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What are you quoting from in your post? Chess isn't classed as a sporting event. I would have thought the indoor event reference is to indoor sporting events following on from the sentence about outdoor events. As I understand it we are still effectively treated the same way as choirs and amateur d...

It's something of a distraction from the main thread but I came across the following game played between two juniors [neither is known to me so I have no vested interest] where I include Stockfish annotations. Before White could even consider Nf5, Lichess decided s/he was cheating. I'm simply curiou...

Leonard Barden wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 18, 2020 9:15 am

I'm absolutely sure the obit is by Bruce Hayden and not Brian Harley.

And, in case anyone is still in doubt, Bruce Hayden was also a member of the West London club.

Sad news, well-known and well-liked figure in Hertfordshire chess.

Angus French wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 13, 2020 5:16 pm

Wadih Khoury wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 13, 2020 3:46 pm

Angus French wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 13, 2020 3:07 pm

I didn't know that. How is it possible to continue playing if the platform ban is extant?

New account.

Is it known whether this has occurred in practice? Is the platform provider (lichess) OK with it?

First answer, yes. Second answer, presumably acquiescent at worst.

I recall coming up against a 15-year-old whom I'd never heard of in a junior county match back in 1963, thinking I should secure a routine win against this unknown player, but finding myself on the slightly worse end of a draw . [My insertion - ejh.] The name temporarily escapes me but I believe he...

I recall coming up against a 15-year-old whom I'd never heard of in a junior county match back in 1963, thinking I should secure a routine win against this unknown player, but finding myself on the slightly worse end of a draw. The name temporarily escapes me but I believe he ended up as both a GM a...

I could half-remember this so I was sure I'd seen it elsewhere. The solution is at https://www.chess.com/article/view/the- ... ess-puzzle [and doubtless other places too] with the main line running to 11 moves so your son did well to solve it.

Try again - baby, one more time!

John Saunders wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 05, 2020 8:32 am

… which showed three affiliations (Mushrooms as well as Surbiton and Mitcham) ...

The Mushrooms connection would explain why Pat's name rang a bell with me - other present/former Mushrooms, of whom there are only very few on this site, might have more distinct memories.

Nick Grey wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 01, 2020 1:43 pm

Adults should not run OTB junior or adult tournaments.

Really?

That all seems sensible to me. On a minor point, it's less a case of "We're not legally a sport" than of uncertainty. The International Olympic Committee recognises chess as a sport, as do various countries, but Sport England does not. There's no appetite - and I suspect I'm reflecting the ECF think...

I understand Roger's point. I did try to contextualise the question. There seem to be humans who are part of the ECF executive wondering what to do with their resources that the members will appreciate. I thought increasing the number of events the ECF runs might be it, but didn't manage to formula...

Do we really need to get a medical certificate to go to the loo? Due to 'underlying conditions' I personally have been on diuretics for nearly two decades. Prior to today only I knew that my personal circumstances had been used at a FIDE anti-cheating seminar, as an example of how frequent toilet v...

Thanks everyone who voted. When I asked the question I expected a clear "No", because there there was a consensus the ECF should remain as an umbrella organisation. Where people have expressed an opinion for "Yes" usually because they see some unmet demand for new events, which I had not anticipate...