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I don't intend to get involved in the personal stuff but agree that it seems a reasonable question, to which there may or may not be a reasonable answer, to enquire why the acceptance letter apparently pre-dated the appointment. That question doesn't seem to have been answered.

If elected I would look forward to working closely with the Board, in particular the Finance Director, building on what I believe is already the good relationship I have with them The role requires a commitment to independent scrutiny. It's not a frigging chumocracy! Having a good relationship with...

Radjabov 2-0 in 5+3 games

First two rapidplay games drawn - Ding looked to have acquired a significant advantage in the first but it vanished as both players found themselves short of time. Instant reactions are always risky but the second game looked less dramatic.

Game drawn, 2-2

John Upham wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 03, 2019 11:32 am

Thomas Farriner saw an end to that : he chose a fiery demise to many plagiarists but Robert Hubert got the blame, he was hanged and then torn apart by enraged members of the EC Forum.

LOL, initially misread that as "Robert Hubner" and was momentarily concerned for the GM's welfare.

Frankly, I'm not too sure that the wider world cares too much about plagiarism. I can say for sure that the academic community most certainly does. Maybe persons who care little about much in general are not worried about plagiarism assuming they knew what the word meant. Agreed, most academics can...

I think theft is more serious than laziness and incompetence, but given that in this instance the former grew out of the latter, I guess it's not so important where you place each of them on the podium. Let's try this question. If someone authors a chess publication of one form or another, whether ...

It's not however a context that fits this particular practice. (Also, of course, it's about much more than plagiarism - it's about all kinds of lazy, sloppy and tenth-rate journalism, of which the plagiarism, extensive though it was, was only the most serious manifestation.) There's no greater reas...

Frankly, I'm not too sure that the wider world cares too much about plagiarism. Obviously the original authors do, because it's annoying to see others taking credit for and/or making money from their work, but otherwise plagiarism passes unnoticed except for the minority of committed readers who act...

Radjabov draws level, 1.5-1.5

What amazes me most about this situation is that there are still leagues where the AGM is so oversubscribed that they can afford to bar people from attending! All the experiences I have had in various other leagues it seems like more of a struggle just to get new people along who might lend a hand ...

Agree that, as this topic concerns plagiarism rather than paedophilia, posts about the latter are better elsewhere.

As with Brian Eley, the real question about John Walker is how he got away with it for so long. Yes - and the uncomfortable fact is that, if we knew the answers, they might give some indication whether others remain undetected. It wasn't that long ago that institutions as diverse as football clubs ...

There is perhaps one point here that others may have missed. Someone may be entitled, under the constitution or equivalent item of an organisation, to attend its AGM. That does not necessarily mean that they are entitled to enter the premises on which the AGM is held. For example, if the AGM is held...