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Not True. I was in the same class.... SNIP... John... told us how we could beat the Sicilian. ... SNIP... And he did building blocks. One day I proudly showed teacher that I spelt ARM NET and TAP . John appeared and quickly arranged the bricks into: APARTMENT . He could've swapped an 'A' for an 'E ...

Can you elaborate on exactly what course of action Alex H should have taken so that he wouldn't "simply draw added attention to it"? Certainly not. I wouldn't presume to tell someone who has made an error of judgment exactly how best to mitigate the resulting situation. Over the years I've occasion...

John McKenna wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 15, 2020 10:34 pm

I don't.
Alex H was right to retract - even if he won't come clean.

I think you've misunderstood me - I lamented the consequences of Alex's action in "doing the correct thing".

This all seems to advise against doing the correct thing and apologising for an inappropriate post as it simply draws added attention to it.

It doesn't seem odd to anybody else that children aged three or less are apparently being introduced to chess? Absolutely not, although of course it only works if the child is naturally interested. I have always believed that young children are capable of quite serious thinking, and are limited pri...

It doesn't seem odd to anybody else that children aged three or less are apparently being introduced to chess? Now, next to Karjakin, Russia’s best-known active chess player is Mikhail Osipov. At three, he played a televised game with Karpov. At four last month, he played Yuri Averbakh, 95, the wor...

Thanks, Brian, that's helpful. At least we now know what there is to know and what's still unknown!

The ECF website to which Ian refers also says ‘The ECF Board is responding to changes in the expectations of both members and potential members by working to move grading from a six monthly to a monthly update. The intention is to introduce the change with effect from the January 2020 grading list u...

Round 5 pairings: Wood Green Youth- - -Sussex Martlets 2 MK Phoenix 2- - -CSC 2 Fischer's Catch- - -The Full Ponty Celtic Tigers 2- - -Watford A All Anands on Deck- - -Iceni 2 Cambridge University 3- - -Oxford 4 Crowthorne 2- - -Sussex Martlets 3 Throw in the Tal- - -CSC 3 Ashfield 2- - -War and Pie...

Nick Grey wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 4:11 pm

In a bag on the table when there is room.

I've been in club matches where there's plenty of room but I've yet to see a bag. But, given such a bag, who exactly accepts liability if a phone disappears from the [communal] bag?

I suspect that in many leagues, no matter how suspicious a player's behaviour, it would be considered insufferably rude to ask them whether they had a phone in their pocket. Just so that I'm clear in my mind as to what happens elsewhere, what's the formula for someone arriving at a league match by ...

Does anyone know when we would expect to see the December ECF Board minutes published based on past experience? I am expecting them to be at least partially redacted again. But still, I am interested in whatever will be published. It's not unusual for the minutes of meetings, of whatever type, to b...

It seems to me fairly obvious that those who are by nature extrovert are capable of behaving on occasion in an introvert manner and vice versa - one need look no further than the acting profession to see this is true. Extrapolating from there, we're all actors from time to time.

Paul McKeown wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 27, 2020 9:14 pm

Well, call me daft if you will

I'm afraid the temptation is completely resistible as I entirely agree with you. Something's daft here but it's not you!

Full details of this event [including how to enter] to follow shortly but, apart from the fact that it will be FIDE-rated for the first time, it will follow a similar pattern to previous events in the series - venue West Herts Sports & Social Club in Watford, 2.0 start, maximum 40 entries.