English Chess Forum

Well done ECF - particularly Gary Willson. I received the clocks my club had ordered last week. Ever since we announced our interest in the offer, Gary kept us informed as to progress and seems to have had everything well organised. I suspect that if things had gone a bit 'free sets for schools', we...

As the Cambridgeshire delegate, I agreed to nominate Peter for this position last year and was very pleased when he requested that I do the same this year. Although I can hardly claim to know him well, I was impressed with his work organising the 2020 Chess Championships (however, I would be interes...

Carlsen winning! (>+4)
Is this match as important geopoliticaly as Fisher Spassky or the K vs K matches (not Kramnik!)?

During the finance presentation yesterday there was a circular graphic of a chessboard.
Across its diameter I counted 8 squares (ranks and files)
Assuming White was at the bottom (conventional), the KB would have been on a black square.
Just thought I'd mention it.

Odd. :? I don't recall any mention of the forum closing down on Saturday. I don't mean as part of the agenda, but as smalltalk, gossip, in passing comment. Mind you the Publicity Manager did talk about several other subjects. Did I miss it? Some might consider a meeting of chess reps from all parts ...

The £100k reserves objective was discussed by Council at the April 2014 meeting. You were at that meeting.[/quote] Hi Mike, Yes I was and struggled to understand the justification then too. I am no student of finance, so whilst I understand the need for financial diligence I found it difficult to s...

Apologies to the requisitionists of the final 2 items of business yesterday that we didn't get around to them. The budget and related matters were pretty well bound to generate a great deal of debate, on top of what I felt were good presentations, whilst some aspects of the governance proposals gen...

What have I missed? Saw this in the SaBCB "GOODBYE AND THANKS This blog has ceased publication. The entry for Friday 11 March 2016 was our final posting." Together with the cryptic at the time (to me) final words. "So it makes a kind of sense that when a proper ending comes along, I really don't kno...

all done at 18:30

I found it very useful.
I'm mostly tapping away on my notes for Cambridgeshire.

point of information;
budgeted cost of internet and website =£1000

you wouldn't want a webcam

next to John Wickham

1st mention of forum.

John philpott applauded for his efforts of last 17 months. Bens already asking qus!