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- Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:55 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Tata Steel (Wijk aan Zee) 2012
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3751
Re: Tata Steel (Wijk aan Zee) 2012
Any endgame gurus care to offer a view on Van Wely vs Carlsen (move 35?). The traditional patzer view of opposite coloured Bs would say a draw, despite Carlsen's two extra (doubled a-) pawns.. but interested to hear what the cognoscenti think. Not much of an endgame guru here, but I'd bet on a blac...
- Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:22 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Tata Steel (Wijk aan Zee) 2012
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3751
Re: Tata Steel (Wijk aan Zee) 2012
A few 'grandmaster draws' appearing in the top section, inc a predictable one to secure 1st place for Aronian. Am I right that if Carlsen beats Van Wely then he would get 2nd on his own? Here's hoping that will mean that game is actually 'live' right to the end. Yeah, a win would put Carlsen 2nd on...
- Sun Jan 29, 2012 12:59 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: New grades are out
- Replies: 68
- Views: 7543
Re: New grades are out
The problem as I see it is this. My performance last year was inconsistent, I did well in my club and badly outside. Using the current dating system my club games have been virtually ignored. So this means that despite me performing at an average of 147 through 30 games I have had 15 games at an ave...
- Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:49 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Winning, Losing or Drawing streaks
- Replies: 71
- Views: 7924
Re: Winning, Losing or Drawing streaks
I have not lost playing for Sidmouth since May 2009, a streak that includes 8 whole games. I haven't lost a graded game at Sidmouth since November 2010, I'm not sure how many games this involves, but it's not many. Added to this I have not lost a game as black outside of a congress since May 2010, f...
- Sat Jan 28, 2012 5:52 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: New grades are out
- Replies: 68
- Views: 7543
Re: New grades are out
Interestingly, its counting club games which take place over the whole season as taking place on the first of October. This means that if you don't play enough games in a season you may have results from a congress played in November of last season counted rather than a club game played in May. I m...
- Sat Jan 28, 2012 12:56 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: New grades are out
- Replies: 68
- Views: 7543
Re: New grades are out
Wow, it certainly has improved massively. :P Interestingly, its counting club games which take place over the whole season as taking place on the first of October. This means that if you don't play enough games in a season you may have results from a congress played in November of last season counte...
- Wed Jan 04, 2012 5:14 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Hastings Results
- Replies: 70
- Views: 9428
Re: Hastings Results
Round 8 - the highest board for an English GM is 5 and it is Flear. GMs D. Howell and K. Arkell are languishing on boards 16 & 17. http://www.hastingschess.com/2012/SMWSite/rnd07/ranking.html That was a shock when I looked at the results. Any English (or UK) success stories? With his win today a ce...
- Tue Dec 06, 2011 10:59 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: London Chess Classic - games only
- Replies: 240
- Views: 17285
Re: London Chess Classic - games only
Good to see Nigel get some pts, also McShane doing awesomely.
I'm not anti draw, but I imagine the low number of draws will be pleasing to people who care about such things.
I'm not anti draw, but I imagine the low number of draws will be pleasing to people who care about such things.
- Fri Dec 02, 2011 12:33 pm
- Forum: ECF Matters
- Topic: British Championships Tenders sought
- Replies: 57
- Views: 6848
Re: British Championships Tenders sought
This season, only 1 of my games has been deemed worthy(!) of publication (Fortunately a victory, the first time I've had a victory published). I am pleased to report they (chessdevon) seem to have reproduced the game accurately, however my name has been somewhat misspelt. Maybe if I keep quiet, I wo...
- Fri Dec 02, 2011 12:28 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Away player excluded
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4556
Re: Away player excluded
Adding insult to injury.John Upham wrote: The home player was going to be playing on board six but the home club took the chance to strengthen their team by shuffing their boards downwards!
- Wed Nov 30, 2011 7:04 pm
- Forum: Grading Debate
- Topic: How many games need for a grade
- Replies: 35
- Views: 9179
Re: How many games need for a grade
I suspect that only 4 of the 15(or 16) games I have played between sep and dec will be counted as most of the games I play are in an all plays all season long tournament (unless the grader for my club is sending the results in halfway through the season, which I doubt, tho I will be asking him, of c...
- Fri Nov 25, 2011 8:55 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Off Topic Stuff
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3060
Re: Off Topic Stuff
Is it just me or has this forum lost it's sanity of late?
- Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:06 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Offering a draw to a deaf player
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2977
Re: Offering a draw to a deaf player
10/20, I can still play chess.
I got one question wrong because I couldn't tell the difference between rank and file.
I got one question wrong because I couldn't tell the difference between rank and file.
- Wed Nov 09, 2011 12:46 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: How did I do?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2626
Re: How did I do?
On the subject of tactics I would recommend www.chesstempo.com
- Tue Nov 08, 2011 1:24 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: How did I do?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2626
Re: How did I do?
Ouch, Nicky! :) If it is any comfort, pretty much everybody here has similarly horrible games lurking in their scorebooks from their earliest days :wink: earliest days, later days and nowadays. :oops: My advise would be to pick a system as white rather than try and compete with players in their fav...