Counties & District Correspondence Chess Championship
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Counties & District Correspondence Chess Championship
I have just enjoyed playing two county correspondence games in the 'Ward Higgs' county championships
Since I won and drew without using a computer chess engine (which is allowed) I assume I was lucky and my opponent did the same.
The cross stable is at https://www.iccf.com/event?id=45571
Since I won and drew without using a computer chess engine (which is allowed) I assume I was lucky and my opponent did the same.
The cross stable is at https://www.iccf.com/event?id=45571
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Re: Counties & District Correspondence Chess Championship
Wrong forum surely? ECF has nothing to do with Ward-Higgs. It's organised by BFCC, soon to be EFCC.
Incidentally, ICCF recently saw the worst game of postal chess ever. 1.d4 g5, 2.c4 f6, What did white play now? Let's not always see the same hands...
Incidentally, ICCF recently saw the worst game of postal chess ever. 1.d4 g5, 2.c4 f6, What did white play now? Let's not always see the same hands...
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Re: Counties & District Correspondence Chess Championship
The ECF still claims oversight , according to its website.Kevin Thurlow wrote:Wrong forum surely? ECF has nothing to do with Ward-Higgs. It's organised by BFCC, soon to be EFCC.
Controller, County & District Correspondence Chess Championships
This event is being run by the BFCC
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"The ECF have now requested that the BFCC (British Federation for Correspondence Chess http://www.bfcc-online.org.uk/) organise and run this event." http://www.englishchess.org.uk/counties ... -relaunch/Kevin Thurlow wrote:Wrong forum surely? ECF has nothing to do with Ward-Higgs. It's organised by BFCC, soon to be EFCC.
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Kevin Thurlow wrote: Incidentally, ICCF recently saw the worst game of postal chess ever. 1.d4 g5, 2.c4 f6, What did white play now? Let's not always see the same hands...
Maybe 3.e4 threatening Qh5 mate
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Re: Counties & District Correspondence Chess Championship
Why is this the wrong forum - doesn't the post relate to an aspect of English Chess. This isn't the English Chess Federations forum.Kevin Thurlow wrote:Wrong forum surely? ECF has nothing to do with Ward-Higgs.
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Re: Counties & District Correspondence Chess Championship
Is this ever the wrong forum?David Shepherd wrote:Kevin Thurlow wrote:Wrong forum surely? ECF has nothing to do with Ward-Higgs.[/ quote]
Why is this the wrong forum - doesn't the post relate to an aspect of English Chess. This isn't the English Chess Federations forum.
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Re: Counties & District Correspondence Chess Championship
The question was wrong section of this forum I think i.e. should the post have been under ECF matters
Do we think the ECF Forum will last 8 years?
Do we think the ECF Forum will last 8 years?
Any postings on here represent my personal views
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Re: Counties & District Correspondence Chess Championship
Andrew Martins youtube clip adverts may retain top post status over there for that long yesMick Norris wrote:The question was wrong section of this forum I think i.e. should the post have been under ECF matters
Do we think the ECF Forum will last 8 years?
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Re: Counties & District Correspondence Chess Championship
It would help if I typed the right move 2, not too complicated one would think, the game actually went 1d4 g5, 2.e4 f6...
And to clarify something that isn't my fault, ECF decided they were not interested in the Ward-Higgs, and asked BFCC to run it.
And to clarify something that isn't my fault, ECF decided they were not interested in the Ward-Higgs, and asked BFCC to run it.
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Clive Blackburn wrote:Kevin Thurlow wrote: Incidentally, ICCF recently saw the worst game of postal chess ever. 1.d4 g5, 2.c4 f6, What did white play now? Let's not always see the same hands...
Maybe 3.e4 threatening Qh5 mate
Kevin Thurlow wrote:It would help if I typed the right move 2, not too complicated one would think, the game actually went 1d4 g5, 2.e4 f6...
Ah well in that case Qh5 is mate after only 3 moves!
Find it hard to believe that was a correspondence game!
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"Ah well in that case Qh5 is mate after only 3 moves! "
I agree - both players were new to CC, but even so... My first thought was that it was a strange sort of protest.
I agree - both players were new to CC, but even so... My first thought was that it was a strange sort of protest.
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Re: Counties & District Correspondence Chess Championship
I fail to see how handing over the organisation to an affiliated organisation with the necessary skills demonstrates a lack of interest in the event. On the contrary, I would have thought that it demonstrated a desire to ensure its continuation.Kevin Thurlow wrote:And to clarify something that isn't my fault, ECF decided they were not interested in the Ward-Higgs, and asked BFCC to run it.
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"I fail to see how handing over the organisation to an affiliated organisation with the necessary skills demonstrates a lack of interest in the event. On the contrary, I would have thought that it demonstrated a desire to ensure its continuation."
Yes - you could see it as an improvement. I think BFCC were a bit grumpy that ECF had run it for years and told BFCC to keep out of it, then suddenly said "we don't want it". The WH is now where it belongs, and the use of servers is an improvement of course. It stops you making a typo and losing in 3 moves!
Yes - you could see it as an improvement. I think BFCC were a bit grumpy that ECF had run it for years and told BFCC to keep out of it, then suddenly said "we don't want it". The WH is now where it belongs, and the use of servers is an improvement of course. It stops you making a typo and losing in 3 moves!