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Who is chessmastery.co.uk?
Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 6:07 pm
by Adam Raoof
I can't find anything about them on whois!
Re: Who is chessmastery.co.uk?
Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 6:18 pm
by Carl Hibbard
Adam Raoof wrote: ↑Thu May 28, 2020 6:07 pm
I can't find anything about them on whois!
Most of whois is private now don't expect to find out anything from that source.
Re: Who is chessmastery.co.uk?
Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 6:20 pm
by Adam Raoof
I wondered. But if they are breaking the law, who do you sue?
Re: Who is chessmastery.co.uk?
Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 7:10 pm
by JustinHorton
Do they still exist Adam? The Facebook page is not operational, the YouTube channel hasn't seen a new video in five years and the last web page entry appears to be for 2017. The
Twitter account last saw action in November 2018.
Re: Who is chessmastery.co.uk?
Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 7:18 pm
by JustinHorton
As to who it may be, I have no idea, but just scrolling through some posts I find that
this one says:
The games and italicized comments have been supplied by the Lancashire County Chess captain (and former coach to the young Nigel Short) Mike Conroy.
So maybe he knows.
Re: Who is chessmastery.co.uk?
Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 7:22 pm
by JustinHorton
Additionally, in the
first post on the site, the author calls themselves Alchemos which is the chess.com handle of a
Stephen Ward from Manchester. There are two Stephen Wards on the ECF grading database, both in the North-West: from Alchemos's chess.com rating it is unlikely that it is the 182-rated guy from Rossendale, but perhaps the Stephen Ward playing for
Altrincham and Hale, graded 73, may be the man you're looking for?
Re: Who is chessmastery.co.uk?
Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 7:28 pm
by Reg Clucas
Re: Who is chessmastery.co.uk?
Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 7:44 pm
by JustinHorton
Are you able to share your reasons?
Re: Who is chessmastery.co.uk?
Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 7:47 pm
by Adam Raoof
thanks Justin!
let's hope they are not taking people's money!
Re: Who is chessmastery.co.uk?
Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 7:49 pm
by Reg Clucas
JustinHorton wrote: ↑Thu May 28, 2020 7:44 pm
Are you able to share your reasons?
Because I know him well and it's not the sort of thing he would be involved in. But to eliminate all doubt I will ask him and report back.
Re: Who is chessmastery.co.uk?
Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 7:50 pm
by Mick Norris
The Rossendale Stephen Ward did play for Greater Manchester when he was graded u160, so he definitely was "Manchester" before he moved
Re: Who is chessmastery.co.uk?
Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 7:52 pm
by Adam Raoof
I ask on behalf of one the authors of the videos, who would like to contact them!
Re: Who is chessmastery.co.uk?
Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 10:55 pm
by Richard Thursby
Definitely a site to avoid using while it has a TLS certificate error.
Re: Who is chessmastery.co.uk?
Posted: Fri May 29, 2020 1:33 pm
by JustinHorton
Reg Clucas wrote: ↑Thu May 28, 2020 7:49 pm
JustinHorton wrote: ↑Thu May 28, 2020 7:44 pm
Are you able to share your reasons?
Because I know him well and it's not the sort of thing he would be involved in. But to eliminate all doubt I will ask him and report back.
I think Reg is right, and apologies to his friend for selecting the wrong Stephen Ward: the chess.com account threw me. Mick
Mick Norris wrote: ↑Thu May 28, 2020 7:50 pm
The Rossendale Stephen Ward did play for Greater Manchester when he was graded u160, so he definitely was "Manchester" before he moved
may have been on the right lines: there's a Twitter user
@alchemos who has indeed played for
Rossendale and a current lichess account
Alchemos with a much higher rating than the old chess.com one, and one consistent with the Rossendale grade.