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So the gist of this is that Nakamura sometimes resorts to underhanded tactics, and as a result he is not trusted?

Don't we all...

These are isolated incidents though. It all sounds rather petty to me. More like handbags at ten paces than anything else. What have the chess playing elite got to complain about anyway. They don't know how good they've got it.

Interesting that Nakamuras possible unpopularity with his peers is counterbalanced by being easily the most popular online chess personality. As for the unpopular English GM - that has stumped me. I thought our "top" 3 "young" players were all very affable and popular. What's the reason why he's un...

What does 'And it is' mean in: Iceland feels like a mystical land of stunning beauty. And it is... It is a conjunction that serves to connect the two sentences. The second sentence confirms that "Iceland is a land of stunning beauty". NB: There was a time when school teachers of English in the UK t...

Money doesn't buy you happiness.

I only counted 91 in that position.

Ten checkmates are delivered in one blow here. Can you find the move which did it and can it be/has it been beaten in a single move in seperate puzzle?

I’ve just inherited what looks like a nice small wooden chess set after the death of my grandma - wondering if anyone’s seen anything similar / has any information about the set? Unfortunately it doesn’t have a board with it. 7485F87A-F116-4B42-A80C-8333245945EF.jpeg The king is 6cm tall with a 2cm...

What would you say his best game was?

Yes, as far as I know polite requests require shall only, 'Shall I put the kettle on' for example.

NickFaulks wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 03, 2021 2:35 pm

Or I shall be accused.

What's the one function 'shall' has which 'will' does not have. Or how can we make a sentence where we can't replace 'shall' with 'will'?

Matt Mackenzie wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 27, 2021 3:18 pm

There is Karpov Move By Move, written by Sam Collins.

No idea how good it is, but the mere fact it isn't by Cyrus Lakdawala may be seen by some as a point in its favour.

Thanks, I didn't know that book existed.

Geoff Chandler wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 27, 2021 3:19 pm

I use to work in an Origami Shop...but it folded.

I'm a black belt in origami -so be careful.

Mike Gunn wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 27, 2021 11:03 am

How Karpov wins (Mednis) - 2nd ed. reprinted by Dover is OK.

Thanks, I'll try and take a look in due course.