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Paul Cooksey wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 14, 2023 1:49 pm

The curse of Sedgwick may require a move from the planned meeting room. Those in Manchester hopeful of finding a new site.

Laugh Out Loud

I would just like to mention that Shohreh Bayat is the Chief Arbiter this year.

John Saunders wrote: ↑

Tue May 23, 2023 3:53 pm

A lovely man, I shall miss him.

As will I and all Varsity Match aficionados. RIP David

There are times when I really don't know what to say, but I'll try.

Sue was a wonderful woman, devoted to Gawain and latterly to their family.

RIP

I am sorry to report that Stevie Hilton passed away on 16th April after a long illness. Stevie played in the Ayrshire League for Irvine and then joined Prestwick, helping them to win the Ayrshire League. He also played in the Glasgow League for Paisley. He was also a regular at weekend tournaments ...

Paul McKeown wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 14, 2023 12:18 pm

Keep mending, David.

Thank you Paul.

When I get paired with DRS44 on Chessdotcom I'll know you're well on the mend, David! All the very best for your contiuned recovery, and may the wait to play you again not be very long. Thank you Keith. It may not be for a little while, as I shall need to see the optician and get some new glasses f...

Thanks again for all the good wishes both here and elsewhere. I am continuing to make steady progress, although it is frustratingly slow at times. I am not yet ready to return to playing chess and when I do it is likely to be online initially. On Wednesday 22nd March I signed a contract to remain pe...

This was posted on Wenesday 22nd March 2023 on the Home page of the English Federation for Correspondence Chess "The player Kevin J. Thurlow with ICCF ID 210507 has achieved enough norms to receive the title of ICCF Correspondence Chess Master. Congratulations." I would like to add my congratulatio...

Earlier this afternoon I was deeply saddened to learn of the recent death of Albert Vasse.

He was the Co-founder of DGT and a distinguished International Arbiter with whom I had the pleasure of working at the London Chess Classic for nine years.

Rest in peace, my friend.

Thank you again to everyone for all the good wishes. I am cotinuing to make a slow but steady recovery. Since Tuesday 21st February I have been living at a Sheltered Housing facility in The Croydon area. This is for an initial trial period of four weeks. I don't want to post any further details for ...

I never expected to see a thread on this forum displaying such complete unanimity as this one has done. Still less did I imagine that I would be the subject of any such thread. I am extremely grateful for all the good wishes which I have received, both on this Forum and elsewhere. I am making slow p...

Then, at the European Individual Championships earlier this year, Ukrainians were permitted not to play Russians, including FID players. That's not been applied at this event - there've been 6 Ukraine vs. FID pairings so far and all games have been played. I understand that it was made clear before...

Boris Gelfand playing two Iranians in succession has wiped out his minus score. I thought FIDE intended to take a hard line on Iranian political defaults. Does it go no further than banning arbiters from fiddling the pairings? I remember Nigel tweeting about it but not sure if his enthusiasm was sh...

Stephen Westmoreland wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 26, 2022 7:51 pm

I understand it was a JustGo/Admit error. No biggie.

I only noticed this thread after I had reported the triplication to the ECF. I wonder how many similar emails they received.