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Somehow I missed the earlier news of Paul's death so I'd like to make up for last time in commiserating to all. Unfortunately, haven't much time left myself but hope to add to this later.

Also covered on pp42-43, July edition, Chess Moves, file:///C:/Users/watfo/Downloads/Chess%20Moves,%20July%202025.pdf The match result shown there inadvertently omits one game where MP Jesse Norman (mentioned elsewhere as, in his youth, a strong player) helped to restore UKPCC's credibility by winni...

IM Jack Rudd wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 27, 2025 9:47 pm

For achieving a required rating, your interim rating after any game can count.

For achieving a norm, your performance after any game from your ninth onwards can count, unless the tournament is an all-play-all.

Thanks for clearing that up, Jack.

Can't remember, does FUDE permit her scores up to and including round 8 - so, effectively, her status in the hours between rounds 8 and 9 - to be used as the basis for titles?*

LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 21, 2025 6:12 am

Leonard Barden wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 14, 2025 8:07 pm

In the last 18 months Bodhana's progress has stalled, and she has got nowhere near repeating her first WIM performance.

https://s3.chess-results.com/tnrWZ.aspx ... no=1117847

Excellent start with victims 2308 and 2447, let's hope she can keep it up.

Peter Hornsby has already mentioned this under 'General News' but, for anyone who didn't pick it up there, Watford Observer's coverage of the match appeared at https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/25295350.watford-junior-chess-team-beats-parliamentarians-westminster/. The juniors packed a solid te...

In what sense is chess or Scrabble 'valueless'? Most people set great store by success, at least at chess. One could debate this endlessly. Is the argument, by extension, that all sports, games and other pastimes are 'valueless' in that they don't contribute in any way (or don't meaningfully contri...

Fwiw, my first reading of "Manager of the British Senior Team Chess Challenge" was this was something for older generations. Further, some descriptions which clearly indicate they are junior team events prove to be 'schools only' and not, as was the case of J4NCL, open to junior clubs.

3Cs website with photos Steve Rigby, the founder of Oldham-based 3Cs chess club over forty-six years ago, has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the 2025 King’s New Year’s Honours for services to chess and his work with young people in the community, therefore becoming only the thirteenth per...

Ernie gives some straightforward examples but the hard fact is that, more often than not, situations are much more ambiguous. During my time coaching juniors I was occasionally approached by others interested in coaching. I explained to one persistent enquirer that the first step was to obtain an En...

It's a minefield Kevin. Too much governance paperwork (though necessary!) can put good people off working with and developing juniors at chess. We want people to know that the governance is there to protect everyone but that folks should not fear working together to further junior/women's chess. I'...

Feedback has been provided from the Berkshire Chess Association Safeguarding Lead as follows: The problem with the ECF suggested policy for clubs is that individuals can not apply for an enhanced DBS. Only employers or organisations registered with the DBS can apply on behalf of an individual. Sinc...

I've never really understood that mentality of being worried employers will spy on your internet posting history - any manager who does that kind of thing will undoubtedly be stupid, a complete control freak and an absolute nightmare to work for so in a way you are doing yourself a favour by weedin...