English Chess Forum

English chess comes from a tradition of mid-week evening chess where law modifications make such games ineligible for FIDE rating. Simpler than that surely. If you want to run events open to all players and with all games rated, there's a hole in the FIDE rating coverage that you have to choose bet...

Paul McKeown wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 28, 2021 6:20 pm

Richmond Juniors hopes to run the following events live:

• Sunday 17 October - Richmond Rapidplay RR133

Hi Paul, is this confirmed?

Dates all noted, thanks Paul. Hopefully will see you for the two RRs - unfortunately, Saturdays are already booked with Dance/Ballet

And no, not for me

On several occasions I have been on the verge of having Richmond Juniors online events rated, and have given thought to re-starting the Richmond Rapidplays online. In our household, in the eternal battle of more screen-time, chess took a backseat to Roblox... But I do hope that, as restrictions are...

Fleet and Farnborough Chess Club has held a couple of meetings, but is (a) restricted by limited venue opening, but critically (b) facing diminished numbers at both age ends

Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 18, 2020 2:39 pm

They have upgraded it from offering nothing to being given the right to enter ECF and some other online events.

OK... worth next to nothing

I think you might reasonably ask why the Finance Director's report doesn't consider the worst case scenario in the Membership Director's report on predicted renewals, which is that net membership income, after deduction of VAT, drops to just under £50K. Given that, given the costs, any Junior Bronz...

If females choose to play chess that's fine. If not then there won't be much sexism around. Perhaps the (not even always unintended) sexism is the reason why females choose not to play chess? There should be nothing intrinsically discriminatory in chess... it is, after all, a cerebral activity. But...

Grading and entries into the database clearly involve humans, and humans are not perfect. As a mere player, I appreciate their commitment (both as graders and tournament organisers). That only 28 possible "obvious" duplicates were found is quite impressive! So, frankly, not a lot to see here! Maybe ...

Excellent... this is (and the other posts are) what I've been looking for

We'll see you there...!

Sorry Paul

Although I should reiterate she wrote "0-1" not "resigns"... and that was (ahem) corrected (/ahem) to 1/2 - 1/2

But she won't do that again...

Nick Grey wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 04, 2020 3:18 pm

What is the basis of 1850? It is too high compared to me and is insulting to most adults and current junior chess players.

Indeed... I almost want my existing grading expunged from the record! A draw against a 1850 (ECF 153) would be a career high

Paul McKeown wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 02, 2020 6:08 pm

Shhh! Better I don't know. Writing 0 - 1 on a scoresheet is a resignation

Maybe I've misread the writing... after all it was crossed out quickly...

"Kazic said that the resignation of the player who had the move (ie didn't see the e.p) should have taken precedence." That is logical, as you don't usually resign when it's the opponent's move (except when his/her eyes light up when you move and you realise you've mislaid a queen...) In perhaps th...

While I must congratulate Tim on his appointment, surely it is a sad state of affairs that ECF was not able to appoint a woman to the role of Women's Recruitment Officer?