English Chess Forum

Stewart Reuben wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 30, 2019 10:09 pm

It is in no way gender indicative.

Except that, if you picked a GM at random, there's about a 98% chance they'll be male (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_c ... andmasters).

The Wikipedia article states that only 37 women have what it describes as the 'proper' GM title.

Kevin Thurlow wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 30, 2019 7:03 pm

I thought JP meant that she got better as she played stronger players, which is almost certainly true.

That was my assumption too.

Potential Barcelona sensation Ansu Fati has signed a new contract, and watching the sports news just now, I could have sworn there was a chess set on the desk. Sure enough, seeing it again here, there is.

Spassky vs Fischer: How the chess battle became a theatre event (BBC News)

According to this website:

In a 4-dimensional-chess move no one saw coming, the People’s Vote campaign have written to the Electoral Commission asking that they be investigated over apparent dodgy donations

The link between Fantasy football and chess ability...

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/ ... ictnJK2sVY

From Cricinfo site, 21/5/19 (only just seen it)

"I had to choose between cricket and chess because it would have been difficult to pursue both. You can put it this way that I had 2% more interest in cricket"

Yuzvendra Chahal on passing up the chance to be a chess grand master

And https://sportstar.thehindu.com/magazine ... 249791.ece

He plays ODI and T20 for India and is former Indian U11 champion at chess apparently.

Kevin Thurlow wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 11, 2019 7:36 am

And https://sportstar.thehindu.com/magazine ... 249791.ece

Lots of other chess articles on that site. Click the link at the bottom of the page.

Delighted to see that Igor Rausis has made it onto the Guardian's list for the Anti-Sports Personality Of The Year.

Sky News today at about 8.50pm UK time. Being at sea on my way to the Cribbean, it makes it diffiult to work out the UK time.

A documentary bout an English Conaan called MARK ACKLAM. There were giant chess sets briefly visible. I don't know why. Possibly because he kpt one move ahead of his purzsuers.

Well, it make a change from the election which, I believe, is taking place in the uK.

Well he did go to the same school as David Howell.

I was on a tour bus tody in St Maartens. I passed by a building owned by
CHECKMATE SECURITY SERVICES.

A good name for a secuity company. https://stmaartennews.com/justice/justi ... ds-prison/

Hi Stewart,

(I wonder if they refer to the prisoners in solitary confinement as Isolated Pawns.)

Found a few company logo's:







Also stumbled across this from the 'Lawyer Monthly': Checkmate: The Grandmaster Behind Legal Victories.



https://www.lawyer-monthly.com/2018/08/ ... victories/

Geoff Chandler wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 15, 2019 11:53 am

Found a few company logo's:

The last one looks like an illegal move to me!

Reg Clucas wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 15, 2019 2:36 pm

Geoff Chandler wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 15, 2019 11:53 am

Found a few company logo's:

The last one looks like an illegal move to me!

Also, there seems to be no suggestion that he plays chess.