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Yes, I mean the address that was current at the time of the certificate.

I have noticed with interest several instances of the certificat de vie, which is a way to obtain Philidor's current address in London. (The purpose of the certificate is to guarantee that a recipient of a pension is still alive and that remittances are not being paid needlessly).

Christopher Kreuzer commented:

"Excellent, though it needs the addition of material on the Mikhail Tal and Tigran Petrosian statues/sculptures."

That is not how Chess Notes works.

Edward Winter's C.N. 12330 has links to two conversations about chess on the Radio 4 programme "Stop the Week" presented by Robert Robinson, in 1986 and 1990. About 25 minutes in all.

https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/index.html#CN_12330

On the subject of statues, see this feature article by Edward Winter:

https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/ext ... pture.html.

I wonder how many chessplayers have models at Madame Tussaud's.

Howard Staunton's former residence, 117 Lansdowne Road (Notting Hill), is a blue plaque site. The dates are incorrect, since it reads 1871-1874, whereas he actually lived there from 1872 to 1874, though I see that English Heritage has corrected its website in that respect. The Marshall Chess Club, i...

There is a list of Raymond Keene's appearances in "Private Eye" at https://keenipedia.com/press

" ... I don't want someone tapping me on the shoulder to ask me if I want tea or coffee; digestive or chocolate digestive. I don't then want to hear the same conversation with the other 11 players in the match." (Alex) The tea-lady may have been hoping for a bit of positive feedback for her efforts ...

" ... a tealady would come around and ask you what you wanted in terms of tea/coffee and biscuits."

How could anyone object to that?

"A Few Observations on A New Treatise on Chess by George Walker" (satirical pamphlet), Society of Amateurs, 1841:

"A player loses the game if he quits the room."

"This we leave to Mr. Walker to regulate, being quite sure that this new law will soon be in good odour at all the clubs."

Nick, obviously, the ECF would need to inform them as a prelude, or as part of, the consultation.

"Isn't it a bit early in the proceedings to pass such a judgement? Perhaps other players would like to have a say." When I suggested this earlier, I meant other players from the wider ECF membership rather than the odd player or two from the forum, since there is a danger that such views, expressed ...

"37…Q to Bsq" came from Tim's own webpage: https://chessmail.com/history/Hastings1895/Hastings-round-09.html It reads: "Cheshire (p145) has 37…Q to Bsq (i.e., 37…Qc8) which would mean the sequel does not make sense." But it does make sense with 39.Qe5. I have not commented on what Lasker may have wr...

Yes, Kevin, but how often does that happen? You used the word "frequently", but, unless I am mistaken, there is still support for tea/coffee at county matches, not necessarily involving an official break. Finding volunteers could be more tricky ...