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- Tue Oct 03, 2023 8:02 am
- Forum: Chess Questions
- Topic: New opening theory and names
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1806
Re: New opening theory and names
Hi Chris, I was thinking of a play on words using your name. You could start playing Double Fianchetto openings with either colour so your Bishop criss-cross (Chris - Kreuz) the board. Do this for about 4 years and during that time bring downs a couple of big guns. Then write the book 'Chris Kreuz ...
- Fri Mar 31, 2023 2:17 pm
- Forum: Not Chess!
- Topic: Plaskett and Woffinden's book on the "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" Fraud
- Replies: 256
- Views: 44538
Re: Plaskett and Woffinden's book on the "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" Fraud
They could have used Ask JeevesKevin Thurlow wrote: ↑Fri Mar 31, 2023 8:33 amWhy didn't the creators of google use a search engine to find out how to spell googol?
- Tue Feb 07, 2023 9:10 pm
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: The Black Ball Box
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1118
Re: The Black Ball Box
Hi John, In the Edinburgh Box when you put your hand inside you feel right away that ... “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn th...
- Fri Dec 02, 2022 3:02 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Blood Glucose monitoring device and OTB chess
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1414
Re: Blood Glucose monitoring device and OTB chess
My device doesn't make a noise, it sends an alert to my phone, so I could check my glucose levels beforehand and then turn my phone off. That would be one concern removed, that you had a live phone whilst playing. If the device on your skin is metallic, you may need to warn anyone conducting a meta...
- Fri Dec 02, 2022 2:09 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Blood Glucose monitoring device and OTB chess
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1414
Re: Blood Glucose monitoring device and OTB chess
Thanks for the replies, so I can check with the organisers/arbiters beforehand. I don't want to travel somewhere for chess and find I can't play!
My device doesn't make a noise, it sends an alert to my phone, so I could check my glucose levels beforehand and then turn my phone off.
My device doesn't make a noise, it sends an alert to my phone, so I could check my glucose levels beforehand and then turn my phone off.
- Fri Dec 02, 2022 1:33 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Blood Glucose monitoring device and OTB chess
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1414
Blood Glucose monitoring device and OTB chess
I have Type 1 diabetes and am using a blood glucose monitoring device to check my blood sugar levels. It is an electronic device that is glued and sealed to my skin. It can communicate over Bluetooth wirelessly to cause an alarm to trigger on my phone app to alert me if my sugar levels get to danger...
- Tue Oct 25, 2022 11:19 am
- Forum: International News
- Topic: 46th Guernsey International Chess Festival
- Replies: 43
- Views: 8258
Re: 46th Guernsey International Chess Festival
As it was on a live board by coincidence, it can be viewed at https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/46th-guernsey-open-2022/6/1/7 My thanks to Mark Hebden for judging the prize and to Harriet Hunt for demonstrating the game at the Prize Giving. The silican monster was less impressed with th...
- Wed Jul 13, 2022 6:43 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Aditya Verma
- Replies: 108
- Views: 13204
Re: Aditya Verma
Wow, they really crack down on Dungeons and Dragons playersGeoff Chandler wrote: ↑Wed Jul 13, 2022 12:48 am
I have spent the night in a few cells in European countries. (three, Germany, Holland and Denmark)
mostly for D & D. (the German one also included a wee spot of vandalism in 1970 after the 3-2 game. I was 20.)
- Thu Jun 23, 2022 1:31 pm
- Forum: Seniors Chess
- Topic: World Senior Teams 19 to 30 June 2022
- Replies: 154
- Views: 14579
Re: World Senior Teams 19 to 30 June 2022
In Today's 65+ England 2 vs Switzerland match, Stewart Reuben (age 83) will face Edwin Bhend (age 91) Is the latter the oldest person in it? Possibly not, but due to fixed board orders, not all high age pairings are possible and I'm not planning to wade through them all to check 😉 I knew of this fr...
- Thu Jun 23, 2022 12:37 pm
- Forum: Seniors Chess
- Topic: World Senior Teams 19 to 30 June 2022
- Replies: 154
- Views: 14579
Re: World Senior Teams 19 to 30 June 2022
In Today's 65+ England 2 vs Switzerland match, Stewart Reuben (age 83) will face Edwin Bhend (age 91)
I'm not sure if this is the highest total age possible in the tournament
An ambulance packed with paramedics has been stationed full time outside the playing venue
I'm not sure if this is the highest total age possible in the tournament
An ambulance packed with paramedics has been stationed full time outside the playing venue
- Wed May 18, 2022 1:20 pm
- Forum: Congress Diary
- Topic: Events in 2022
- Replies: 33
- Views: 5039
Re: Events in 2022
Photos from the congress by Christopher LammingKevin Thurlow wrote: ↑Mon May 16, 2022 2:28 pmhttp://somersetchess.org/frome_congress ... index.html
https://www.flickr.com/photos/159534948 ... 299029235/
- Tue May 17, 2022 12:55 pm
- Forum: Seniors Chess
- Topic: World Senior Teams 19 to 30 June 2022
- Replies: 154
- Views: 14579
Re: World Senior Teams 9 to 30 June 2022
I am in esteemed company playing on a Board 1
- Sat May 07, 2022 9:09 am
- Forum: Congress Diary
- Topic: English Senior Championships 2022
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2373
Re: English Senior Championships 2022
I was the last game to finish in rounds 2, 3 and 4 and I still managed to fit in a visit to Kenilworth Castle!
- Wed Jun 12, 2019 11:40 am
- Forum: International News
- Topic: FIDE Cooperation Agreement with Coca-Cola
- Replies: 39
- Views: 5693
Re: FIDE Cooperation Agreement with Coca-Cola
Could mean a new dress code for arbiters...
- Wed Jun 12, 2019 11:36 am
- Forum: International News
- Topic: FIDE Cooperation Agreement with Coca-Cola
- Replies: 39
- Views: 5693
Re: FIDE Cooperation Agreement with Coca-Cola
Anybody able to explain why this agreement is the real thing?J T Melsom wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 11:29 amAnybody able to explain why this agreement is a good thing?