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by Alex McFarlane
Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:24 am
Forum: YCA
Topic: Your County Needs You! 2023/2024 County Season
Replies: 13
Views: 781

Re: Your County Needs You! 2023/2024 County Season

Arrrrrgh! Clocks facing the wall. How is an arbiter/captain supposed to call flag fall?
by Alex McFarlane
Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:05 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Clock Bangers
Replies: 45
Views: 3077

Re: Clock Bangers

Roger Lancaster wrote:
Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:59 am
Am I right in believing that those are relatively new laws, perhaps introduced in the 1/1/2023 revision?
0/2 I'm afraid. This is the third version of the Laws that it has appeared in.
by Alex McFarlane
Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:16 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Clock Bangers
Replies: 45
Views: 3077

Re: Clock Bangers

Roger Lancaster wrote:
Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:21 am
I could be wrong, ..., but I don't think that "pressing the timer without making an actual move" constitutes an illegal move.
You are! It is an illegal move.
See 7.5.3 and 7.5.5 in the Laws of Chess

Can you tell I've just done the first FIDE IA Seminar?
by Alex McFarlane
Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:28 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Clock Bangers
Replies: 45
Views: 3077

Re: Clock Bangers

The low battery light is designed to give several hours warning. If it comes on before the game then replace either the clock or the batteries but if it comes on during the game there is no need to do anything but note that the batteries will need to be changed before using again.
by Alex McFarlane
Thu Feb 22, 2024 9:00 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Clock Bangers
Replies: 45
Views: 3077

Re: Clock Bangers

I've certainly warned players about clock bashing. I may even have penalised one with a time penalty. I've also had players complain about their opponent in this regard but I have felt that action was not needed. I've certainly also had a number of 'borderline cases' where I've had a word with the p...
by Alex McFarlane
Tue Feb 20, 2024 7:16 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Graded Band Tournaments
Replies: 9
Views: 804

Re: Graded Band Tournaments

A chess rating is not a measure of strength. It is a way of comparing players at a point in time.

Therefore, it is equally valid to say that juniors are not under-rated but the players complaining about them are, in fact, over-rated!! :) :roll:

At this point I duck and log out!
by Alex McFarlane
Thu Feb 08, 2024 9:07 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Cheating in chess
Replies: 3034
Views: 344287

Re: Cheating in chess

If I had a tenner from everyone who assured me that "My phones off, it's in silent mode" or "My phones off, it's in aircraft mode" I would be able to hire a hall for a weekend congress. They are then unhappy to be told that there phone is not off. I've even had people argue that these modes mean the...
by Alex McFarlane
Tue Jan 09, 2024 4:30 pm
Forum: Congress Diary
Topic: Caplin Hastings 2023-24
Replies: 107
Views: 12022

Re: Caplin Hastings 2023-24

Unfortunately, the Swiss Manager file was not set up to show Rapid or Blitz ratings. No complaint was received until late in round 4. When action was taken, it was decided that it should have been spotted earlier by us but as it hadn't been it was felt unfair to punish him fully. He therefore had ha...
by Alex McFarlane
Fri Jan 05, 2024 6:47 pm
Forum: Congress Diary
Topic: Caplin Hastings 2023-24
Replies: 107
Views: 12022

Re: Caplin Hastings 2023-24

Jonathan Rogers wrote:
Fri Jan 05, 2024 6:32 pm
oh, were there two? Hope they get back in good time!
4 in fact, excluding 'to be arranged' who was also Scottish!!
by Alex McFarlane
Fri Jan 05, 2024 6:25 pm
Forum: Congress Diary
Topic: Caplin Hastings 2023-24
Replies: 107
Views: 12022

Re: Caplin Hastings 2023-24

Supratit's draw was certainly no disgrace. Or was that not the Scot you were talking about :D ?
by Alex McFarlane
Thu Jan 04, 2024 2:31 pm
Forum: Congress Diary
Topic: Caplin Hastings 2023-24
Replies: 107
Views: 12022

Re: Caplin Hastings 2023-24

Yes, and the weather's bad too :D
by Alex McFarlane
Thu Jan 04, 2024 1:36 pm
Forum: Congress Diary
Topic: Caplin Hastings 2023-24
Replies: 107
Views: 12022

Re: Caplin Hastings 2023-24

Thanks for publishing the right figures Loz.

The Internet seems to be fixed so the live games can be broadcast.
(That's my excuse for getting things wrong and deducting 1/2 from Shreyas' total!!! It is also not very warm.)
by Alex McFarlane
Thu Jan 04, 2024 12:49 pm
Forum: Congress Diary
Topic: Caplin Hastings 2023-24
Replies: 107
Views: 12022

Re: Caplin Hastings 2023-24

The Internet is currently down at the venue!!!

Shreyas needs 1.5 v a 2568 in round 9 or 2/2 v 2082

For IM norms we have
Borna Derakhshani needing 1.5 v 2393 or 2/2 v 1907
Tom Brown needs 2/2 v 2259

(subject to confirmation)
by Alex McFarlane
Sun Dec 31, 2023 5:13 pm
Forum: Congress Diary
Topic: Caplin Hastings 2023-24
Replies: 107
Views: 12022

Re: Caplin Hastings 2023-24

Freddy is his given
Gordon is his father's surname
Waldhausen is his mother's surname

THey've avoided the hyphen to confuse you!!!
by Alex McFarlane
Thu Dec 28, 2023 8:36 am
Forum: Congress Diary
Topic: Caplin Hastings 2023-24
Replies: 107
Views: 12022

Re: Hastings 2023-24

An interesting mix of youth and experience this year.
Hopefully the norm interest will be maintained throughout.

The Con Power Christmas draws will be published this morning.

Can the title be changed to indicate Caplin? Without its support the event would not be taking place!!!