'Not Chess' on this matter - see below.

One of Dominic Cummings' dwindling band of supporters is Ray Keene e.g Keene.png To see the company Mr Keene keeps, check out the far-right Vance here: https://resistinghate.org/david-vance-in-his-own-words/ https://www.hopenothate.org.uk/2020/04/17/covid-19-the-far-right-weekly-round-up-3/ https://...

When a chess player was famous enough to be name-checked in a advert in The Tatler.