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- Fri Feb 26, 2021 6:27 pm
- Forum: Congress Diary
- Topic: 25th 4ncl Congress!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 479
4NCL OTB [Individual, not team]
Provisionally 9-11 July, Leamington Spa
- Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:12 am
- Forum: Junior Chess
- Topic: Junior match being streamed live 3.0 PM tomorrow [Sunday]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 374
Re: Junior match being streamed live 3.0 PM tomorrow [Sunday]
Now viewable on https://www.twitch.tv/videos/922989807. Surbiton won 9.5-6.5.
- Sat Feb 20, 2021 11:02 pm
- Forum: Junior Chess
- Topic: Junior match being streamed live 3.0 PM tomorrow [Sunday]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 374
Junior match being streamed live 3.0 PM tomorrow [Sunday]
Surbiton Juniors v Watford Juniors [8 boards]
World 2020 Championship League, round 5. Two rounds of 10' + 5" games.
On Twitch.tv - presented by Chess Heroes, South Africa. Free to watch
World 2020 Championship League, round 5. Two rounds of 10' + 5" games.
On Twitch.tv - presented by Chess Heroes, South Africa. Free to watch
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 1:23 pm
- Forum: 4NCL
- Topic: 4NCL On-Line Season 3
- Replies: 79
- Views: 5288
Re: 4NCL On-Line Season 3
I apologise if you found the wording of my post less than acceptable. Surely the players from your teams would benefit more in a lower division where they would have the opportunity to face opponents closer to their strength whereas at the moment I see many games as total mismatches. Kings Head had...
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 9:46 am
- Forum: 4NCL
- Topic: 4NCL On-Line Season 3
- Replies: 79
- Views: 5288
Re: 4NCL On-Line Season 3
This conveniently brings me to the question of promotion and relegation. 40 teams might have been anticipating relegation according to the spreadsheet of 06 January; six have withdrawn and disappeared leaving 34 expecting to go down. In fact no teams at all have suffered this fate; all 34 sides rem...
- Sat Feb 06, 2021 3:20 pm
- Forum: Deaths & Obituaries
- Topic: Patrick Ribbands
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1494
Re: Patrick Ribbands
I'm not sure that I ever met Patrick personally but I was in regular email contact, most recently a week or so before his death, in connection with the East Anglia Online Club Championships which he was organising. He came across as a very genuine guy. Although Patrick gave no indication of this, I ...
- Sun Jan 10, 2021 8:47 am
- Forum: 4NCL
- Topic: 4NCL On-Line Season 3
- Replies: 79
- Views: 5288
Re: 4NCL On-Line Season 3
The assumptions made in this thread may be premature. I entered several teams before Wednesday's deadline, and have acknowledgement of same, but those teams are still coloured white rather than green on the 4NCL website. I imagine others are in the same position.
- Sat Jan 02, 2021 7:19 am
- Forum: Deaths & Obituaries
- Topic: Scott McKay RIP
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1167
Re: Scott McKay RIP
Simon, please don't get stressed. You reported the death and that's fine. Paul in another thread simply said "What court proceedings". That's where I think that you should have left well alone, particularly in a case as sensitive as this. But really don't fuss. I'd agree. You do a useful job inform...
- Sat Dec 26, 2020 2:42 pm
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: Chess and the Blue Laws
- Replies: 11
- Views: 905
Re: Chess and the Blue Laws
In the 1960s, for sure, there were 11 rounds - 6 [Monday to Saturday] in the first week, 5 [Monday to Friday] in the second.Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑Fri Dec 25, 2020 3:33 pmI don't know when the British Championship Congress first had Sunday play, 1970s probably, but Sunday play was already established for weekend tournaments.
- Sat Dec 26, 2020 2:30 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Cheating in chess
- Replies: 2173
- Views: 185327
Re: Cheating in chess
Really?Joseph Conlon wrote: ↑Sat Dec 26, 2020 2:20 pm... its hard to imagine a site banning someone of that strength without there being a lot of human eyes on the decision.
- Fri Dec 25, 2020 10:56 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Invisible pieces
- Replies: 202
- Views: 11713
Re: Invisible pieces
The discussion on a talented 7-year-old needs to be pursued here, because it's exactly the kind of cultural influence that makes a difference to kids. I imagine most of you are aware that World, Continental, and sub-Continental Junior and Youth events extend down to under-6 championships. These are...
- Thu Dec 24, 2020 11:43 am
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: Chess and the Blue Laws
- Replies: 11
- Views: 905
Re: Chess and the Blue Laws
Wikipedia, first paragraph - Blue laws, also known as Sunday laws, are laws designed to restrict or ban some or all Sunday activities for religious or secular reasons, particularly to promote the observance of a day of worship or rest. Blue laws may also restrict shopping or ban sale of certain item...
- Thu Dec 24, 2020 11:36 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Invisible pieces
- Replies: 202
- Views: 11713
Re: Invisible pieces
A talented seven year old girl ( or boy) should be left well alone to enjoy the game and not hot-housed by suggesting that she ( or he) can be the best in the world. That is, if you want the kid to have any sort of normal life. Absolutely right. It's a slight diversion from the topic but I'd be int...
- Wed Dec 23, 2020 10:26 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Invisible pieces
- Replies: 202
- Views: 11713
Re: Invisible pieces
Seconded.
- Mon Dec 21, 2020 1:36 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Invisible pieces
- Replies: 202
- Views: 11713
Re: Invisible pieces
Apropos John, above, I can make one small contribution. I once asked the father of a girl who, aged 12 or thereabouts but attending a secondary school where chess was encouraged, why she had dropped out. The gist of his reply was that it was not perceived as [his adjective] "cool".