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Jersey Chess Festival 2013
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 3:01 pm
by Adam Raoof
I'm told that the organisers have invested in a couple of DGT boards and will be broadcasting the top two games from the Masters here;
http://www.jerseychessclub.com
We have a strong entry, with four strong GMs - Krasenkov and Rozentalis, Rausis and our own Mark Hebden. The chasing field includes IM Lawrence Trent.
Re: Jersey Chess Festival 2013
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 4:54 pm
by LawrenceCooper
Adam Raoof wrote:I'm told that the organisers have invested in a couple of DGT boards and will be broadcasting the top two games from the Masters here;
http://www.jerseychessclub.com
We have a strong entry, with four strong GMs - Krasenkov and Rozentalis, Rausis and our own Mark Hebden. The chasing field includes IM Lawrence Trent.
" Mark Hebden, aged 65"
http://www.jerseychessclub.com/jcf2013news.html
Re: Jersey Chess Festival 2013
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:32 pm
by Richard Bates
LawrenceCooper wrote:Adam Raoof wrote:I'm told that the organisers have invested in a couple of DGT boards and will be broadcasting the top two games from the Masters here;
http://www.jerseychessclub.com
We have a strong entry, with four strong GMs - Krasenkov and Rozentalis, Rausis and our own Mark Hebden. The chasing field includes IM Lawrence Trent.
" Mark Hebden, aged 65"
http://www.jerseychessclub.com/jcf2013news.html
Peak rating wasn't 2567 either. FIDE and Wikipedia don't go back further than 2000.
Re: Jersey Chess Festival 2013
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:01 pm
by Barry Sandercock
Is there a problem with the live games ? I'm unable to get them.
Re: Jersey Chess Festival 2013
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:19 pm
by Adam Raoof
Barry Sandercock wrote:Is there a problem with the live games ? I'm unable to get them.
Due to unexpectedly high demand to watch Justin Hadi's game, we had a technical hiccup! Now fixed, though we might have to pay for extra bandwidth on the server...
Re: Jersey Chess Festival 2013
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 9:57 pm
by Jonathan Rogers
Adam Raoof wrote:I'm told that the organisers have invested in a couple of DGT boards and will be broadcasting the top two games from the Masters here;
http://www.jerseychessclub.com
We have a strong entry, with four strong GMs - Krasenkov and Rozentalis, Rausis and our own Mark Hebden. The chasing field includes IM Lawrence Trent.
With all due respect to the competitors, if there is a chasing field at all then it
is Lawrence Trent ...
Re: Jersey Chess Festival 2013
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:01 pm
by Adam Raoof
Jonathan Rogers wrote:Adam Raoof wrote:I'm told that the organisers have invested in a couple of DGT boards and will be broadcasting the top two games from the Masters here;
http://www.jerseychessclub.com
We have a strong entry, with four strong GMs - Krasenkov and Rozentalis, Rausis and our own Mark Hebden. The chasing field includes IM Lawrence Trent.
With all due respect to the competitors, if there is a chasing field at all then it
is Lawrence Trent ...
Lawrence is writing a blog for chess.com about the event, and is watching board one with interest!
Re: Jersey Chess Festival 2013
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:15 am
by Richard Bates
Jonathan Rogers wrote:Adam Raoof wrote:I'm told that the organisers have invested in a couple of DGT boards and will be broadcasting the top two games from the Masters here;
http://www.jerseychessclub.com
We have a strong entry, with four strong GMs - Krasenkov and Rozentalis, Rausis and our own Mark Hebden. The chasing field includes IM Lawrence Trent.
With all due respect to the competitors, if there is a chasing field at all then it
is Lawrence Trent ...
I think Lawrence was playing in the hope of pursuing a GM norm - but as far as I can work out that's not possible even if he plays the strongest possible field.
Re: Jersey Chess Festival 2013
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:27 am
by LawrenceCooper
Anyone else unable to access the live games? I'm being re-directed to another page.
Re: Jersey Chess Festival 2013
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:34 am
by Barry Sandercock
Yes. I am getting DARMOWY HOSTING (Whatever that is ! )
Re: Jersey Chess Festival 2013
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:43 am
by Adam Raoof
Barry Sandercock wrote:Yes. I am getting DARMOWY HOSTING (Whatever that is ! )
Working on it right now, bear with us....
Re: Jersey Chess Festival 2013
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:50 am
by Barry Sandercock
All O.K. now. Thanks Adam.
Re: Jersey Chess Festival 2013
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:51 pm
by Adam Raoof
Richard Bates wrote:Jonathan Rogers wrote:Adam Raoof wrote:I'm told that the organisers have invested in a couple of DGT boards and will be broadcasting the top two games from the Masters here;
http://www.jerseychessclub.com
We have a strong entry, with four strong GMs - Krasenkov and Rozentalis, Rausis and our own Mark Hebden. The chasing field includes IM Lawrence Trent.
With all due respect to the competitors, if there is a chasing field at all then it
is Lawrence Trent ...
I think Lawrence was playing in the hope of pursuing a GM norm - but as far as I can work out that's not possible even if he plays the strongest possible field.
Can you show your workings, or are you going on gut instinct?!
Re: Jersey Chess Festival 2013
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 3:38 pm
by Adam Raoof
PS a selection of photos are here -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamraoof/
Brendan O'Gorman is taking photos and they'll appear soon
Lawrence Trent now writes a blog for chess.com
http://www.chess.com/blog/LawrenceTrent ... ing-cherry
and is going to be writing about the Festival.
Dates for 2014, provisionally, 12th March for five days
Out of interest why is this event not on the ECF calendar, when Guernsey is?
Re: Jersey Chess Festival 2013
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 4:02 pm
by IM Jack Rudd
Adam Raoof wrote:Out of interest why is this event not on the ECF calendar, when Guernsey is?
My guess would be that Guernsey made a successful application to be an ECF-graded event, and Jersey didn't.