4NCL RAPIDPLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS 15-16 OCTOBER 2011
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4NCL RAPIDPLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS 15-16 OCTOBER 2011
I've booked the next 4NCL Team and Individual Rapidplay Championships as follows:
1. Date: 15-16 October 2011
2. Venue: De Vere Venues Harben House, Buckinghamshire
3. Contact: Mike Truran 01993 708645
More details incl. entry guidelines etc to follow.
Mike
1. Date: 15-16 October 2011
2. Venue: De Vere Venues Harben House, Buckinghamshire
3. Contact: Mike Truran 01993 708645
More details incl. entry guidelines etc to follow.
Mike
Re: 4NCL RAPIDPLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS 15-16 OCTOBER 2011
Please note that the ECF elections are on the Saturday in London. Whilst I can't imagine a great surge of people to attend the elections it may impact on captains such as myself who are now unable to enter teams. Best of luck to all those who play. It's a fun event.Mike Truran wrote:I've booked the next 4NCL Team and Individual Rapidplay Championships as follows:
1. Date: 15-16 October 2011
2. Venue: De Vere Venues Harben House, Buckinghamshire
3. Contact: Mike Truran 01993 708645
More details incl. entry guidelines etc to follow.
Mike
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Re: 4NCL RAPIDPLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS 15-16 OCTOBER 2011
I've noticed too that the Preliminary Round of the Counties Championship is the same day as the April Finance Meeting. Worcestershire had best finish in the top 2 in the Under 140 section!LozCooper wrote:Please note that the ECF elections are on the Saturday in London. Whilst I can't imagine a great surge of people to attend the elections it may impact on captains such as myself who are now unable to enter teams. Best of luck to all those who play. It's a fun event.
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Re: 4NCL RAPIDPLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS 15-16 OCTOBER 2011
I had hoped to avoid a clash, but that was the only weekend that De Vere Harben was able to offer in October. I was quite keen to stick with the same venue (they hosted it last year, so know what's involved) and I must admit I was rather banking on the ECF elections not providing too compelling a counter-attraction.
That said, clearly it still leaves the Sunday free for those who want to wind down with a little speed chess after the breathless excitement of the previous day's proceedings in London. And of course there are always postal votes and proxy votes on the Saturday for those who prefer the limpid pools and tranquil backwaters of a rapidplay event to the white water and raging torrents of an ECF meeting......
Mike
That said, clearly it still leaves the Sunday free for those who want to wind down with a little speed chess after the breathless excitement of the previous day's proceedings in London. And of course there are always postal votes and proxy votes on the Saturday for those who prefer the limpid pools and tranquil backwaters of a rapidplay event to the white water and raging torrents of an ECF meeting......
Mike
Re: 4NCL RAPIDPLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS 15-16 OCTOBER 2011
I don't suppose the meeting could be accommodated at Harben HouseMike Truran wrote:I had hoped to avoid a clash, but that was the only weekend that De Vere Harben was able to offer in October. I was quite keen to stick with the same venue (they hosted it last year, so know what's involved) and I must admit I was rather banking on the ECF elections not providing too compelling a counter-attraction.
That said, clearly it still leaves the Sunday free for those who want to wind down with a little speed chess after the breathless excitement of the previous day's proceedings in London. And of course there are always postal votes and proxy votes on the Saturday for those who prefer the limpid pools and tranquil backwaters of a rapidplay event to the white water and raging torrents of an ECF meeting......
Mike
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Re: 4NCL RAPIDPLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS 15-16 OCTOBER 2011
If John Philpott were reading this, I think he'd quote whichever governance article it is that says we have to have meetings alternating between Birmingham and London. I guess that would have to amended at the Finance Meeting for that to be viable.LozCooper wrote:I don't suppose the meeting could be accommodated at Harben House
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Re: 4NCL RAPIDPLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS 15-16 OCTOBER 2011
I hope you do still enter some team(s), Loz - do you have to be there in person to captain the team(s), beneficial though that would be?
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Re: 4NCL RAPIDPLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS 15-16 OCTOBER 2011
I'd be happy enough to have the meeting at Harben House; the rule about London and Birmingham is of the "it's reasonable to override this if there's a compelling reason" type.
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Re: 4NCL RAPIDPLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS 15-16 OCTOBER 2011
Have we not already fixed the date and venue at the previous AGM though? We definitely set the date, I'm not sure if we set the venue by default when we set the date. I.e. the venue might default to London since no one specified otherwise. I don't know if you need to set the venue at the same time you set the date. It was definitely announced that the 2011 AGM would "on October 16, in London".IM Jack Rudd wrote:I'd be happy enough to have the meeting at Harben House; the rule about London and Birmingham is of the "it's reasonable to override this if there's a compelling reason" type.
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Re: 4NCL RAPIDPLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS 15-16 OCTOBER 2011
The venue is set for London and I think the MCF's London based rep (and other reps not at the 4NCL) might not want to go to Harben House - after all, it is 4 miles from Milton Keynes train station, so for those coming from further afield by train, not convenient
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Re: 4NCL RAPIDPLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS 15-16 OCTOBER 2011
I don't really understand why delegates not at the 4NCL Rapidplay might not want to go there. The venue is on the outskirts of Milton Keynes. It's not a tucked away area of the country that's impossible for anyone to travel to. It's not ideal to get there by public transport, but not impossible. It's a perfectly sensible place to choose to hold a meeting - particularly if the venue is cheaper than the one we'd otherwise use - but, your first point - the fact the venue has already been set - is the problem.Mick Norris wrote:The venue is set for London and I think the MCF's London based rep (and other reps not at the 4NCL) might not want to go to Harben House
Re: 4NCL RAPIDPLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS 15-16 OCTOBER 2011
After the problems I had last year submitting team lists each round in 2010 there's no way I'm risking a repeat when I'm not even there. It looks like it's down to you to provide the competition to Claire and her army of GMsJonathan Rogers wrote:I hope you do still enter some team(s), Loz - do you have to be there in person to captain the team(s), beneficial though that would be?
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Re: 4NCL RAPIDPLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS 15-16 OCTOBER 2011
You mean, it's down to Claire to provide the opposition to us! (How many times do we have to win this?!)LozCooper wrote:After the problems I had last year submitting team lists each round in 2010 there's no way I'm risking a repeat when I'm not even there. It looks like it's down to you to provide the competition to Claire and her army of GMsJonathan Rogers wrote:I hope you do still enter some team(s), Loz - do you have to be there in person to captain the team(s), beneficial though that would be?
Re: 4NCL RAPIDPLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS 15-16 OCTOBER 2011
In the words of Meatloaf, two out of three ain't badJonathan Rogers wrote:You mean, it's down to Claire to provide the opposition to us! (How many times do we have to win this?!)LozCooper wrote:After the problems I had last year submitting team lists each round in 2010 there's no way I'm risking a repeat when I'm not even there. It looks like it's down to you to provide the competition to Claire and her army of GMsJonathan Rogers wrote:I hope you do still enter some team(s), Loz - do you have to be there in person to captain the team(s), beneficial though that would be?
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Re: 4NCL RAPIDPLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS 15-16 OCTOBER 2011
Because delegates are used to walking to the venue from the train station if Birmingham was anything to go by, because not all trains from the North to London stop at MK, both of which matter if you are coming from, say, YorkAlex Holowczak wrote:I don't really understand why delegates not at the 4NCL Rapidplay might not want to go there.Mick Norris wrote:The venue is set for London and I think the MCF's London based rep (and other reps not at the 4NCL) might not want to go to Harben House
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