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I have seen several definitions of the symbol ++. MCO 11 gives the following definition - "After White's/Black's last move, White/Black has a clear winning advantage." I have also seen it used to indicate mate and double check, with # being used to indicate mate

Jacob Aagaard ‏@GMJacobAagaard
Bomb squad surrounded us and checked our bags at airport. Cathy's magnetic chess set was apparently explosive!

Can anyone do better than that?

Judit answered some questions on the Quality Chess Blog Andy : Judit, What did you learn from your meetings with Bobby Fischer? And what were the most memorable moments with him? All the best Andy I will recall my memories and tell about it in volume 2:)! So something to look forward to. I think the...

Exclusive footage from the meeting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7RIgs3eygo

The PDC World Championship had a £1,000,000 prize fund in 2012, with £200,000 to the winner

That's not a prize fund - this is a prize fund

http://twitter.com/MagicAntonio/status/ ... 8680394752

I wonder what "job in the chess world" he has been offered? Assistant arbiter, Kasparov stunt double or Turkish equality & diversity director perhaps?

From the Chess Scotland website.

CJ de mooi and Nigel Short of England refused to sit with Scotland, Wales and Ireland at the general assembly - having Stewart Reuben change their seats.

Contrary to popular belief we are voting for the ECF...

Does anyone know what is going on?

If he stands down because he is unable to dedicate the amount of time required as a result of other commitments, then that is preferable to the current position by a country mile, even if the real reason is that he has decided that he will lose, and lose badly. Would he run to the press in these cir...

Is he saying vote for me or I will go to the police/lawyers about matter I have seen fit to ignore up until now? Given that he said a few days ago on twitter that he would be too busy working to do anything until next July, I was expecting him to say that he was standing down as a candidate due to w...

Given that the President has recently made the following statement on twitter, is there any point in voting for him?

Good news - I'm employed until July 2013. Bad news - no time for anything else. Do I give up stuff I care about to concentrate on my career?