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The online meeting on Tuesday 26th May entitled Can Online Chess Overcome Cheating? seems timely bringing together some of the key components: sports regulation, playing platforms, statistical software, players, captains.

There was a time when, if a team withdrew from a competition, its captain would politely apologise to the opposing team's captain for the inconvenience - arranging teams takes time and effort. The modern approach is to go straight to social media proclaiming a higher cause. I miss the old ways.

The 4NCL welcomes entries to its new online national league 4NCL Online. 4NCL Online is open to all any teams who are interested in participating, and not just existing 4NCL teams. 1. 4NCL Online will be played on a divisional basis, with teams allocated to divisions based on strength and with prom...

A number of leagues, possibly all, are about to be abandoned for public health reasons before all of the matches are completed. Is there a protocol for deciding the final standings? Taking the current standings can be unfair if a team has yet to play some strong opposition. Cancelling the season is ...

Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 13, 2019 3:34 pm

On-line servers will still ban players because they feel like it, without the player concerned having any comeback.

As apparently happened to Ironaut who protested via YouTube.

2049: Bladerunner 2049, of course 2154; Dalek Invasion of earth 2179: Aliens movie 2256: Babylon 5 launched 2305: Captain Jean-Luc Picard born (I am very happy to be here, although I am hoping the ECF conversion gets me to the Borg...) 2419: Buck Rogers wakes up in the 25th Century 2517; Events of ...

How many people were born in the same year as their FIDE rating?
I am aware of one person born in 1954 whose rating is 1954.

Formerly Chess Endgame study sub-editor of the British Chess Magazine, and co-author with John Beasley of the classic book Endgame Magic , died earlier today. According to his friend Brian Stephenson "He was a kind and gentle man and must have been a great teacher [at King's College Taunton]." John ...

Matt Mackenzie wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:34 pm

You do wonder if the post-war Soviet dominance of chess might have been challenged a bit more if Crown and Junge had lived.

Junge died for the Nazi cause.
So Post-War Soviet dominance of chess might have been challenged if Germany had won WW2?
This is an unworthy consideration. Gulp!

So far, no studies have shown that brain training prevents dementia. However, this is a relatively new area of research and most studies have been too small and too short to test any effect of brain training on the development of cognitive decline or dementia. Evidence suggests that brain training ...

Mick Norris wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 14, 2019 8:42 am

John Foley's not got a good track record, has he?

Mick Norris's not got a good track record, has he?

This is sad news for players in southwest London. Kingston players knew him to be a very strong and resourceful opponent. He was playing at a consistently high level for decades. He was Surrey Chess Champion a record 12 times and the current holder, was British senior co-champion in 2017 & helped Wi...

There is a way to turn this around. We have Losers Chess, why not have Cheaters Chess? Each participant is allowed to cheat in any way. If the method of cheating is discovered then the player is disqualified. We would need a counterfeit cash prize large enough to make it worth participating.

VIP Tickets - with the VIP ticket you will get: separate entrance to the venue with VIP reception and separate coat check; comfortable VIP area with seating zones; bar with free drinks; priority entrance to the Players area; possibility to book seats in the first rows during the games* and press-co...

J T Melsom wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 11, 2018 3:19 pm

I'm left with the view that you are simply not a reliable or credible witness.

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