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by Angus French
Tue Apr 18, 2023 1:00 pm
Forum: International News
Topic: World championship match in Astana
Replies: 355
Views: 26379

Re: World championship match in Astana

The 7th game looks visually unexciting, with a very open position from a French Tarrasch. No doubt there are lots of tactical possibilities, and black does have an isolated c-pawn in return for lots of open lines, but it does seem a bit of a come down after the last 3 strategically rich games. I'm ...
by Angus French
Mon Apr 17, 2023 10:11 am
Forum: ECF Matters
Topic: October 2023 ECF AGM
Replies: 115
Views: 10671

Re: October 2023 ECF AGM

Why don't you look up the answers to your questions rather than have others do the work for you?
by Angus French
Tue Apr 11, 2023 9:32 am
Forum: International News
Topic: World championship match in Astana
Replies: 355
Views: 26379

Re: World championship match in Astana

How am I expected to teach good chess to novices, when some idiot plays 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. h3 in a world championship match? And when another idiot ( Vishy Anand no less ) says in the commentary that it is an interesting idea which set his opponent some tricky problems over the board a...
by Angus French
Sun Apr 09, 2023 9:26 pm
Forum: International News
Topic: World championship match in Astana
Replies: 355
Views: 26379

Re: World championship match in Astana

I see that Vishy is commentating so we can't complain about any lack of chess knowledge there. (and subsequent posts referencing Vishy.) Can I ask: where was he commentating - I looked but couldn't find? Could a link be provided? Either on the FIDE Twitch or youtube channel. https://www.twitch.tv/c...
by Angus French
Sun Apr 09, 2023 8:42 pm
Forum: International News
Topic: World championship match in Astana
Replies: 355
Views: 26379

Re: World championship match in Astana

MJMcCready wrote:
Sun Apr 09, 2023 2:48 pm
Is anyone really that interested in it?
Well, I'm interested - as I would be in a match between the current 2nd- and 3rd-rated players in the world, the more so as it's for the world championship, both players play attacking chess and as I think the commentary is likely to be interesting.
by Angus French
Sun Apr 09, 2023 8:38 pm
Forum: International News
Topic: World championship match in Astana
Replies: 355
Views: 26379

Re: World championship match in Astana

Nick Ivell wrote:
Sun Apr 09, 2023 10:03 am
I see that Vishy is commentating so we can't complain about any lack of chess knowledge there.
(and subsequent posts referencing Vishy.)
Can I ask: where was he commentating - I looked but couldn't find? Could a link be provided?
by Angus French
Wed Apr 05, 2023 10:24 pm
Forum: International News
Topic: Carlsen resigns on move 2
Replies: 1114
Views: 83236

Re: Carlsen resigns on move 2

Is the 6 weeks from the (24 Feb) publication date of the statement? If yes, then I make it there's a couple more days to go (until Friday 7 April). (Am eagerly awaiting the outcome.)
by Angus French
Fri Mar 24, 2023 6:34 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Media comments on chess
Replies: 5977
Views: 741929

Re: Media comments on chess

Stewart Reuben wrote:
Fri Mar 24, 2023 1:32 am
JEREMY HANLEY, at one time chairman of the Conservative party, was quite keen on chess.
Yes, Hanley was also Chairman of Brain Games Network.
by Angus French
Thu Mar 23, 2023 10:06 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Media comments on chess
Replies: 5977
Views: 741929

Re: Media comments on chess

Mick Norris wrote:
Thu Mar 23, 2023 5:38 pm
Jesse Norman tweets
Taking on the legendary Robert Winston in the #LordsvsCommons chess match. I managed to win a long, hard-fought King's Indian. Phew.
I think I read earlier the MPs won 8-2, but I can't find that now
8.5 - 3.5 to the House of Commons it says here.
by Angus French
Tue Mar 21, 2023 8:44 am
Forum: News and Support
Topic: Cloudflare
Replies: 1
Views: 853

Re: Cloudflare

Thanks Carl
by Angus French
Mon Mar 20, 2023 1:06 pm
Forum: News and Support
Topic: Speed
Replies: 15
Views: 1953

Re: Speed

Still v e r y s l o w. Got SQL error - Too many connections [1040] - several times.
by Angus French
Tue Mar 14, 2023 9:16 pm
Forum: Not Chess!
Topic: The Garry Linekar Affair
Replies: 7
Views: 865

Re: The Garry Linekar Affair

That would be a debate worthy of its own topic, but the point I was trying to make is that I am still willing to hear opposite views to my own and despise the growing mentality of attempting to crush all dissenting voices so by extension support his right to say such things as an individual. I unde...
by Angus French
Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:59 pm
Forum: Not Chess!
Topic: The Garry Linekar Affair
Replies: 7
Views: 865

Re: The Garry Linekar Affair

So, with all the furore going on about Garry Linekar right now I'm sure somebody or other must have opinions. I personally don't agree with his viewpoint, or care enough about match of the day that I would miss him, but he still should be entitled to air it outside of work and not treated as though...
by Angus French
Fri Mar 10, 2023 8:54 pm
Forum: Chess History
Topic: Murdered chess players
Replies: 30
Views: 6143

Re: Murdered chess players

John Moore wrote:
Fri Mar 10, 2023 7:06 pm
Why the problem. You mentioned it first on the 20th oi February - two and a half weeks ago.
Well quite. Am beginning to be concerned for northern-based titled players.