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I got this email today...

Why doesn't ChessBase support Linux? Because it's uneconomic for them to do so.

http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3189

Years ago I beat a much stronger player who was particularly upset over the result when I revealed my grade. In order to soften the blow I added, "If it's any consolation you're the strongest player I've ever beaten." What I meant was that I must have been lucky, but for some reason what I'd said up...

Incidentally, Chessbase 9 works very well through Wine in Ubuntu.

SCID is okay, but a major failing is that though it can read PGN files it can't write them. I know little about SCID other than taking a couple of minutes to download and install it. However the write to PGN option is certainly there, both as one game (useful for bloggers) and as a whole file. Both...

SCID is okay, but a major failing is that though it can read PGN files it can't write them.

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I remember turning up at a certain resumption. I had the slightly better position and had carefully prepared (or so I thought) for whatever my opponent had sealed. But when I opened the envelope the sealed move was something I hadn't even considered. It got me very worried for a few moments until I ...

It's Tomato Cup-a-Soup, I'm convinced of it.

Here's a photo of that 1920 book (from my own collection):

Carl Hibbard wrote:I will do of course but it's unlikely to go live until tomorrow now, sorry...

Harley-Yeo, Gareth an un-official 167

I think I can detect a pattern. We're all unofficially 167, aren't we?

So Carl what's your advice? Is it worth staying up after 12 midnight, clicking on refresh every 10 seconds, or should I go to bed and get up early.....or just stay up late tomorrow, or simply wait until I get to Canterbury on Sunday? It's worse than waiting for the Honours List....which is regularl...