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I'm hoping my grade falls below 140 so I'm eligible for 4 teams. 5 if we repeat our minor counties success. Hopefully some other counties can field more teams. I have never played in the U140s competition. I'm still struggling with the heat and humidity but it will be cooler next season. And no majo...

Ok Michael I think you ought to get onto the shirts Bronze Silver Gold Platinum Members and ECF to add shirt size to their next membership list update.

My chess colleagues appear to have got a bit larger over one season or have I shrunk?

The other 40% are on training schemes from 19-24. They were care packages before the new government put them into further education. Either way you cannot expect parents who are still contributing to their living expenses to also contribute to leisure activities. Perhaps the pensioners within the EC...

… take a chess set and you’ve got a friend for life from ECF website

Whilst it will be great to have the metrics into prisons it will also be nice to know how many sets/pieces are stolen over the next few years.

As age is being removed from computer systems it is difficult to tell. I expected that Luke would be stronger than I in a few years time. I have seen Luke lose it at the chess board once at a young age. His dad had been substituted into a higher board than he was. Rod ended up playing against me and...

Nick is older than most of us. The strongest young player I have played at 5 or 6 was Luke McShane. Rod was a member of Kings Head which is probably why he was Middlesex rather than Surrey. Anyway the ECF list not out yet but if not counting for GMs I'm sure the experts can fathom our K-40 & why som...

Cahill wants to talk to Southgate about his international future. Still wants to play on Saturday. I reckon that he has a chance of being captain. All the spurs players were rubbish except Trippier and he was injured. May as well give the Burnley goalie a game too. Play Pickford up front. And scores...

There are lots of talented 13-16 year olds so do not give up on them. Nor too much pressure. There is a keen 6 yo Cornish champion - unfortunately not registered to play for the minor counties quarterfinal - my default win. I had the pleasure of playing a young lady from Essex in the U180s this seas...

When will the shirts, hoodies, caps and branded vacuum mugs go on sale?

Wait until the next month update. I also thought new prizes for league/club chess. So hopefully those will still be there. I'm not saying my grade is artificially low. It is what it is when we get the July/revised August update.

Mark - in short I believe the obligation on all of us was to suggest moving the Open out onto the landing. You could have decided to make it one of the other sections. It was oppressive in the control room too. The playing conditions in our area were fine. Thanking you and all of your team for the d...

Many of us were at the venue 90 minutes before the start. We should have agreed with the team to move 16 tables/sets onto the landing for one of the matches. I'm surprised that the captains could not have agreed it. It was obvious it was getting worse. I had heat exhaustion, dehydration and high blo...

FIDE Keep OFOV but every 4 years change. Also half of the voting members must be women and the other half men. The top half of the organisations in terms of highest player on FIDE lists for year zero have to be a female member.

Any external funding ought to be for the final only and for the venue and providing excellent conditions and free food, tea/coffees and water. if unions and counties wish to contribute to ECF that is fine too. No prize money please. It has been bad enough over the last few years in getting an oppone...

Wins 9% ITV about 60% BBC. I'm a bit biased on Cahill. Not least my partner was looking after the Cahill's dog for two weeks in the run up to end of Chelsea's season and FA Cup win over the red side of Manchester. Quite clear that probably a clash with 3pm KO on County Finals day. Alex ought to have...