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Neill - I just finished reading that in my Echo.

I am not complaining about mine - it can stay up...

http://chess-db.com/public/pinfo.jsp?id=402605

Well apparently he's just been voted off.

I can't work out if this is good or bad for chess.

Yes, David, I was grateful they had 64 squares...

I didn't like that song much when ABBA did it, never mind Rylan.

PS - I don't actually WATCH the X Factor of course. Just heard about it from a friend

http://xfactor.itv.com/2012/videos/live ... 200994.htm

Not sure if this is going to help our desire for publicity.

Warning - those of a sensitive disposition may wish to avoid...

Agreed, good luck Matt! All in a good cause, ladies and gentlemen...

Stewart - thank you so much for those memories. I am friends with Sophia on Facebook and also remember Jamie. You must have worked with her a lot over the years, she was at Lloyds Bank Masters every time I think. I can remember asking her (and you) for tickets to the last night party. Gary said Lond...

Just heard back from Gary: this was the New York match. Five players in London and 5 in the USA via video conferencing.

Roger - I think Gary said it was versus the USA so would be the NY London satellite simul .

Simon! Hello!

Yes it does look like Malcolm.

I shall see if Gary can shed any more light on who why what...

I recognise the two behind Kasparov - is one of them Dimitri Agnos??

Stuart Conquest is behind Gary.

Thanks Stewart - he really was an amazing influence. We did a tour of Denmark with Westergate school, and went to Germany for the European Girls. I recall the brilliant ARC tournaments were held at Westergate, as was the World Girls Under 16 in 1981, won by a 12 year old Zsuzsa Polgar (who wanted to...

Gary Lane (pictured here partly obscured on the right) sent me this picture of the Kasparov Simul - this was taken in Limehouse Studios. I can see Neil Carr and Pete Wells, Eric Schiller too - any other ideas anyone?

They were all discussing the games via video link.