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Baruch Harald Wood looms large in British Chess History. Managed to keep his magazine in production throughout the Second World War, after being ordered into War Work, as an Industrial Chemist. Of course, he had the support of his wife, Peggy. Full of praise for Alexander Alekhine, before the War, ...

Well private bodies like insurers or indeed the ECF may indeed want to set their own "guidance".

The point is surely though that once things become no longer prohibited by law, the pressure to permit them will likely be considerable.

TWIC Already people suggesting that he "tanked" deliberately to help his countryman....... I am surprised that you didn't take the time to note that like any sane person you thought this was total nonsense . After all, with his second win against a compatriot, Alekseenko would have been just half a...

TWIC Alekseenko said afterwards "It was an awful game, I didn't remember the opening, probably I didn't have to play 8...Be7 and then I also started to play bad moves and my position became worse and worse." Already people suggesting that he "tanked" deliberately to help his countryman.......

If his nerves are good - and given what is at stake, that is quite an if! - I expect Nepo should do it.

I also think he will hope to win at least one more game.

World Snooker Championship on Eurosport tday. Commentator:' If this were a chess game, Maflin might be inclined to resign'. I am sure he meant the individual frame, not the whole match. That was a very accurate analogy. In a spectator situation, Chess players often do resign too early, in my view. ...

I think that Hartston did some stuff for the Mail on Sunday (though of course that didn't exist until the early 80s)?

MVL still seems to be in a bit of a slump.

Grischuk the only one still without a win after today.

Some way from totally lifted yet, and not just in London but across the UK.

No, rather that this review is the first in a while that says "we don't recommend this" (though maybe I am misremembering)

Ah, a bad review finally!

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