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by Leonard Barden
Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:56 am
Forum: International News
Topic: Reykjavik 2024
Replies: 32
Views: 1792

Re: Reykjavik 2024

Board 2 tomorrow: FM Sohum Lohia 2354 1 1 GM Vasyl Ivanchuk 2625 https://www.chess.com/events/2024-reykjavik-open/02/Lohia_Sohum-Ivanchuk_Vasyl ...and draw just agreed, in a better ending for Lohia! https://lichess.org/broadcast/reykjavik-open-2024/round-2/AQq1bHyz/NZ966siD That's a big rating boos...
by Leonard Barden
Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:02 pm
Forum: Chess History
Topic: Britbase Updates
Replies: 245
Views: 36027

Re: Britbase Updates

I played for Croydon against a West London team including Captain Beamish some time in 1945 (probably autumn). I vaguely remember looking at his game and thinking, yes, he does have a military air. My opponent was Dr SP Schotz, on or around Board 15, so the Captain and I may have been quite close. I...
by Leonard Barden
Thu Feb 22, 2024 9:28 pm
Forum: Congress Diary
Topic: 2nd Cambridge International Open
Replies: 109
Views: 13363

Re: 2nd Cambridge International Open

The round 7 draw just up is headed by Willow v Tiviakov. Fernandez, who shares the lead with them. is shown unpaired and with a zero. Can anybody tell this hack with a deadline to catch what that's all about?
by Leonard Barden
Thu Feb 22, 2024 8:03 am
Forum: Congress Diary
Topic: 2nd Cambridge International Open
Replies: 109
Views: 13363

Re: 2nd Cambridge International Open

Curiously the same K+B+N v K ending occurred in Round 3 in the game Lazarus v Saine. Black won.
https://chess-results.com/partieSuche.a ... 11519&rd=3
by Leonard Barden
Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:01 am
Forum: Chess History
Topic: Sir George Alan Thomas
Replies: 30
Views: 8020

Re: Sir George Alan Thomas

Great to hear about the coming bio on Thomas! Anybody here that also have a clue if he had something against C.O.H´D Alexander, not giving him a single point before Saltsjöbaden 1948? I knew them both and never heard or saw any evidence of mutual antipathy. Probably just Thomas believing that he sh...
by Leonard Barden
Sat Feb 17, 2024 7:58 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Is This Arbiter's Interpretation of the Laws Correct?
Replies: 8
Views: 803

Re: Is This Arbiter's Interpretation of the Laws Correct?

An opponent taking one of his own pieces actually happened to me in England v Italy in the 1960 Clare Benedict tournament.
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=2000390
I can still recall the sense of shock when my opponent suddenly leaned over and grabbed my c8 bishop.
by Leonard Barden
Fri Feb 16, 2024 8:38 pm
Forum: Chess History
Topic: Sir George Alan Thomas
Replies: 30
Views: 8020

Re: Sir George Alan Thomas

Sad that there will, probably, be no bio on, Sir George Thomas. I received a message from Jon Manley in October 2023 saying that he had been invited to co-write a book on Thomas (he didn't say who the other author(s) are/were). He had been touch with Paige, who had nothing further to add, and had a...
by Leonard Barden
Thu Dec 28, 2023 7:23 pm
Forum: International News
Topic: 2024 Candidates qualification revised process
Replies: 145
Views: 13011

Re: 2024 Candidates qualification revised process

Firouzja has beaten Kamsky to go to 6-0, round 7 tomorrow 9am.

https://www.2700chess.com/games/firouzj ... 2023-12-28

In tomorrow morning's final round Firouzja plays Black against 2275-rated Kamran Shirazi, aged 71 and a former champion of Iran.....
by Leonard Barden
Wed Dec 27, 2023 7:53 pm
Forum: International News
Topic: 2024 Candidates qualification revised process
Replies: 145
Views: 13011

Re: 2024 Candidates qualification revised process

LawrenceCooper wrote:
Wed Dec 27, 2023 7:16 pm
If, and it's a big if, the matches are rated
The Chartres matches are no longer mentioned at https://ratings.fide.com/rated_tourname ... ountry=FRA, although Rouen along with completed December events are listed for rating in the January list.
by Leonard Barden
Tue Dec 26, 2023 10:12 pm
Forum: International News
Topic: 2024 Candidates qualification revised process
Replies: 145
Views: 13011

Re: 2024 Candidates qualification revised process

It's listed for rating on January 1, as far as I could see, but the Chartres event has been deleted, suggesting that Firo may need 7/7 at Rouen and to meet and defeat all three 2400+ players.
by Leonard Barden
Tue Dec 26, 2023 11:20 am
Forum: International News
Topic: 2023 World Rapid & Blitz
Replies: 58
Views: 3725

Re: 2023 World Rapid & Blitz

In round one, the top four open GMs (including Carlsen) all failed to win, as did the top seven (!) women (including world champion Ju Wenjun, who drew with a 13-year-old)......
by Leonard Barden
Wed Nov 29, 2023 8:23 pm
Forum: Chess History
Topic: J D Slater Trophy
Replies: 8
Views: 843

Re: J D Slater Trophy

I would assume that it was presented by Jim Slater in the middle to late 1960s when he was a keen member of BH Wood's Postal Chess Club and had half a page including a photo of CHESS devoted to his business career and chess ambitions. The PCC had an inter-club league. I recall around that time Jim a...
by Leonard Barden
Wed Nov 29, 2023 10:12 am
Forum: International News
Topic: 2024 Candidates qualification revised process
Replies: 145
Views: 13011

Re: 2024 Candidates qualification revised process

There are strong rumours that India will organise a tournament in mid-December to boost Gukesh's chances of the circuit place, following the precedent set by Ding in 2021. India is already providing sizeable funds to assist Vidit, Pragg and Vaishali with their Candidates preparation, so the rumours ...