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I am booking some dates in July and August for events at Golders Green, with the proviso that the government's plans need to go without a hitch to get us there safely!

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All of the ecf online chess is blitz or rapid. I understand that these are more popular online formats. However, they hold no interest for me personally. The very popular 4ncl online has shown that there is an appetite for slower formats for the many "serious" players who since the pandemic have no...

I remember her with fondness. Can I suggest that when chess resumes we consider naming sections / events in memoriam?

MJMcCready wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 23, 2021 7:19 pm

Is it likely to be much bigger than a telephone box?

If it's the Tardis nobody will mind.

One member, one vote - simple. Better than giving more votes to the same organisers. What does one do with all the votes the ECF itself gathers through online competitions? The ECF could just give online organisers a bit of a break and encourage more online competition around the country.

Grandmaster Jonathan Levitt talks to Adam Raoof and Ben Graff about his latest book in the latest episode of The Chess Circuit podcast - https://anchor.fm/thechesscircuit - available on all platforms. You can sign up for the free newsletter here - https://chesscircuit.substack.com/ Ben Graff's revie...

Tier 5. When is it all going to end??? Strictly speaking, it will never end. Covid, like smallpox, will be here for a lifetime. The good news is that as it mutates it becomes more transmissable, but weaker. At some point even the Spanish Flu blew itself out, so Covid will eventually become just ano...

Tim Spanton wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 03, 2021 5:51 pm

John Moore wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 03, 2021 5:46 pm

Well, Paul McCartney will be 79 this year.

I don't want to make a song and dance about my birthday, but I won't be 79

I cant believe it would be... a good number for a chess player?

It should soon be possible to run an event where all particpants, and officials, have either proof of vaccination or a recent (48hrs?) negative test.

Joseph and Wadih - well done on your efforts!

Once I've had my vaccination (probably January) I will be ready to travel, if you need an arbiter...

Was there any consultation with anyone about the dates, format, entry fees, regulations of this event?

You can buy Boris Gelfand's books as ebooks - which makes it a lot easier to play through the variations!

https://bit.ly/thechesscircuitforward

However no sign of a similar ebook for Keith's book yet.

Just had a message from Amazon telling me that they have rejected my review. They don't give a reason which rather puts me off doing any other reviews on Amazon. This is a little like the mentality of Lichess when banning someone : we're telling you done something wrong but we won't tell you what i...