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FIDE with photo In recognition of his consistently strong results from the 1950s through the 1970s, the FIDE Council awarded Nei the title of Honorary Grandmaster in February 2024. How magnanimous of them. They wait 50 years, until he's 93, when his life expectancy can be measured in months, and th...

I'm amazed that they can afford to trade in central London. The rateable value of 44 Baker Street is £76,500. Which means that their business rates are £32,895 per year. Then there's the lease, which for 1000 square feet (this includes the sales floor and back office, toilet etc) in that location is...

Is it necessary to quote the job titles of the Parliamentary team? Or the fact that they are a lord, a baroness or an MP?

Its not even her actual CV that was "improved", but her LinkedIn profile. Which is done, if not by "everybody" (and yes, I know that's not really a defence anyway) then quite possibly by every other person. Almost certainly including many of our intrepid truth seeking without fear or favour "journa...

Mick Norris wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 04, 2025 8:07 pm

Women are badly treated in politics and in chess

Possibly. Do you think Margaret Thatcher was treated badly for being a woman?

You are going to have to be more specific on what the "1985 Guardian story" actually was. Or is this just another non sequitur? Pick any story. Right-wing media publishes stories critical of women in public office because they are women. Left-wing media publishes stories critical of women in public...

A 2025 Telegraph story on Rachel Reeves = right wing media attacking our Chancellor because she’s a woman.

A 1985 Guardian story on Margaret Thatcher = left wing media holding our Prime Minister to account.

If you are going to get all pompous about what is a genuine nothingburger, then it is "junior aide" not "aid". Your more general whinge might have more merit if Reeves were the only politico to have ever tried to take advantage of the fact the vast majority of our media are sloppy, incurious, credu...

It’s more interesting to me WHY someone in one of the highest roles in government would invoke a childhood hobby of thirty years ago in the first place. Of course, we know the reason. It’s because Reeves wants to leverage that popular misconception that chess players are towering intellects or supre...

I once turned up to a match to find all the players drunk and beer cans covering the floor. Bud Light stopped play.

i found something rather odd, in some games my opponent didnt take a piece or pawn and i could just march a pawn up the board plus in those games they played the same moves exactly in the game -i won 14/14 and only got 70 cents for it Haha, yes I don't think one is ever going to get rich with Chess...

From the FAQ https://www.chessmoney.com/cm/faq ChessMoney uses patent-pending chess-specific, proprietary methods and algorithms to automatically identify when any player is likely to be cheating, regardless of how they may be doing so. The automated cheat-detection work constantly around the clock...

If you've bought goods or services online, it's almost certain that you have contracted with companies that have the same level of transparency as Chess Money, as what I have described is standard practice. I am fairly sure I never bought anything from anybody after being badgered to do so by someo...

If you've bought goods or services online, it's almost certain that you have contracted with companies that have the same level of transparency as Chess Money, as what I have described is standard practice.

Do you buy goods or services online?