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Eric Gardiner
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by Eric Gardiner » Tue Dec 18, 2018 8:44 am
Can anyone explain to me the relevance of the photo to the announcement here?
https://www.englishchess.org.uk/an-open-and-shut-case/
It just looks like a wintry scene where nothing much is happening. I can't see a chess connection
A trivial question, although I'm sure some will find a way to turn it into a serious debate
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by JustinHorton » Tue Dec 18, 2018 9:33 am
Eric Gardiner wrote: ↑Tue Dec 18, 2018 8:44 am
It just looks like a wintry scene where nothing much is happening
You sure about that?
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Eric Gardiner
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by Eric Gardiner » Tue Dec 18, 2018 9:40 am
JustinHorton wrote: ↑Tue Dec 18, 2018 9:33 am
Eric Gardiner wrote: ↑Tue Dec 18, 2018 8:44 am
It just looks like a wintry scene where nothing much is happening
You sure about that?
No, that's why I asked! Is it a scene from a film which I haven't seen?
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Colin Purdon
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by Colin Purdon » Tue Dec 18, 2018 10:08 am
I too was bemused by the photo and when I saw your post I thought I'd dig a bit deeper (by which I mean I Googled the photo). Apparently the photo contains a Star Wars reference (I assume the big thing that looks vaguely like a knight's head, though I could be wrong). This link has more details:
https://www.wired.com/2014/10/thomas-dagg-star-wars/
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Eric Gardiner
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by Eric Gardiner » Tue Dec 18, 2018 12:56 pm
Thanks, it makes more sense now - I did do an uninformative 30 second search on Google before my first post. Not being a Star Wars fan all I could think of was King Kong which didn't seem right and the "big thing" looked rather amorphous in any case!
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Reg Clucas
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by Reg Clucas » Tue Dec 18, 2018 2:39 pm
Eric Gardiner wrote: ↑Tue Dec 18, 2018 8:44 am
I can't see a chess connection
This is often the case with photos on the ECF site.
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Eric Gardiner
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by Eric Gardiner » Tue Dec 18, 2018 3:22 pm
Andrew Walker wrote: ↑Tue Dec 18, 2018 2:46 pm
Also 'announcement' rather than 'annoucement'?
Indeed
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