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London Chess Classic?David Gilbert wrote:It’s been a long time since we saw Matthew Sadler playing chess in England, except maybe the occasional 4NCL game. But there's his name at the top of the 283 entries for Blackpool next week. Come to the North West for the biggest weekend congress of the season. It should be a good weekend. Mind you it often rains, or if you’re really unlucky it snows, so bring your sowester, yellow is very fashionable at the moment.
Seven 4NCL games from the last nine opportunities? He looks like becoming a 4NCL regular.David Gilbert wrote:It’s been a long time since we saw Matthew Sadler playing chess in England, except maybe the occasional 4NCL game. But there's his name at the top of the 283 entries for Blackpool next week. Come to the North West for the biggest weekend congress of the season. It should be a good weekend. Mind you it often rains, or if you’re really unlucky it snows, so bring your sowester, yellow is very fashionable at the moment.
That's right. There were about 400 entries in 2012 when there were six sections, against around 300 in 2013 when there were five sections. With a week to go there are (now) 285 for five sections, and often it's the last week when people commit themselves, so I'd expect those numbers to rise closer to the 350 mark.Matt Mackenzie wrote:283 entries?? Was a bit higher than that just a few years ago......
Two possible suggestions:Matt Mackenzie wrote:I entered this congress every year between 1995 and 2012 (with a single exception) But I never even got sent an entry form this year - why not?
Come on down! It’s easy to enter on-line, and when you get to Blackpool you can ask your question of the organisers face-to-face. I don’t remember getting an entry form through the post, but then I didn’t enter last year either. Numbers up to 333 on tonight's update.Matt Mackenzie wrote:Either explanation is possible, would be interested to know what it is though
Looks ok from here but it's a very quick look and I don't have virus scanner software anyway.Sean Hewitt wrote:Anybody else having problems with the tournament website?
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If you get in, you are rewarded with Surtees v Sadler as top board pairing. Matthew electing the French as the best antidote to the offbeat Surtees opening theories.Sean Hewitt wrote:Anybody else having problems with the tournament website?
Yes looks horribly lost already.Roger de Coverly wrote:If you get in, you are rewarded with Surtees v Sadler as top board pairing. Matthew electing the French as the best antidote to the offbeat Surtees opening theories.Sean Hewitt wrote:Anybody else having problems with the tournament website?
(edit) Although positional in style, Matthew was always very sharp on tactics. Here ( 10 .. Nxe5) it looks as if a miniature could be in prospect.(/edit)
To be fair he is losing a second on c6 as well as perhaps only being able to castle into a further mess.Christopher Kreuzer wrote:I see Hebden has won in 18 moves on board 2 (the younger Fernandez respectfully resigning once the GM had won a pawn)!