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by Gareth Harley-Yeo
Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:22 pm
Forum: 4NCL
Topic: Live Final Weekend
Replies: 51
Views: 5447

Re: Live Final Weekend

Hopefully P&P and WGHK will have exclusivity on the Live Games over the weekend. Round 9 14:00 Guildford - A&DC 1 vs. Wood Green Hilsmark K 1 White Rose 1 vs. The ADs Round 10 12:00 Pride and Prejudice vs. Barbican 4NCL 1 Cambridge Univ. 1 vs. Wood Green Hilsmark K 2 Round 11 11:00 Barbican 4NCL 1 ...
by Gareth Harley-Yeo
Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:17 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Rules about drinking alcohol before or during matches
Replies: 173
Views: 20254

Re: Rules about drinking alcohol before or during matches

Am I the only player who welcomes an opponent drinking during a match? He/she will obviously not be playing to his full ability as the game goes on. Would you complain if they opted to start a pawn down? I wouldn't! So IHMO if a chess player wishes to handicap themselves by drinking OTB we should be...
by Gareth Harley-Yeo
Tue Apr 27, 2010 12:46 pm
Forum: Not Chess!
Topic: General Election
Replies: 309
Views: 29042

Re: General Election

Lembit has been photographed with his then cheeky :mrgreen: girl, Sian lloyd, and Debbie Evans Quek, as she was then at the 50th Welsh Championships Yes it was Debbie's ingenious idea to have Lembit and Sian as the Welsh Chess Union patrons that year. From what I recall they did absolutely nothing ...
by Gareth Harley-Yeo
Mon Apr 26, 2010 5:57 pm
Forum: 4NCL
Topic: Female Player Rule
Replies: 128
Views: 13043

Re: Female Player Rule

Sean Hewitt wrote:Welcome Gareth!

I believe the matter was voted on by 4NCL captains and they decided to leave the rule as it is.
Ah that sucks, I'll blame ben :evil:
by Gareth Harley-Yeo
Mon Apr 26, 2010 4:45 pm
Forum: 4NCL
Topic: Site Issue?
Replies: 9
Views: 1216

Re: Site Issue?

LozCooper wrote:
Carl Hibbard wrote:
Gareth Harley-Yeo wrote:It was working this morning... he must be doing an update. :?
No it's more serious and looks like their server is not responding at the moment :(
It is working now, honest! :D
looks like it was being updated with late registrations from Sean Hewitt's Globetrotters :D
by Gareth Harley-Yeo
Mon Apr 26, 2010 4:39 pm
Forum: 4NCL
Topic: Female Player Rule
Replies: 128
Views: 13043

Re: Female Player Rule

IMHO The female/junior player rule should be transferred from div1 to div 3. The standard of female player is consistent with the standard of play in div 3. There would be fair matches for all. There would be less pressure to pay for a 'strong' female as a 'moderate' female would do the job and it w...
by Gareth Harley-Yeo
Mon Apr 26, 2010 1:45 pm
Forum: 4NCL
Topic: Site Issue?
Replies: 9
Views: 1216

Re: Site Issue?

It was working this morning... he must be doing an update. :?