(Chess) Life Returning To Normal

[David Gilbert]

But a new entry at Prague:

Player info
ENG
Name Khoury Theo
Starting rank 196
Rating 1609
Rating national 0
Rating international 1609
Points 0
Rank 196
Federation ENG
Ident-Number 0
Fide-ID 480703
Year of birth 2010

The 2019 British Champion ..... under 9s.

[Tim Spanton]

But a new entry at Prague:

Player info
ENG
Name Khoury Theo
Starting rank 196
Rating 1609
Rating national 0
Rating international 1609
Points 0
Rank 196
Federation ENG
Ident-Number 0
Fide-ID 480703
Year of birth 2010

The 2019 British Champion ..... under 9s.

He was a 1400 player when I saw him at Biel last month ...

[Wadih Khoury]

He was a 1400 player when I saw him at Biel last month ...

Like most of his generation, they are severely under-graded in Fide (though not anywhere near Russians or Indians).

If you look at the ECF top U11s, you can see that most of the 140-150 band is still rated sub 1400. And since they tend to play each others a lot, they just pass the ELO points between themselves.

[Paul Robert Jackson]

Malta Open (15th - 21st November 2020)
I notice one English player has entered so far.

[Tim Spanton]

Malta Open (15th - 21st November 2020)
I notice one English player has entered so far.

He is so keen he has entered twice!

http://chessorg.de/Listen2020/Malta-Open-Teil.php

I will probably go there again, but will leave it till closer to the date to book

[Nick Grey]

It says 2019. Busy at work 15th - 21st November 2020. Hope we get a big tournament in the UK in 2020.

[Paul Cooksey]

2020 seems unlikely to me for a mass participation event in the uk.

I would consider Malta. Any practical advice from those who have played there before?

[Tim Spanton]

If a group travels together a taxi from the airport is good value as the public bus is very slow (but very cheap).
Weather is usually low to mid-20s but with always a danger of a torrential downpour.
No need to learn Maltese!

[Paul Cooksey]

did you stay at the venue Tim?

[Tim Spanton]

It says 2019. Busy at work 15th - 21st November 2020. Hope we get a big tournament in the UK in 2020.

Whoops! So it does, but it is the 2020 list. More details here: http://chessorg.de/malta.php?lang=en

[Tim Spanton]

did you stay at the venue Tim?

Yep, all three times. Good value, in my opinion, if a little 'British', if you get my drift.

[Nick Grey]

Perhaps I will follow up the point on an Agm minute sent today

[Paul Robert Jackson]

Malta Open 2020

did you stay at the venue Tim?

Yep, all three times. Good value, in my opinion, if a little 'British', if you get my drift.

Played a couple of times.
Well organised & no major language difficulties.

When I contacted the organiser he implied that a final decision to run the tournament would be made by the end of July.
So hopefully it is still planning to go ahead, but entries do look rather low.

[Simon Rogers]

With the death yesterday of my Uncle, there have been 8 people I know who have died this year, of whom 3 were chess teammates; none of the 8 were anything to do with Covid-19; it has just been an awful year

I'm sorry to hear about your uncle. I'm sure I am speaking on behalf of all forumites. That we are all thinking of you at this sad time.

[Chris Rice]

The Polish Women's Chess Championship Mokate 2020 is currently ongoing in Ostrów Wielkopolski. Did I miss something? Are we back to normal now?