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- Thu Aug 30, 2018 1:54 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Batumi Olympiad
- Replies: 983
- Views: 51793
Re: Batumi Olympiad
And of course, there will be chances of WFM titles for the women. I hope you're right, but 6/9 is quite a target. Also, it tends to depend upon other team members not doing very well. Good point. Alan Tate may make progress (again!) to the IM title (I think he was badly advised when he got to 2399)...
- Wed Aug 29, 2018 2:42 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Batumi Olympiad
- Replies: 983
- Views: 51793
Re: Batumi Olympiad
The teams are out . USA are the top seeds in the Open section which is the first time since the break up of the Soviet Union and clearly are heavy favourites to defend their title. Carlsen not playing but Anand back after a break of over 10 years. England are 8th seeds , Ireland 65th Scotland 68th ...
- Wed Jul 04, 2018 2:46 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Should the FIDE voting system be reformed and if so how?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2867
Re: Should the FIDE voting system be reformed and if so how?
My view has that, as far as possible, each individual's view needs to be approximately equal, rather than each Federation's view. The US Electoral College, for example, doesn't really achieve this very well but it does attempt to address it; it's a compromise between that aim, and the aim of making...
- Wed Jul 04, 2018 2:39 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Should the FIDE voting system be reformed and if so how?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2867
Re: Should the FIDE voting system be reformed and if so how?
FIDE introduced a rule some while back that it was necessary for a territory to be eligible to compete in Olympics under its own name for its Federation to become a FIDE member. Had these rules been in place in the past, they would have excluded Scotland, Wales, Jersey, Guernsey, Bermuda, Hong Kong...
- Fri Jan 05, 2018 3:01 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Hastings 28 Dec 2017 - 7 Jan 2018
- Replies: 60
- Views: 6919
Re: Hastings 28 Dec 2017 - 7 Jan 2018
Yes 2430 or above will do. So if he doesn't draw with Boggy he doesn't get a norm? Seems a bit harsh after such a fantastic performance! FWIW I agreed the calculations. It was sufficiently close that had they used November ratings rather than December ratings, I suspect he would just have needed to...
- Sun Dec 03, 2017 2:03 pm
- Forum: Deaths & Obituaries
- Topic: John Toothill (1938-2017)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2823
Re: John Toothill (1938-2017)
I’m sorry to hear this. John (I think he pronounced his surname “Tootle” rather than “Toot – hill”) was a regular supporter of the Oban Congress. I’m sure I saw him there on his bike, but I don’t think he cycled all the way… I played him once, in 2005. I was impressed by his willingness to play for ...
- Tue Nov 07, 2017 12:06 am
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Squads for European Team Championships
- Replies: 136
- Views: 13466
Re: Squads for European Team Championships
Oh, well. Always look on the bright side of life :( We may not have matched our seed. But we did finish Top Island, putting Crete, Iceland and the Faroes in their place And we have established a high water mark to motivate the swarms of ambitious younger players clamouring for selection. Oh, wait.....
- Thu Nov 02, 2017 2:58 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Squads for European Team Championships
- Replies: 136
- Views: 13466
Re: Squads for European Team Championships
Some very interesting views on match tactics and strategies. I suspect this is an underdeveloped area. In football, if you have a slender lead and possession of the ball in stoppage time, it is orthodox thinking to take the ball into the corner and run down the clock. [Unless you have a penalty, as ...
- Wed Sep 27, 2017 3:08 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: 2017 World Cup 2-27 September, Tbilisi
- Replies: 984
- Views: 41474
Re: 2017 World Cup 2-27 September, Tbilisi
These arrangements are the norm in poker tournaments. Really? The players privately even out disparities in prize monies? Why? The big secret is that poker players don't like gambling ;) In relation to chess, I would guess that the danger is that it might cause trouble with the taxman. Essentially ...
- Wed Sep 20, 2017 6:19 pm
- Forum: Not Chess!
- Topic: The English Language
- Replies: 3289
- Views: 175455
Re: The English Language
I've never heard the word prestation before (and the spell-checker doesn't like it). Is it like some sort of ECF membership?John McKenna wrote: it is French and means payment to a feudal superior.
- Wed Sep 20, 2017 6:17 pm
- Forum: Not Chess!
- Topic: The English Language
- Replies: 3289
- Views: 175455
Re: The English Language
I would have said (off the top of my head) that solemnity implied seriousness (but not the other way round). So one could laugh at a matter, but still be treating it seriously.soheil_hooshdaran wrote:What's the difference between 'solemnity' and 'seriousness'?'?
- Fri Aug 25, 2017 11:05 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Let's Bring Back the Old Rules
- Replies: 43
- Views: 4566
Re: Let's Bring Back the Old Rules
In the thread on Bxc6 in Spanish Stewart thinks 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Ke2 ? is possibly the worst ever move. I agree but 3.Ke2?? in the Centre Counter (Scandinavian) is another candidate. 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Ke2 rnb1kbnr/ppp1pppp/8/3q4/8/8/PPPPKPPP/RNBQ1BNR b kq - 0 3 This reminds me of the following gam...
- Fri Aug 11, 2017 9:17 pm
- Forum: Not Chess!
- Topic: General Election 2017
- Replies: 225
- Views: 17154
Re: General Election 2017
I wasn't sure if my forthcoming comment belonged here, or on the "Strongest chess-playing politicians" thread. I notice that the newly elected MP for Saffron Walden, Kemi Badenoch, claims to be a "keen chess and poker player". Coincidentally, as Geoff Chandler will attest, there is a regular event h...
- Sat Aug 05, 2017 1:41 pm
- Forum: Not Chess!
- Topic: Is it copyright infringement?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 10210
Re: Is it copyright infringement?
? What does "room" mean in this context?soheil_hooshdaran wrote:Anyway, thanks room!
- Sun Jul 30, 2017 11:36 pm
- Forum: Congress Diary
- Topic: British predictions for FUN people
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2601
Re: British predictions for FUN people
I'm tempted to go with Simon Small after his spectacular result in Dundee, but instead I'll go with:
Hawkins
Adair
Gormally
Arakhamia
WIlliams.
Given it's fun (sorry, FUN) do we have to down a shot (or something) every time one of our nominees scores a point?
Hawkins
Adair
Gormally
Arakhamia
WIlliams.
Given it's fun (sorry, FUN) do we have to down a shot (or something) every time one of our nominees scores a point?