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It will be most interesting to see if van Foreest has jumped a level and can demonstrate it again like he did in January

Grandelius might be favourite though

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Karpov , Grandelius, Jorden van Foreest, Liem Le, Navara, Shirov, Harika Dronavalli, Nihal Sarin

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Just booked jabs 1 and 2 via the NHS website

Over 55s don't have to wait for the invitation

I wouldn't have said Aberystwyth was in North Wales

Will be sunny tomorrow in Blackpool; Simon will no doubt tell you the sun shines every day

The new trams are very good; interesting purple colour

I must add that the trial would normally take about a year to get approved as the committees have to meet to approve the trial, and then nit pick over some detail and meet again 3 months later (etc.), and scheduling meetings is tricky. This time, everyone was (a) at home and (b) eager to get going ...

St Margaret's club in Altrincham had a simul with Emanuel Lasker 2 April 1908, where he was defeated by Miss Clara Millar

The Evening News, 21 August 1977

It seems it was quite a home for women chess players

Are we sure that Bertie is the same person as B.E. Cohen? Alan Burke tells me that Bertie was on Council in 1926/27, before becoming Manchester President in 1928-29, which isn't impossible, but does seem unlikely for someone so young if we are talking about a birthdate of 1904 (obviously, the fact t...

There's a Bertram Cohen (1904-1970) from Manchester - also known as Morris Bertram according to his probate record. In 1939 he was a Synagogue Secretary, living - appropriately if this was your man, in Penrose Street, with his parents, Joseph, a Cap Fitter (whatever that may entail) and Leah. There...

https://www.ecforum.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=11558#p261660 1924-25 President of the Manchester & District Chess Association (I think being the full name back then) Does anyone have any more information to add? It would be good for us to note the 100th anniversary coming up in 3 years time with a ...

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Wed Mar 03, 2021 9:23 pm

The second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final is "una partida del ajedrez" according to our commentator on the Telecinco channel.

Disappointing result

Yes 1984, thanks Mick. Think I'm not supposed to edit my original post, so will leave anyone interested to read on. No one would mind I hit the pause button when Petrosian came on screen but didn't get anywhere even after a couple of minutes thought, mainly as I couldn't get McEnroe v Borg out of m...

Think it was McEnroe 1984

Thanks John, that's prompted me to look at the spreadsheet and correct an error; if you do find any errors please let me know Alan Burke prepared the original spreadsheets, he's very thorough; I'd imagine the info has come from research previously done by Alan Smith and/or Eric Nowell The Manchester...

Geoff, We appreciate your light-hearted zany interludes, but I think all medical experts would advise you to get the second jab. There has recently been stockpiling of the 2 currently available vaccines to ensure that there are enough doses of the correct vaccine to give as second jabs, so it would...