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Subject of excessive charges for junior internationals also covered at viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9859

Ju Wenjun has just beaten Lagno in a very close match and the article from the event contains the following impressive stat: "CCTV5+ covers 600 million people in China and according to our correspondent for this event Liang Ziming, this game was watched by 60 million people. That could well be a re...

Against that it can be a relief when you are analysing a position, consider that you may be worse and the opponent makes an illegal draw offer. A small point here. A draw offer which doesn't comply with the FIDE Laws isn't actually illegal in as much as there's no penalty unless it's made in such a...

I may be wrong but I don't think the laws of chess prohibit descriptive notation but state that in the event of a dispute only moves recorded in algebraic notation are admissable. 8.1.1 In the course of play each player is required to record his own moves and those of his opponent in the correct ma...

Moving to the specific case of the United States I wasn't aware that so far we had considered any other. UK governments have baulked at individuals being extradited in cases where the US version of "justice" includes the death penalty. I wasn't aware that was the case here. I don't consider that so...

I think I can fairly say that, in my experience, the present generation of directors are usually quite prompt - some perhaps more so than others - in answering questions. As to Paul's question, I'd hesitate to comment without first knowing whether he has done the obvious thing and chased it up.

But from what kind of justice?. The legal kind. Sorry, Justin, but that's no answer. Let's take the general principle first. Do you mean that, if "justice" means according to the legal system of some particularly oppressive regime and the "crime" wouldn't be recognised as a crime in the UK or most ...

benedgell wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 12, 2019 9:54 am

Shame there's not a 'like' option on here. For what its worth I think the ncl volunteers/ paid workers do a great job.

Entirely agree.

Scheinberg is a new name to me but I take it, from the IoM reference, that this is the PokerStars family.

When travelling together & arguably coming out of ECF is there any reason why it should not be by coach & boat? To expand slightly on Jack's reply, the "European" events are almost invariably in eastern or south-eastern Europe, for example, Greece, Romania, Georgia, while the "World" events can be ...

It's a Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? situation. Ultimately, one would need one grader to verify another's input which probably isn't practical and, on the basis of past experience, is probably unnecessary. Mind you, a similar philosophy resulted in Dr Harold Shipman so we shouldn't be complacent.

Roger Lancaster wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 03, 2019 6:52 am

Results should appear on chess-results website.

And they have!

Roger Lancaster wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 03, 2019 6:52 am

Results should appear on chess-results website.

And they have!

Total of 137 entries - 36 in u-9, 35 in u-11, 18 in u-13, 18 in u-18 major and minor, 30 in 'stars barred' - in events getting under way this morning. Results should appear on chess-results website.

Total of 137 entries - 36 in u-9, 35 in u-11, 18 in u-13, 18 in u-18 major and minor, 30 in 'stars barred' - in events getting under way this morning. Results should appear on chess-results website.