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- Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:49 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Cheating in chess
- Replies: 3034
- Views: 344279
Re: Cheating in chess
Ruben Nunez drew with Kramnik and was immediately labelled a cheat and he's just one of a long line of chess players Kramnik has accused and his heartfelt response is below. As I understand it FIDE has no reach into online chess so Nunez or whoever else can't refer him to the Ethics Committee. Chess...
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:55 am
- Forum: Birthdays & Anniversaries
- Topic: Happy Birthday GM Raymond Keene OBE (29-i-1948)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 7580
Re: Happy Birthday GM Raymond Keene OBE (29-i-1948)
Birthday dinner at La Chapelle in Spitalfields last night.
- Fri Dec 08, 2023 10:40 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Nigel Short off Twitter
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1163
Re: Nigel Short off Twitter
Nigel is currently doing his trademark globetrotting and a few days ago was in Lesotho. He is still posting on FB and Insta and had this to say on his most recent post. "...Not as fascistic as Xcrement - Elon Musk's abomination - mind you. I do hope he loses all of his $44billion "investment", as qu...
- Mon Sep 18, 2023 11:57 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Cheating in chess
- Replies: 3034
- Views: 344279
Re: Cheating in chess
This is a 15 minute chess.com video hosted by Danny Resch and Kassa Korley who deal with the reaction of online cheaters when they get banned. Priceless stuff such as "I wouldn't have needed to cheat if diamond membership was free".
- Fri Sep 15, 2023 8:37 am
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Carlsen resigns on move 2
- Replies: 1113
- Views: 82081
Re: Carlsen resigns on move 2
Very well played by Niemann and puts Kramnik right on the spot. They could film the session if it ever happens and looks a great candidate for a Netflix documentary.
- Thu Sep 14, 2023 12:38 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: European Team Championship November 2023
- Replies: 290
- Views: 15229
Re: European Team Championship November 2023
Wales not going as self-funding costs too high. Scotland going but again are self-funded. Daniel Fernandez okay with team selection but narked about other issues and considering options …is one moving Federation to Australia you wonder? lol It's a tough decision as to how upset we should get about ...
- Sat Sep 09, 2023 4:24 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Carlsen resigns on move 2
- Replies: 1113
- Views: 82081
Re: Carlsen resigns on move 2
I persisted to the end and agree with Loz and Nick that the arguments Kramnik was putting forward were incoherent. It annoyed me when he kept saying 99% of GMs would agree with him, I'm sure a lot of them wouldn't but its a lazy way of backing his claims without providing any substantive evidence. I...
- Mon Sep 04, 2023 4:02 am
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Carlsen resigns on move 2
- Replies: 1113
- Views: 82081
Re: Carlsen resigns on move 2
I don't think they were part of a formal competition but there have been a couple of recent games on chess.com between Kramnik and Hans. In the first, Kramnik lost as white in a mainline Berlin. In a rematch with Hans white, the game commenced 1. e4 f6 2. d4 g5 whereupon Hans resigned. Tell me if I...
- Tue Aug 15, 2023 12:23 pm
- Forum: Congress Diary
- Topic: Saint Charbel Ches Cup'23
- Replies: 3
- Views: 530
Re: Saint Charbel Ches Cup'23
You would hope that this small city far in the west of Ukraine would be safe from any Russian military activity (including long-range missiles), It seems you spoke too soon . I saw an advert for a tournament in Kiev a few months ago. The tournament information included directions to the nearest bom...
- Sun Aug 06, 2023 7:27 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Chess Player needed to open Cafe
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3676
Re: Chess Player needed to open Cafe
OK the weather looks fine today so we're going ahead with the simul at the Riverside Cafe in Tewkesbury, Gloucs from 11am - 4pm and everyone is welcome. Two local players will be doing the simul, Mike Ashworth and Andy Horton and here is a message from Mike: "Hi all On Sunday 6 August, International...
- Fri Aug 04, 2023 9:32 am
- Forum: International News
- Topic: FIDE Rating Consultation
- Replies: 130
- Views: 5031
Re: FIDE Rating Consultation
I think I begin to understand what is happening here. At the Scheveningen tournament where Nguyen Thi Phuong Anh scored 7/9, https://chess-results.com/tnr796350.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=VIE&snr=9 one team was 10 rated players and the other 10 unrated, so the rated players didn't lose any rating points....
- Fri Aug 04, 2023 9:01 am
- Forum: Congress Diary
- Topic: Northumbria Masters
- Replies: 46
- Views: 4189
Re: Northumbria Masters
I hadn't heard of the Schiller system before but it seems a really good way of helping norm seekers. Tim Wall explained on British Chess News: "Happy to announce an excellent line up for the Northumbria Chess Masters IM Norm Schiller Team Tournament, 24-28 August in Newcastle upon Tyne. Under the S...
- Fri Aug 04, 2023 8:28 am
- Forum: Congress Diary
- Topic: Northumbria Masters
- Replies: 46
- Views: 4189
Re: Northumbria Masters
I hadn't heard of the Schiller system before but it seems a really good way of helping norm seekers. Tim Wall explained on British Chess News: "Happy to announce an excellent line up for the Northumbria Chess Masters IM Norm Schiller Team Tournament, 24-28 August in Newcastle upon Tyne. Under the Sc...
- Wed Aug 02, 2023 11:29 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Media comments on chess
- Replies: 5968
- Views: 737575
Re: Media comments on chess
I'd love to believe it but time and time again Sunak has pledged finance and support for a whole range of issues (have to say ones that are a lot more important and desperate for money than chess) in the grubby pursuit of more votes for this incompetent government only to renege on them later. Wher...
- Wed Aug 02, 2023 6:05 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Media comments on chess
- Replies: 5968
- Views: 737575
Re: Media comments on chess
I'd love to believe it but time and time again Sunak has pledged finance and support for a whole range of issues (have to say ones that are a lot more important and desperate for money than chess) in the grubby pursuit of more votes for this incompetent government only to renege on them later. Where...