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- Fri Dec 07, 2018 6:19 pm
- Forum: Not Chess!
- Topic: The English Language
- Replies: 2985
- Views: 123339
Re: The English Language
I would have thought "tiny" would normally be smaller than the other two.
- Fri Dec 07, 2018 1:10 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Chess on Eurosport this evening
- Replies: 12
- Views: 809
Re: Chess on Eurosport this evening
Hard to disagree there, maybe we were all still hoping for regular chess content on terrestrial TV at that point?Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑Fri Dec 07, 2018 12:15 amIn retrospect, the chess world got it badly wrong twenty years ago in not getting a foothold in the hours of satellite transmissions just waiting to be filled
- Wed Dec 05, 2018 1:04 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Media comments on chess
- Replies: 2716
- Views: 292536
Re: Media comments on chess
Frank Marshall used to play it, you know!
- Fri Nov 30, 2018 4:05 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: 2018 World Championship in London
- Replies: 709
- Views: 41976
Re: 2018 World Championship in London
I'm not sure about that either, I do know that it was in 199*5* howeverRoger de Coverly wrote: ↑Fri Nov 30, 2018 1:21 pmI think, but cannot be certain, that the 1996 match between Kasparov and Anand employed increments and had a quick finish.

- Fri Nov 30, 2018 12:27 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Celebrity identification
- Replies: 16
- Views: 983
Re: Celebrity identification
Not really, though it is perhaps somewhat BurleyistRoger Lancaster wrote: ↑Fri Nov 30, 2018 10:11 amLOL, that's a trifle sexist!Matt Mackenzie wrote: ↑Thu Nov 29, 2018 6:12 pmKay Burley, shurely she isn't into chess??
Has always seemed the type who might ask (a la the Spice Girls movie) "how does the horsey bit move??"![]()

- Fri Nov 30, 2018 12:26 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: 2018 World Championship in London
- Replies: 709
- Views: 41976
Re: 2018 World Championship in London
There have certainly been some highly exciting 0-0 draws in football, though I don't deny they are very much in the minority.
- Fri Nov 30, 2018 12:04 am
- Forum: International News
- Topic: 2018 World Championship in London
- Replies: 709
- Views: 41976
- Thu Nov 29, 2018 6:12 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Celebrity identification
- Replies: 16
- Views: 983
Re: Celebrity identification
Kay Burley, shurely she isn't into chess??
Has always seemed the type who might ask (a la the Spice Girls movie) "how does the horsey bit move??"
Has always seemed the type who might ask (a la the Spice Girls movie) "how does the horsey bit move??"

- Thu Nov 29, 2018 6:10 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: 2018 World Championship in London
- Replies: 709
- Views: 41976
Re: 2018 World Championship in London
A remarkable achievement, which is I think more recognised now than it was at the time.Kevin Thurlow wrote: ↑Thu Nov 29, 2018 5:45 pmSo from 1948 until Karpov in 1978, only Petrosian won as defending champion.
- Thu Nov 29, 2018 6:06 pm
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: English victories against reigning World Champions
- Replies: 49
- Views: 2370
Re: English victories against reigning World Champions
Matt Mackenzie>Alekhine always made clear he would have a rematch with Capa if JRC matched the conditions he (AAA) had had to fulfil for their 1927 match. It is not really his fault that the world economic crash soon afterwards made that a rather more daunting prospect...< Matt, please note that th...
- Wed Nov 28, 2018 8:06 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: 2018 World Championship in London
- Replies: 709
- Views: 41976
Re: 2018 World Championship in London
1978 had some effect as well I would say, but the point is those times were the exception not the norm.
- Wed Nov 28, 2018 6:54 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: 2018 World Championship in London
- Replies: 709
- Views: 41976
Re: 2018 World Championship in London
When was the last WC match that significantly did??Nick Ivell wrote: ↑Wed Nov 28, 2018 6:37 pmAll in all an unsatisfactory spectacle, of interest to the connoisseur, but unlikely to bring new recruits to the game.
- Wed Nov 28, 2018 6:30 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: 2018 World Championship in London
- Replies: 709
- Views: 41976
Re: 2018 World Championship in London
Fair play to Magnus though, this is more decisive than I expected given the previous course of the match.
- Wed Nov 28, 2018 6:19 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: 2018 World Championship in London
- Replies: 709
- Views: 41976
Re: 2018 World Championship in London
Regretting his 24th move in game 8, more likeChristopher Kreuzer wrote: ↑Wed Nov 28, 2018 5:48 pmCaruana possibly regretting his decision to accept the draw in game 12 of the classical phase of the match.

- Wed Nov 28, 2018 2:18 pm
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: English victories against reigning World Champions
- Replies: 49
- Views: 2370
Re: English victories against reigning World Champions
Alekhine always made clear he would have a rematch with Capa if JRC matched the conditions he (AAA) had had to fulfil for their 1927 match. It is not really his fault that the world economic crash soon afterwards made that a rather more daunting prospect. There is IMO a clear bias towards Capablanca...