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"I've seen suggestions that the legal position and the guidance aren't the same". This is not comment on the particular issue about community facilities, but I believe that in general there has been a lack of distinction in media reporting, indeed in English government announcements, between what is...

Now rescued!

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The Scarborough Congress website seems to have been hijacked - I mention that here in case one of their organisers spots this, if they haven't already noticed.

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Returning to normal? French clubs could re-open from 22 June, with heavy restrictions as below: see also: http://www.echecs.asso.fr/Actus/12707/guide_22_juin_v2.pdf and the full government text: http://sports.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/sportsguidesportparsport_fiches-2.pdf _____________________________________...

Today's 'I' has a double page on Jonathan Rowson's 'The Moves That Matter... '

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Sad news. He was an excellent organiser, capable, level-headed, helpful and always courteous. A gentleman, one of the good guys.

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Radio4 'Woman's Hour' has just interviewed the Iranian female arbiter criticised in Iran for not wearing a hijab at the Women's World Champ'. Starts at about 10:04 and lasts 7 or 8 minutes in all

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Josie Long on chess, BBC Radio 4, today 13:30

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Are we not straying near the borders of libel, if not across them? I suggest moderators close down this thread

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Not sure it counts as a media comment, but I noticed a chess set with game in progress was on a table in Len McCluskey's ('Unite' union) office when he was interviewed on BBC 6 p.m. News last night (about 17 minutes in). Position looked plausible too, as best my eyes could tell (which wasn't too much)

Can we have some moderation here please? This is straying into partisan politics and gratuitous insult. The Paul McKeown post of 4:44 today has surely crossed the line.

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The Brighton club player Dona Strauss gets a name check in today's Wikipedia 'Did you know...'

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So then the club will just make up dates and colours before they send them off to Julie. This ticks the box so bureaucrats can pat themselves on the back, but it doesn't actually address the underlying issue. Some battles aren't worth the time fighting, particularly this one given information like ...

I remember in February 2018, the FIDE February list was published before the ECF January one. The FIDE September list was published today, the same as the ECF August list, too. You're not comparing like with like though. The ECF publishes once when it thinks the list is correct. FIDE publishes what...

Christopher Kreuzer wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 27, 2019 4:25 pm

Heh. Is it insulting to write down your opponent's move before they make it if they only have one move they can make?

At the level I play at, yes: they should come to a realisation of the position for themselves.

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