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You protest too much. There is nothing wrong or discreditable with marrying GMs (well, some GMs....) and many of the top East European women seem to have done so. In a light hearted way one might say that those who haven't do stand out. If research proves me wrong, so be it ... It would be interest...

Admittedly I did not know all of that, so thank you, but we probably guessed already that she was good! Does anyone know anything remotely personal about her? Perhaps she is the only East European contender not to have married a male GM? something like that. That comment (about marrying male GMs) d...

Maybe FIDE's response was informed by how such questions would be applied in other areas of the world, such as, for example, Crimea? Maybe a better example would be Gibraltar?

There is an an obituary here:

https://www.englishchess.org.uk/rip-bryan-fewell/

But that is dated 21st May.

Stewart wrote on 24th May that he has "asked Alan Martin to prepare an obituary for the ECF".

Is that a reference to a longer obituary, or is the one posted on 21st May the full obituary?

Maybe we should have a vote on putting Nick and JT, and Andrew and Justin on their own little islands?

Interview with GM Daniel Fernandez on Chessbase gives some insight into his formative chess years in the UK: https://en.chessbase.com/post/bisik-bisik-with-gm-daniel-fernandez Started playing aged 7 and played at Little Heath Chess Club near Potters Bar (see their website ) where "one of the club pl...

I never thought it would be ( how would it look if the women got nothing? ) but the information had been promised. The thought did briefly cross my mind that the Women's team got no fees, but that cannot be the case as that would be a case of false accounting. I believe I am right that it is not pe...

i'm hoping lancs get no teams to the final stages this year. Just because of the actions of a solitary player! I'm well aware my name is second only to his as muck in Surrey due to my absolute temerity of trying to handle that dispute fairly and impartially, as opposed to bending over to Surrey's d...

JustinHorton wrote: ↑

Wed May 15, 2019 12:53 pm

Wholly reliable eyewitness account

I just read that and was about to post a link. It is very entertaining (I'd not read it before).

How common is it for people to move between teams for reasons other than a team ceasing to exist? Is it more common for people to move on their own initiative, or be head-hunted? Do ambitious players look to join strong and successful teams, or do some players have a reputation for being fiercely lo...

Every time I won a CS event, I considered myself the best player in the CS, even though some guy working in the Benbecula hospital was unable to compete in the event... Is that a reference to this from 2007? https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle-2-15039/chess-1-1426676 "MUNROE MORRISON struggled to fi...

You fooled me with that other post.

Do you think the size and balance of the divisions is about right at present?

Excellent reports. Can anyone dig out the games JR has referred to? [43...e3 is particularly tantalising] Any chance of a report (or even a brief survey) of division 2 (I assume you are not going to report on divisions 3 and 4?) and the likely prospects of the teams that have been promoted staying i...

On the appearance fees breakdown, I wasn't aware that Malcolm Pein had said: The effect of the resolution, if passed, would probably lead to England fielding an open team of 1 grandmaster and four young amateur international masters. I am not sure if I mentioned it when it was first brought up, but ...

Anyone who can compile all Open victories I have had that are in ECF database and list them all here with hyper links I will offer a 2 Game Blitz match at Chess24.com tonight and if they draw or win either games I will give a Copy of my THE WHITE SNIPER Chessbase DVD FritzTrainer which is due for r...