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His words are shallow in my view; it’s all about the dollars

Agree, with the other factors; just worried that USA are trying to buy international success and it may devalue the Olympiad which is one of FIDE flagship events

I not bothered either way who he plays for; but most sports are quite strict on international representation, so why not in chess Olympiad’s as well; if this was football he could never play for the USA or anybody else but Armenia I would say the majority of his earnings is as an individual which is...

Agree with Nick

If you want to allow movement between countries then it should be like the old cricket rule; if you have played internationally for another country (Olympiad etc.) then you have to wait 4 years before you can represent you new country

Personally speaking from a person who runs a team (especially a predominantly amateur team); I suspect it will be difficult reorganizing the same squad from 12 months ago for the continuation of the old season, and would probably need a good few months notice for a start date There is a great opport...

I have never visited the 3Cs establishment, but understand it meets some of the criteria. The 3Cs venue is a church hall, but we have our own dedicated room within it (containing a library of chess books and a couple of computers); then there is the main hall where the young/beginner coaching occur...

Don’t think I have them saved; but definitely would have played before that

I remember being able to play on ICC at university by installing the package off the network, this was around 1998-2000

Prior to that I had also been playing on FICS

Let me repeat my prediction that if and when somebody credibly threatens to take a site to law, the site will give way before the case reaches a court and we will be no further forward. You are most probably correct; but if the rules of participation allow for these actions to occur, then there wil...

Perhaps only an actual Court case will progress the matter but unless a substantial amount of money is involved I can't see that happening any time soon so these cases will rumble on and on I guess. Let me repeat my prediction that if and when somebody credibly threatens to take a site to law, the ...

Myself

Nick Ivell wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 14, 2020 12:34 pm

I cannot believe David is 30!

Does he really play for Cheddleton? I thought he might have been poached, if I may risk a word which has caused offence on these pages before...

He now plays for Guildford, well he did this season

Another one is Matthew Webb but stopped playing past few years I think. He went from 94 in 2000 to 178 in 2010 and 192 in January 2014 but then 247 in 2018 Year of birth 1986. so first played graded chess at age of 13 or14 but didn't get really good until well into his mid to late twenties and earl...

I think you are younger than Mark? so if you were an established player and Mark was board 50 then that suggests he was a late starter, so it may well be that it was 11. At the 1993 U18 Team National Rapidplay Champs; Mark played Board 2 for Surrey (board one may have been Blair Connell) I thought ...

The point is Israel does exist in the eyes of the IOC and thus FIDE I suspect pressure is being applied by the IOC to stop the current situation, and want to follow the Judo line and suspend Iranian federation But I also agree with what Jonathan said, and is unlikely to change the Iranian government...

I've been idly following Phil's prospects here for some while. District 1 is a rock-solid REP seat. Yet the local polling has, these past several weeks, been calling it far, far closer than 65-34; never 'too close to call' though. The incumbent, Gaetz, is a rancid piece of work. But clearly, the vo...