English Chess Forum

I think chess is naturally described as a mind sport. The importance for public funding of "displaying physical skills" is I believe that historically physical skills were seen as healthy. This suggests , as a novel/desperate argument, that English chess advocates might argue that chess results in h...

... when computer aided (database and engine) preparation for specific opponents is quickly possible? The effect of that is that pre-game preparation now extends down to players about ECF 150, if not lower. Those who spend time on preparation see their results improve and their grades go up. Those ...

Do all leagues have team Board order rules related to grades? Doubtless there is often (always?) scope for subjective adjustment by team captains for under-rated juniors and others.What are the extreme examples of such adjustment rules? My question is do others think this practice of broadly grade d...

Justin

Do you have any estimate of the start time for the 2018 Decider?{ Now just seen advice on Chess24}

Anish after his draw seemed, in a post game interview , amazingly modest. Is he playing like Smyslov in 1982??

I guess Gary has never read "How to cheat at Chess", what other English chess books might be appropriate??

Arguably a stochastic view of chess level,would include a separation of quality of position after the opening on say a 7 point scale (+- to -+) and style of player on a four point , Boston matrix like scale . as described by Lars Bo Hansen in his Gambit books on strategy with an incorporation of an ...

Nick

Public apologies for any inadvertent confusion caused by my paragraph "Maybe ...dynamic duo": I blame the technology .

FIDE's anti cheating efforts need two targets. A point I made repeatedly when I was on the original Anti-Cheating Committee. Unfortunately, computer cheating was the hot topic about which FIDE felt they needed to look as if they were doing something, and there was no enthusiasm for anything else. T...

I was once reliably informed that some Asian tiger countries see chess as a game for the young, honest. Maybe the answer is mainly CSC with a little help from plder players. clubs , ""counties" and the ECF?? Whatever happened to national chess day?

Replace "without" with "with"

Jonathan

Agreed , thanks.

My game was indeed an evening ( London) league match, I assume without generally much less opponent or opening preparation than is common in tournaments

Doh, 218-171 = 47

Thanks Jack and others. 500 FIDE rating points difference, with I guess an almost zero expected score, would have been better in my original post. The question followed a game on Thursday when I drew with a player rated 47( =217- 171) ECF points higher with astonishing ease. I had White, played 1.b3...