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Have to agree there.

Of course the banter scenario here is White means to play Qd6+, but instead plays Qd7 and - not seeing it is mate - claims a mouseslip

I see from the last link that he was a fellow 2c3 Sicilian devotee

(given his liking for tactical play, that shouldn't be possible if you believe certain - wrong - people)

South Lakes Congress is off for 2021, because the venue (Kendal Leisure Centre) is going to be unavailable until the end of the year.

The better news is that it has already been booked for the tournament to return in mid 2022

So man/woman civil partnerships are officially a thing now? Since 2nd December 2019, under the terms of the Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Act 2019. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Partnerships,_Marriages_and_Deaths_(Registration_etc)_Act_2019 Thanks, don't know qui...

So man/woman civil partnerships are officially a thing now?

Thanks for that, though it suggests he still played soccer at a reasonably high level.

(pretty sure I saw the "international" claim made before Addict was published, maybe in a chess - possibly Chess - magazine?)

There was the Romanian turned German IM Bela Soos, who played football for his native country at international level.

Depends rather on what those "other measures" are.

By "the first film" in this instance do you mean the late 1960s original?

EJH was referring to the first "modern" Planet Of The Apes film, he made no comment on either of those that you mention.

I really don't think it was *that* bad, but each to their own as ever.

JustinHorton wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 11, 2021 11:49 am

I hope he's better in it than he is in last night's film

Your low opinion of it is interesting, the modern POTA films seem to be well regarded by many.

His dismissal of the present PM with a single four letter expletive is entertaining, though.

Cancer at 15, that's pretty awful.

Hmmm, not sure about such sweeping generalisations myself.

(and some notorious previous "sharp practice" merchants have been European)