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Thomas Rendle wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:58 pm

I'm really looking forward to the final and I'm intending to do some commentary, obviously concentrating on Division 1 but maybe checking out other games as well. I wonder what team Guildford will field for the final!?

They don't have a great deal of choice:

Guildford Young Guns
Number Player Title Jnr. Nat. DM cat DM num ECF FIDE Grade Other Current 4NCL Restrict
1 Lagarde, Maxime g FRA E ME024764 300353L 662399 263 2655 2655
2 Suarez Real, Alberto i ESP B ME000597 285691J 2218534 237 2448 2448
3 Clarke, Brandon G I i ENG G ME002313 252094B 400319 239 2424 2424
4 Wadsworth, Matthew J i ENG G ME010107 263810B 415804 240 2416 2416
5 Grieve, Harry f ENG G ME005979 272996K 426520 213 2355 2355
6 Stoyanov, Viktor j ENG JG ME016104 299313C 450308 220 2240 2240
7 Kalaiyalahan, Akshaya f ENG G ME000415 280020C 422894 203 2149 2149
8 Price, Gwilym ENG G ME005869 273064K 443980 194 2097 2097

LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 24, 2020 3:34 pm

They don't have a great deal of choice:

Must be terrible, having a shortage of decent players

Roger Lancaster wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 24, 2020 4:25 pm

LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 24, 2020 3:34 pm

They don't have a great deal of choice:

Must be terrible, having a shortage of decent players

No disrespect meant to anyone on the list, it was my slightly tactless way of saying that they can't add anyone who hasn't already played.

LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 24, 2020 4:36 pm

Roger Lancaster wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 24, 2020 4:25 pm

LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 24, 2020 3:34 pm

They don't have a great deal of choice:

Must be terrible, having a shortage of decent players

No disrespect meant to anyone on the list, it was my slightly tactless way of saying that they can't add anyone who hasn't already played.

No, my turn to apologise, I'll remember not to use irony in future.

Roger Lancaster wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 25, 2020 12:52 pm

LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 24, 2020 4:36 pm

Roger Lancaster wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 24, 2020 4:25 pm

Must be terrible, having a shortage of decent players

No disrespect meant to anyone on the list, it was my slightly tactless way of saying that they can't add anyone who hasn't already played.

No, my turn to apologise, I'll remember not to use irony in future.

That's sarcasm, not irony.

Adam Raoof wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 25, 2020 12:59 pm

Roger Lancaster wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 25, 2020 12:52 pm

LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 24, 2020 4:36 pm

No disrespect meant to anyone on the list, it was my slightly tactless way of saying that they can't add anyone who hasn't already played.

No, my turn to apologise, I'll remember not to use irony in future.

That's sarcasm, not irony.

Oh, okay, I won't use that either!

Roger Lancaster wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 25, 2020 12:52 pm

LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 24, 2020 4:36 pm

Roger Lancaster wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 24, 2020 4:25 pm

Must be terrible, having a shortage of decent players

No disrespect meant to anyone on the list, it was my slightly tactless way of saying that they can't add anyone who hasn't already played.

No, my turn to apologise, I'll remember not to use irony in future.

No worries Roger, I understood that it was irony.

My original comment was indirectly in answer to the question about who Guildford might have in the final. I wasn't sure if it was widely known that no further registrations were possible and if people might be expecting Guildford 2600s to descend en mass. They still have a very strong squad so a close final is in prospect.

I was wondering about wild cards, I mean risking someone else winning something to do with the 4NCL? Not really their usual style

MartinCarpenter wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 25, 2020 4:01 pm

I was wondering about wild cards, I mean risking someone else winning something to do with the 4NCL? Not really their usual style

There are no wild cards in the Online 4NCL. There's a further restriction that anyone playing in the final must have played at least once in the first 10 rounds and have been one of the registered players for the team when the team lists for round 10 were due for submission.

John McKenna wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 24, 2020 8:51 am

What follows is my unofficial version.

Finals -

Div 1 -

Chessable WR I v. Guildford Younguns

Div. 2 -

Wood Green Youth v. ChessPlus Beta

Div. 3 -

Brentwood v. Warwick U. B

Div. 4 -

Celtic Tiger Cubs v. Chessmates

As far as I can see all of the above has been confirmed.

(Commiserations to Bon Accord B who lost on tie-break in the Div. 4 semifinal.)

I'm going to do some commentary on tonight's final at www.twitch.tv/im_trendle

Thomas Rendle wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 30, 2020 12:02 pm

I'm going to do some commentary on tonight's final

In live coverage events, is there anything other than honesty that prevents the players themselves listening in?

Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 30, 2020 12:26 pm

Thomas Rendle wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 30, 2020 12:02 pm

I'm going to do some commentary on tonight's final

In live coverage events, is there anything other than honesty that prevents the players themselves listening in?

Not really, no, but the same goes for any form of outside assistance. I won't be using a computer to assist me so watching would likely be of little value in the Division 1 final I'll be concentrating on.

Thomas Rendle wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 30, 2020 12:41 pm

Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 30, 2020 12:26 pm

Thomas Rendle wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 30, 2020 12:02 pm

I'm going to do some commentary on tonight's final

In live coverage events, is there anything other than honesty that prevents the players themselves listening in?

Not really, no, but the same goes for any form of outside assistance. I won't be using a computer to assist me so watching would likely be of little value in the Division 1 final I'll be concentrating on.

Could you broadcast with a small delay - I think Phil Makepeace does that for his simuls and other events.

Angus French wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 30, 2020 2:44 pm

Thomas Rendle wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 30, 2020 12:41 pm

Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 30, 2020 12:26 pm

In live coverage events, is there anything other than honesty that prevents the players themselves listening in?

Not really, no, but the same goes for any form of outside assistance. I won't be using a computer to assist me so watching would likely be of little value in the Division 1 final I'll be concentrating on.

Could you broadcast with a small delay - I think Phil Makepeace does that for his simuls and other events.

Yes, I've gone for a stream delay as a sensible precaution.