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by shaunpress
Sat Feb 20, 2021 11:42 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Fat Fritz 2
Replies: 42
Views: 7778

Re: Fat Fritz 2

Thanks. I assumed that was roughly what it was about: I wasn't sure (and I appreciate why it might be difficult to spell out) whether there was potentially a legal aspect here, or whether because it's open source, it might just be up to the customer to know better. Not quite. If the software is cov...
by shaunpress
Sun Dec 20, 2020 1:52 pm
Forum: International News
Topic: Obscure International OTB Events Going Ahead
Replies: 33
Views: 5725

Re: Obscure International OTB Events Going Ahead

They usually get a good slice of the best players in Australia, plus a number of special guest GM's to play. I don't think they're crossing state lines at the moment. We were almost there, but now we are not (Sydney is being quarantined from the rest of the country). But in a hopeful sign for organ...
by shaunpress
Thu Jun 25, 2020 1:40 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Media comments on chess
Replies: 5968
Views: 737696

Re: Media comments on chess

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8450553/Chess-master-blasts-ABC-wasting-taxpayer-money-debate-game-racist.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ico=taboola_feed_desktop_news This of course was a right wing media beat up (Disclaimer. I know John Adams) He was asked by ABC Radio to talk about whether chess w...
by shaunpress
Mon Aug 12, 2019 4:22 am
Forum: ECF Matters
Topic: British Championship Congress 2019
Replies: 553
Views: 71304

Re: British Championship Congress 2019

(Note: This reply should probably belong in the Computer Cheating thread) If the mention of "Australian IM's" is what I assume it is, then I was the chief arbiter at one such incident earlier this year. It was quite similar to what happened at the 2019 British Championship, in that involved a player...
by shaunpress
Sun Aug 11, 2019 9:33 am
Forum: International News
Topic: World Cup Knockout 2019
Replies: 300
Views: 26564

Re: World Cup Knockout 2019

How did Shaun Press qualify? He came second in the Oceania Zonal, presumably the winner didn't take up his place. Nick is correct. GM Max Illingworth won the 2019 Zone 3.6 Zonal, and stated that he would play in the World Cup (as his last event before retiring from competitive chess). Up until a we...
by shaunpress
Mon Nov 05, 2018 7:49 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Repairing DGT2010 Clocks
Replies: 1
Views: 643

Re: Repairing DGT2010 Clocks

Corroded battery terminals from leaving batteries in is another issue. I tend to cannibalise broken clocks, replacing parts from 2 broken clocks to make one working clock. I haven't gone as far as wielding the soldering iron, but I have replaced battery holders, cleaned battery terminals with baking...
by shaunpress
Mon Oct 29, 2018 10:07 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: How to improve digital chess clocks
Replies: 23
Views: 2925

Re: How to improve digital chess clocks

I'm not sure if I've misunderstood this point, but this feature already exists on various DGT models. Could you quote the setting number, or the parameters that need to be set to enable it? On the older DGT 2000 models it was setting 12 (FIDE Rapid 60m followed by 10s per move) This setting has dis...
by shaunpress
Mon Oct 29, 2018 8:31 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: How to improve digital chess clocks
Replies: 23
Views: 2925

Re: How to improve digital chess clocks

Allow a move rate which adds increments only in the last two or five minutes. The idea of this is for Leagues or "fast" Congresses where you play all the moves in 90 minutes but wish to prevent as far as possible games overrunning their time slot whilst eliminating "unable to win" claims. I'm not s...
by shaunpress
Thu Oct 25, 2018 11:14 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Australian format weekend chess
Replies: 29
Views: 3528

Re: Australian format weekend chess

Not any more. A change to the FIDE Rating regulations means that *games* that have at least one player rated 2200 or above will not be rated with 60m+30s as the time control. Previously it was *tournaments*. http://www.fide.com/fide/handbook.html?id=197&view=article has the new regulations, under se...
by shaunpress
Tue Oct 23, 2018 4:05 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Australian format weekend chess
Replies: 29
Views: 3528

Re: Australian format weekend chess

This format used to be much more common in Australia, but is gradually being phased out. The story behind it is ... Australia does not have a tradition of Friday evening rounds for weekend events. This is due to the lower population density, meaning that lots of players use Friday night to travel to...
by shaunpress
Sat Oct 20, 2018 12:55 pm
Forum: International News
Topic: Repercussions / Fallout from FIDE Elections?
Replies: 365
Views: 45320

Re: Repercussions / Fallout from FIDE Elections?

ACC's main argument, that they mentioned twice in the 15 minutes I was there, was that if you take part in a boxing fight you can't then report your opponent to the police for assault afterwards, on the grounds that he'd been punching you in the face. So boxing's rules beat the national laws. The f...
by shaunpress
Thu Oct 11, 2018 1:44 pm
Forum: International News
Topic: Repercussions / Fallout from FIDE Elections?
Replies: 365
Views: 45320

Re: Repercussions / Fallout from FIDE Elections?

Heh, Shaun reads my posts :) Not the first time I've been 'quoted' during the campaign either no booth for Nigel Insurgents don't do 'booths'. I thought everyone knew that Indeed, you were the source for quote, although I sinned by not giving you credit in the post. When describing one of my Olympi...
by shaunpress
Mon Sep 17, 2018 1:27 pm
Forum: International News
Topic: Which Candidate Should the ECF Support in the FIDE Presidential Election? (Take 2)
Replies: 582
Views: 55398

Re: Which Candidate Should the ECF Support in the FIDE Presidential Election? (Take 2)

There is of course one incredibly unlikely alternative. Assuming that no candidate receives a majority on the first ballot, how badly do the Makro and Dvorkovich tickets want to deny victory to the other side (and still be part of a winning coalition) ....
by shaunpress
Mon Sep 10, 2018 10:50 pm
Forum: International News
Topic: Which Candidate Should the ECF Support in the FIDE Presidential Election? (Take 2)
Replies: 582
Views: 55398

Re: Which Candidate Should the ECF Support in the FIDE Presidential Election? (Take 2)

A meeting of the FIDE Electoral Board on the 20/21 July said in it's minutes Where can these be found? I've been waiting for them but assumed they had not been published. I'm not sure they have been published anywhere. I was sent an excerpt from them by the Chairman of the Electoral Commission Robe...
by shaunpress
Mon Sep 10, 2018 1:53 pm
Forum: International News
Topic: Which Candidate Should the ECF Support in the FIDE Presidential Election? (Take 2)
Replies: 582
Views: 55398

Re: Which Candidate Should the ECF Support in the FIDE Presidential Election? (Take 2)

What's happened to the allegations that a lot of the campaigning isn't even legal? It turns out that the grand announcements from FIDE on this matter were shot down from within. A meeting of the FIDE Electoral Board on the 20/21 July said in it's minutes "The ELE has no direct general competence ab...