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- Mon Feb 12, 2024 3:55 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: The world's most handsome GM?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3119
Re: The world's most handsome GM?
Yasser Seirawan was once highly rated in this department, or so I am reliably informed anyway. Are you restricting your request to gentlemen GMs or would you like to include lady GMs? I believe that there was a web site which specialised in the latter which had nought to do with the aforementioned ...
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 2:20 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: The world's most handsome GM?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3119
Re: The world's most handsome GM?
I'm sure Kevin Spraggett would love to be so listed.
Take care when inspecting his web site.
Take care when inspecting his web site.
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:01 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: The world's most handsome GM?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3119
Re: The world's most handsome GM?
Yes.MJMcCready wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2024 9:35 pmHas anyone ever been described as the world's most handsome GM?
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 8:07 pm
- Forum: Chess Questions
- Topic: Confusing Openings
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2527
Re: Confusing Openings
Would it be enough of a joke to be defaulted by Stewart Reuben?Nick Ivell wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2024 7:37 pmBy the way, re the above: I would say that 3. Qd1 is a bit of a joke.
White should be playing for something!
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 8:03 pm
- Forum: Rating Debate
- Topic: Active/Inactive/Deceased/Merged ?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1610
Re: Active/Inactive/Deceased/Merged ?
I'd like to be shown as inactive but I suspect I need to become deceased first?Nick Ivell wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2024 7:01 pmI am so glad that I do not yet show as deceased. I will however remain inactive, probably for ever.
Perhaps if I read my own name in a Times obituary notice my status would change?
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 3:57 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Trading Places
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1120
Re: Trading Places
Which card would be most appropriate for
Ian Fraser Kilmister (24 December 1945 – 28 December 2015)?
Ian Fraser Kilmister (24 December 1945 – 28 December 2015)?
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 3:56 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Trading Places
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1120
Re: Trading Places
Presumably one of a pair in a 54 card but not 52 card pack.
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 2:24 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Swiss Manager Question
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2342
Re: Swiss Manager Question
What sequence of Tie Breakers (one is allowed up to five) would you use for a Team Event?
Thanks for your help.
Thanks for your help.
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 12:07 am
- Forum: Rating Debate
- Topic: Active/Inactive/Deceased/Merged ?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1610
Re: Active/Inactive/Deceased/Merged ?
Deceased is for cases where a results officer has informed us of the player's death May I take this opportunity to inform you of the passing of Ron Crow and Gordon Ironside, Peter Davey, Cyril Winter, John Purkiss and Martin Harvey all of whom are shown as "Active". The most recent of these was Cyr...
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 5:34 pm
- Forum: Rating Debate
- Topic: Active/Inactive/Deceased/Merged ?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1610
Re: Active/Inactive/Deceased/Merged ?
Matt Mackenzie wrote: ↑Fri Feb 09, 2024 4:06 pmDo they still appear on the list?John Upham wrote: ↑Fri Feb 09, 2024 2:24 pmCan we observe any players designated as "Inactive"? I've not found any examples.Brian Valentine wrote: ↑Fri Feb 09, 2024 1:28 pmInactive is for players who with no active rating ask for their profile to be removed.
I believe that this is the paradox I was alluding to.
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 3:56 pm
- Forum: Rating Debate
- Topic: Active/Inactive/Deceased/Merged ?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1610
Re: Active/Inactive/Deceased/Merged ?
In fairness to ECF and its grading/rating officers through the ages, they cannot be expected to trawl through every obituary notice in the land, especially as people with similar names might be wrongly marked as deceased. Many players may not get an obituary notice. If a club or individual is sure ...
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 2:24 pm
- Forum: Rating Debate
- Topic: Active/Inactive/Deceased/Merged ?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1610
Re: Active/Inactive/Deceased/Merged ?
Can we observe any players designated as "Inactive"? I've not found any examples.Brian Valentine wrote: ↑Fri Feb 09, 2024 1:28 pmInactive is for players who with no active rating ask for their profile to be removed.
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 2:23 pm
- Forum: Rating Debate
- Topic: Active/Inactive/Deceased/Merged ?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1610
Re: Active/Inactive/Deceased/Merged ?
Deceased is for cases where a results officer has informed us of the player's death May I take this opportunity to inform you of the passing of Ron Crow and Gordon Ironside, Peter Davey, Cyril Winter, John Purkiss and Martin Harvey all of whom are shown as "Active". The most recent of these was Cyr...
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 1:25 pm
- Forum: Rating Debate
- Topic: Active/Inactive/Deceased/Merged ?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1610
Re: Active/Inactive/Deceased/Merged ?
On the basis of the above can anyone explain what is meant by Active or Inactive in this context? Can one be Inactive but not deceased? I suspect that "Active" just means that the player has played a rated or graded game of chess at some time in the lifetime of the rating system and its eatlier gra...
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 12:19 pm
- Forum: Rating Debate
- Topic: Active/Inactive/Deceased/Merged ?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1610
Active/Inactive/Deceased/Merged ?
At Crowthorne Chess Club we had a member called Ron Crow who passed way around 15 years ago. His last rating was in July 2008. https://www.ecfrating.org.uk/v2/new/player.php?ECF_code=109161L Clearly he has not been an ECF member for many, many years. He is listed as having a status of "Active". On t...