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Mick Norris wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 19, 2018 3:24 pm

And also

Players qualifying for the two places at the British Knockout Championship will be eligible for the prizes on offer at the congress itself.

which hasn't been the case with previous qualifying events

I think you are incorrect there.

Nearly there. The top six boards will be broadcast live and hopefully there'll be some pretty exciting clashes with the field that has been assembled. I think there is still room for a few more entries if you fancy a trip down to Harrow on sunday.

Just been given a sneaky peak at the list of entries and we have 11 over 200, so it is a great opportunity to try and get a few big name scalps.

I've just signed up

I have had a go already Adams to beat Howell on tie-break.
Matt

I think today might give a good indication of what a winning score might be. There look to be some tough games but I fancy the top 6 seeds to win. If that is the case (or it’s close) then 6.5 shouldn’t be enough.

Prediction - Adams to beat Howell on tie-break.
Howell and Hawkins to have tough games today
Gormally to lose (no offence Danny, but it is a tricky opponent).

I always enjoy Richard's interventions. You know they are going to make sense.

I assumed they were talking about Phil Ehr, but I have to admit I was struggling to care.

Non-chess players are always surprised that you would have junior competitions with seven hour games and just a single game a day. Then we have the random excursions to show off the delights of Batumi, Elista or some delightful little war zone. However, I think I have found an event that easily ecli...

To return to the question of the thread, in normal circumstances surely the answer would be quite easy.
Vote for Nigel in Round 1 and then Makro in Round 2 if it gets that far. That sends a signal that you want to see a more transparent organisation, but your vote counts.

Kirsan has encouraged chess in smaller, non-traditional chess playing countries for his own political ambitions. However, that is a perfectly noble aim in itself. Nigel has played in a huge number of countries and generally taken the game to a worldwide audience. I am sure that he has his own selfis...

Re: the leader in The Times : No mention of Makropoulos and mostly about Ilyumzhinov - not much actually about Short. Is this in the print edition as well? I'm sure it will be in the print edition. No surprise the items are light on detail. Most readers will only support a general interest in the g...

I think the slate is more important than just the individual running for president. Who would these candidates have as treasurer for instance? It will be hard for us to know all the individuals involved and I guess if Malcolm is part of a slate, it would be very difficult for me to look beyond this.

Ivan Savvidi's Group of Companies (Greece).

Quite a colourful sponsor lined up for future FIDE events.