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Has anyone tested it? Played with an engine and see how long it takes to be banned? I don't play much at chess.com, but i was awarded a few points for a cheating opponent last week. I wasn't told which opponent, and I must say I hadn't noticed any opponent playing particularly well, but I always att...

Agree with Nick

a5?

Hi Ben, I played him in Paris in January 1980, and I'm pretty sure Andrew Martin did as well. Not sure if i still have the game. He was quite an unusual character and i can share some memories privately if you wish. Simon

The success story was that I nabbed the last bottle of Southern Comfort, so at least one vital food group is covered. Plenty of gin in Sevenoaks, but Southern Comfort? Give me the virus instead! Seriously though, my daughter’s school in Manchester closed since the weekend, Sevenoaks School closing ...

From today's Times... "Grandmaster Manu Tuilagi and Henry Slade have all the right moves Slade, left, and Tuilagi have formed a solid partnership on and off the pitch “When you attack you have to go all in,” Manu Tuilagi said yesterday. “As soon as you let your foot off the gas you’ll be losing.” Th...

About 35 years ago I was Black in a game in the Insurance Chess Club Inter-Office Competition which went 1. d4, d5; 2. c4, e5; 3. dxe5, d4: 4. e3, Bb4+; 5. Bd2, dxe3; 6. Bxb4, exf2+; 7. Kxf2, Qxd1; 0 -1. I was rather disappointed. Neither before or since have I had the opportunity to play 7. Ke2, f...

Borrowing an idea from another thread, @chesscom has 107,000 followers who may be interested to hear about this injustice.

Morphy. The finishes of those games v Duke of Brunswick and Paulsen, which we have all seen many times. The Winning Move is a well-known combination starting Qxd7+.

I'd recommend a look at Dubov - Svane in the top match

Anyone know why they only appear to be showing half the games?

David Sedgwick wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 10, 2019 11:28 am

Platinum membership is largely designed for the same purpose. Perhaps that should be better promoted.

Hi David

Is it promoted at all? Your post was the first I had heard of it, though I admit I'm an infrequent visitor to the ECF website these days.

Who is Kyrgios?

Hi Simon - is it a good thing that large multinational corporations are allowed to get away with low ethical standards? Most sensible people would say that forcing people to work in inhumane conditions, diverting local water supplies to service bottling plants etc was not a good thing! This is a fi...

Hi Nigel, clearly it's a good thing, I doubt anyone sensible thinks otherwise. Can you elaborate on the nuance of "Cooperation Agreement" and not "Sponsorship"?