English Chess Forum

I have spent many days at BCM researching for a book that is moving too slowly, (having to read 100 years worth of BCM takes time!), and John and his colleagues have been extremely helpful. Obviously, when I finally finish, the book will contain glowing tributes to those who helped etc.

Erm, Am I missing something? I thought the complaint was that a 'phone made a noise?

"You seem to be insinuating that "the people making the final decision" may be biased. Aren't you worried about attracting a complaint?" No and no - I'm thinking of an incident in one of the leagues where I was on the committee, where someone foolishly published information about an appeal before we...

"Your last point about aggravating people is not really relevant to the issue of making a complaint to a web host to have material removed."

But is relevant to the initial subject matter of this thread...

Re -the web host. Emails are covered by copyright, so the web host's concern is understandable. Also the presence of a comment about somebody's honesty could attract a suit for libel, and the web host would certainly be worried if they thought they could be co-defendants! That's why they have terms ...

"Of course we then can get into issues about properly offering draws, etc, which was an issue that could have been an issue in one of our FIDE club championship matches last week. "

And indeed in one of the FIDE League matches the previous week!

Stewart wrote "To get the same depth of coverage, we need a major event or a major scandal. "

Scott wrote "I assume this is not an invitation for someone to come up with a scandal........!!!! "

There have been major scandals, but there is usually a serious attempt at a cover up...

"It's strange that the e2e4 events (Uxbridge, Amersham etc.) with broadly the same approach of using a "conference centre" hotel should attract a different demographic whereby the Open gets so many entries that accelerated pairings have to be used, whereas the lower sections are relatively thinly su...

Having spent a week or so actually playing chess, I feel impelled to comment about something. I don't think 4NCL "serves the interests of 'Watford Gap South'". There are more players from the South playing in 4NCL, but not because it is aimed at them, there are just more players. One thing that put ...

Alex Holowczak wrote: I don't see what I did wrong.

Neither do I (based on your description of events...)

Thanks John (sorry for the extra work!)

"This is possibly the single most important area the new ECF will have to look at; how to communicate with and relate to the needs of chessplayers young and old all over the country."

Absolutely right - but I would have thought that should have been the aim since 1904!

I received a communication from Peter Wilson and he says I can publish this (I have corrected a couple of typos as he wrote it just before dashing off somewhere). "I have asked for a card vote to be taken for each and every position which comes up for election at the Oct. 2009 ECF Council Meeting. I...

"The last time I called the ECF office I was met with "What did you say your name was?" I am know I am not David Beckham but I thought at least the English Chess Federation might have an idea..." Perhaps they were struck with awe that you had descended from Olympus to speak to them! But your first i...

"Apparently, the player who forgot to remove the pawn when he captured it en passant wanted to remove it several moves later in the position they had then reached, and the opponent objected to this. It seems that neither player knew that they should go back to the position when the illegal move was ...