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Following on from previous topics I have managed this morning to pair

Pairings round 4 (Sunday, 27 November 2011)

Table White Flags Score Fed. Rating Black Flags Score Fed. Rating Result

38 Moore, John T Eastbourne 2.0 Bri 120 Moore, John R Surrey 2.0 Bri 135

Sean Hewitt wrote:Following on from previous topics I have managed this morning to pair

Really? I thought you didn't do pairings. Do you by any chance mean that Swiss Master paired them?

I claim a new record for sending a thread off topic: the very first reply.

Edit: You ... , Jonathan

In the very early days of the Manchester congress around 1970. When parings were manual I deliberately paired in a random draw.

Mr Black v Mr White

Mr Black had White because of his colour sequence.

The competitors sussed me out. The result was handed in "Black won"
It caused me a lot of trouble finding out who/what Black referred to and it taught me a lesson. I have never again paired other than strictly according to the rules.

Mind you with a name like Lamb I suspect that arbiters occasionally give me a "fun" pairing

Cheers
Harry Lamb

David Sedgwick wrote:

Sean Hewitt wrote:Following on from previous topics I have managed this morning to pair

Really? I thought you didn't do pairings. Do you by any chance mean that Swiss Master paired them?

As a learned IA said recently - computers aren't responsible for pairings; they are merely tools used by the arbiters.

Jonathan Bryant wrote:http://youtu.be/RlJGrIyt-X8

Sadly though

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15908790

In the British Rapidplay about 10 years ago there was an Albert vs Einstein in the same round as a Dolly vs Parton. I thought they were all having a laugh.

I was rather offput when playing in Vandouevre last December when on the board next to me there was a Heinz vs Bacon - I couldn't stop laughing and thinking about Bacon sarnies!

Sabrina Chevannes wrote:In the British Rapidplay about 10 years ago there was an Albert vs Einstein in the same round as a Dolly vs Parton. I thought they were all having a laugh.

I was rather offput when playing in Vandouevre last December when on the board next to me there was a Heinz vs Bacon - I couldn't stop laughing and thinking about Bacon sarnies!

We really do need a 'like' button on this forum!

Best one I can remember was at Southend some years ago - when Fox played Hare in the first round.

Alan Parsons was involved at some point -and for those of you who remember Alan!!

Oh actually - Burger-King oh and Bigg-Mack was a pairing

Oh and Short-Cummings

I have been trying to pair Tate and Lyle together at the Scottish for a few years but they are always on different scores.

We have had Marks and Spencer many times though!

In 'Chess' magazine's now defunct Addicts' Corner column Mike Fox and Richard James had a few months of 'Potty Pairings'. I sent in genuine ones from Bedford Modern School Chess Club tournaments. Best three were Wade-Anker, Singleton-King, Little-Meaney. Can't remember which were actually published.

Norman - Conquest at Hastings for one.