British Online Chess Championships 18th December 2020 to 3rd January 2021

Details of upcoming UK events, please provide working links if possible.
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Re: British Online Chess Championships 18th December 2020 to 3rd January 2021

Post by Kevin Thurlow » Wed Dec 23, 2020 7:28 pm

There are certainly some interesting results in some of the sections.

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Re: British Online Chess Championships 18th December 2020 to 3rd January 2021

Post by Jonathan Rogers » Wed Dec 23, 2020 7:43 pm

go on then ....

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Re: British Online Chess Championships 18th December 2020 to 3rd January 2021

Post by Matthew Turner » Wed Dec 23, 2020 8:51 pm

Jonathan Rogers wrote:
Wed Dec 23, 2020 7:27 pm
The games can now be followed on chessbomb, it has pointed out to me. Round 3 is live and is the first round with some interesting pairings: Turner v Fernandez, and Ghasi v Adams. Unfortunately, with the field assembled I don't expect there to be more than a handful of interesting games per round but perhaps others will think differently.
There is commentary here too

https://www.youtube.com/c/GameChangerCh ... &flow=grid

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Re: British Online Chess Championships 18th December 2020 to 3rd January 2021

Post by Kevin Thurlow » Sun Dec 27, 2020 6:52 pm

"There are certainly some interesting results in some of the sections."

Well, you expect the odd unexpected result. Many years ago, I (graded about 180) beat a 225 one evening, went to my club a couple of days later and lost to a 125 (who played really well, and I wasn't being more arrogant than usual). So I expect some randomness - it is necessary to look at the actual games, before making accusations. But sometimes, you are entitled to raise an eyebrow.

Today we have Michael Adams vs Matthew Turner. I predict 1 point for the West country.

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Re: British Online Chess Championships 18th December 2020 to 3rd January 2021

Post by Wadih Khoury » Sun Dec 27, 2020 7:24 pm

Are they commenting only the main championship or also other sections (like the Junior, women, etc..)?

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Re: British Online Chess Championships 18th December 2020 to 3rd January 2021

Post by J T Melsom » Sun Dec 27, 2020 9:53 pm

There was commentary on the women today as well as the main event , and the juniors will be covered tomorrow morning.

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Re: British Online Chess Championships 18th December 2020 to 3rd January 2021

Post by Leonard Barden » Sun Dec 27, 2020 10:14 pm

Who is Peter Finn?


1959 rating, seeded 23rd, 22 years old, 3.5/4 and paired with Adams on top board tomorrow, outplayed IM Wadsworth tonight and GM Hebden in round 3, only draw was with GM Lalic, TPR 2697.....

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Post by J T Melsom » Sun Dec 27, 2020 10:22 pm

Former club-mate of mine. Former team mate of IM Wadsworth in the Cambridge team at the Varsity match.

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Post by John Upham » Sun Dec 27, 2020 10:24 pm

Peter Finn : Berks & Bucks Congress, 2013


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Re: British Online Chess Championships 18th December 2020 to 3rd January 2021

Post by Richard Bates » Mon Dec 28, 2020 8:11 am

Under the "Zoom" arrangement do players get to see their opponents, or is it "arbiter access only"? In OTB chess the advantage of high rating doesn't just come from being the better player (obviously) but also often from the psychological impacts at the board. I could imagine some of that could be lost when playing online, and some players rely on it quite heavily.

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Re: British Online Chess Championships 18th December 2020 to 3rd January 2021

Post by Matthew Turner » Mon Dec 28, 2020 8:30 am

Everyone is on the same zoom call, so you could watch you opponent or any of the other players, but I assume most players will just have the board on their screen.

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Re: British Online Chess Championships 18th December 2020 to 3rd January 2021

Post by Pete Heaven » Mon Dec 28, 2020 8:46 am

For those of us following his games this year, I don't think it's a huge surprise he's doing very well. He's scored +17 =7 -3 across 4NCL competitions this year, so he was bringing some very good form into the British.

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Re: British Online Chess Championships 18th December 2020 to 3rd January 2021

Post by Richard Bates » Mon Dec 28, 2020 10:28 am

Matthew Turner wrote:
Mon Dec 28, 2020 8:30 am
Everyone is on the same zoom call, so you could watch you opponent or any of the other players, but I assume most players will just have the board on their screen.
Interesting. I think i'd put my opponent on second screen. I wonder if players are more revealing in their reactions when playing online. I would suspect that there's a lot less deliberate active "expressionising". But there might also be less "poker facing". I'm making up lots of words here.

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Re: British Online Chess Championships 18th December 2020 to 3rd January 2021

Post by David Sedgwick » Mon Dec 28, 2020 11:50 am

Matthew Turner wrote:
Mon Dec 28, 2020 8:30 am
Everyone is on the same zoom call, so you could watch you opponent or any of the other players, but I assume most players will just have the board on their screen.
Richard Bates wrote:
Mon Dec 28, 2020 10:28 am
Interesting. I think i'd put my opponent on second screen. I wonder if players are more revealing in their reactions when playing online. I would suspect that there's a lot less deliberate active "expressionising". But there might also be less "poker facing". I'm making up lots of words here.
I am one of the "Zoom arbiters."

Players are only allowed to have one screen open. They have the Zoom call and the Chess.com page open in windows on their screen. They are not allowed to have other windows open unless specifically authorised by the arbiter. They have to share their screen on Zoom.

As Matthew says, most players prefer to minimise the Zoom window and concentrate on the Chess.com page, but they may have the Zoom window open permanently or periodically if they wish.

Meanwhile the Zoom arbiter alternates between observing the players and observing their screens, making a note of anything potentially suspicious for the Fair Play team to check out later. This nearly always leads to the conclusion that there is no cause for concern.

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Re: British Online Chess Championships 18th December 2020 to 3rd January 2021

Post by Richard Bates » Mon Dec 28, 2020 11:58 am

David Sedgwick wrote:
Mon Dec 28, 2020 11:50 am
Matthew Turner wrote:
Mon Dec 28, 2020 8:30 am
Everyone is on the same zoom call, so you could watch you opponent or any of the other players, but I assume most players will just have the board on their screen.
Richard Bates wrote:
Mon Dec 28, 2020 10:28 am
Interesting. I think i'd put my opponent on second screen. I wonder if players are more revealing in their reactions when playing online. I would suspect that there's a lot less deliberate active "expressionising". But there might also be less "poker facing". I'm making up lots of words here.
I am one of the "Zoom arbiters."

Players are only allowed to have one screen open. They have the Zoom call and the Chess.com page open in windows on their screen. They are not allowed to have other windows open unless specifically authorised by the arbiter. They have to share their screen on Zoom.

As Matthew says, most players prefer to minimise the Zoom window and concentrate on the Chess.com page, but they may have the Zoom window open permanently or periodically if they wish.

Meanwhile the Zoom arbiter alternates between observing the players and observing their screens, making a note of anything potentially suspicious for the Fair Play team to check out later. This nearly always leads to the conclusion that there is no cause for concern.
OK. Then i'd just have to have a big screen :)

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