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- Wed Oct 03, 2018 3:56 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Batumi Olympiad
- Replies: 983
- Views: 51427
Re: Batumi Olympiad
I think Mickey will win.
- Wed Oct 03, 2018 3:25 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Which Candidate Should the ECF Support in the FIDE Presidential Election? (Take 2)
- Replies: 582
- Views: 42575
Re: Which Candidate Should the ECF Support in the FIDE Presidential Election? (Take 2)
So, the forum got the results in exact reverse order. Not sure what that says about us and what is says about FIDE. Aternatively, given that Nigel transferred his supporters to Dvorkovich, that makes 27/46 or 58.7% of our vote, Actual result was 103/181 or 57% so we were quite close, certainly clos...
- Wed Oct 03, 2018 2:19 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Batumi Olympiad
- Replies: 983
- Views: 51427
Re: Batumi Olympiad
Duda - Caruana is very complex. Might be a draw, but certainly not heading that way just yet.
- Wed Oct 03, 2018 1:49 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Batumi Olympiad
- Replies: 983
- Views: 51427
Re: Batumi Olympiad
What makes you say that?Christopher Kreuzer wrote: ↑Wed Oct 03, 2018 1:24 pmAnand-Aronian already drawn, Duda-Caruana and Mamedyarov-Ding heading that way as well.
- Tue Oct 02, 2018 5:06 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Batumi Olympiad
- Replies: 983
- Views: 51427
Re: Batumi Olympiad
Mickey is drawn now as the g pawn isn't far enough ahead, but Luke seems to be winning suddenly. Not quite sure how.
- Tue Oct 02, 2018 3:37 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Which Candidate Should the ECF Support in the FIDE Presidential Election? (Take 2)
- Replies: 582
- Views: 42575
Re: Which Candidate Should the ECF Support in the FIDE Presidential Election? (Take 2)
I imagine FIDE as an association has statutes which govern its financial reporting, so it may not have to comply with IFRS. But accounting standards worldwide are being harmonised so I would nevertheless expect the accounts to look like IFRS - Swiss GAAP and IFRS are very similar. As for the post ba...
- Mon Sep 24, 2018 4:09 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Batumi Olympiad
- Replies: 983
- Views: 51427
Re: Batumi Olympiad
Let's hope Luke is better on board 2 than board 1
- Wed Aug 08, 2018 9:05 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Media comments on chess
- Replies: 4142
- Views: 448238
Re: Media comments on chess
Oho indeed. Never seen that reference to castles before, and the whole crossword feels like the work of a new setter.
- Wed Aug 08, 2018 7:59 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Media comments on chess
- Replies: 4142
- Views: 448238
Re: Media comments on chess
Fairly difficult Times crossword today. 26 ac; “There’s a surprise, seeing hotel amidst castles (3)”
- Fri Aug 03, 2018 10:17 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Media comments on chess
- Replies: 4142
- Views: 448238
Re: Media comments on chess
Today's Times Cryptic Quintagram (sigh)
"Ship's quarters here for English man on board (10)"
"Ship's quarters here for English man on board (10)"
- Wed Aug 01, 2018 6:47 pm
- Forum: ECF Matters
- Topic: British Championship 2018
- Replies: 424
- Views: 32798
Re: British Championship 2018
Shame your opponent missed 27 Qh7 though. Quite prettyIM Jack Rudd wrote: ↑Wed Aug 01, 2018 4:33 pmIf I were any good at tactics, I'd be a GM by now. Expletive me, that was embarrassing.
- Sun Jul 29, 2018 8:24 pm
- Forum: ECF Matters
- Topic: British Championship 2018
- Replies: 424
- Views: 32798
Re: British Championship
OK. Adams without a playoff
- Wed Jun 13, 2018 6:11 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Which Candidate Should the ECF Support in the FIDE Presidential Election?
- Replies: 378
- Views: 30895
Re: Which Candidate Should the ECF Support in the FIDE Presidential Election?
Hazlitt used the phrase "ultracrepidarianism". There's also a proverb, let the cobbler stick to his last.
- Wed Apr 11, 2018 5:32 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Media comments on chess
- Replies: 4142
- Views: 448238
Re: Media comments on chess
Rather better known as Danny
- Sat Mar 31, 2018 8:25 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: GRENKE Chess Classic 2018
- Replies: 52
- Views: 6469
Re: GRENKE Chess Classic 2018
Keith would have won as Black