World Youth Championships

[JustinHorton]

The cap was worn I'm reliably informed.

If this is true I am absolutely gobsmacked

[John Upham]

The cap was worn I'm reliably informed.

If this is true I am absolutely gobsmacked

It is not clear if it was worn with brim facing forward, rearwards or at "jaunty angle" which I'm told conveys a degree of "coolness".

If I was to wear a hat during chess it would be something like :

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[Ian Thompson]

Take a look at

https://www.chess.com/live/game/3493835 ... anlovelock

DLs accuracy is calculated at a mere 99.6% whereas his hapless 1930 opponent managed a trifling 66.2 %

The question is what happened to the .4 % ? Bad day at the office ?

By way of contrast we have :

https://www.chess.com/member/l_declan

A contrast with what? In this game White's (L_Declan) accuracy was 99.1% compared to Black's 92.9%. Black blundered a piece just before the end of the game but won because White abandoned the game.

[Pete Heaven]

You may well be on course for a close-up view of the accuracy, Ian.

Top 2 entrants in the Dorset Rapidplay on March 15th.

Ian Thompson, Crowthorne (205)

Declan Lovelock, Southbourne (195L)

https://www.dorsetchess.co.uk/100-day-c ... -possible/

[Matt Bridgeman]

...a record £1000 in cash prizes!

[Alex Holowczak]

https://www.dorsetchess.co.uk/100-day-c ... -possible/

Yet another Rapidplay that could be FIDE-rated that isn't.

[E Michael White]

..... who I recall playing in my last over-the-board tournament at Hammersmith 1972.

wasn't Barnstaple 1972 your last OTB tourney ? Your memory of your own events is probably better than mine so perhaps you weren't counting weekend events.

[Leonard Barden]

..... who I recall playing in my last over-the-board tournament at Hammersmith 1972.

wasn't Barnstaple 1972 your last OTB tourney ? Your memory of your own events is probably better than mine so perhaps you weren't counting weekend events.

I may have the year wrong, try Hammersmith 1973. My final round opponent was Jonathan Speelman.

[John Upham]

https://www.dorsetchess.co.uk/100-day-c ... -possible/

Yet another Rapidplay that could be FIDE-rated that isn't.

When are the FIDE Arbiter courses in England planned for in 2020 ?

[Alex Holowczak]

https://www.dorsetchess.co.uk/100-day-c ... -possible/

Yet another Rapidplay that could be FIDE-rated that isn't.

When are the FIDE Arbiter courses in England planned for in 2020 ?

Why does that matter? Being an ECF Level 1 Arbiter is good enough, and as you know, the next one of those is in a few weeks.

[John Upham]

Yet another Rapidplay that could be FIDE-rated that isn't.

When are the FIDE Arbiter courses in England planned for in 2020 ?

Why does that matter? Being an ECF Level 1 Arbiter is good enough, and as you know, the next one of those is in a few weeks.

OK, I can run a FIDE rated rapidplay without having a FIDE arbiter (of any level) present during the event ?

Out of interest, When are the FIDE Arbiter courses in England planned for in 2020 ?

[David Sedgwick]

OK, I can run a FIDE rated rapidplay without having a FIDE arbiter (of any level) present during the event?

You need someone who is FIDE licensed as an Arbiter at National Levels (NA) or above.

Current ECF policy is that anyone who is ECF Level 1 or above will be licensed on request.

Out of interest, When are the FIDE Arbiter courses in England planned for in 2020?

That is a question for Adrian Elwin, Director of Home Chess. He indicated at the reconvened Chess Arbiters' Association AGM in Hastings that there would be such a course.

[David Sedgwick]

I may have the year wrong, try Hammersmith 1973. My final round opponent was Jonathan Speelman.

Leonard, I played at Hammersmith 1973 and I recall that you also played. Until now I had no idea that it was your last event.

The tournament was won jointly by Tim Harding (of this parish) and Bojan Kurajica. During the last ten years or so, I have had the opportunity to ask each of them whether he remembered the event. One had clear memories of it, the other no recollection whatsoever.

No prizes for guessing which was which.

[Roger de Coverly]

I played at Hammersmith 1973

I was there as well, losing to Mestel without trouble in the first round, but eventually reaching 4/7 by winning in the last two rounds.

Event "Hammersmith"] [Site ""] [Date "1973.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "de Coverly,RD"] [Black "Mestel,AJ"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D50"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 c5 5.cxd5 cxd4 6.Qxd4 Be7 7.Nf3 exd5 8.e3 O-O 9.Be2 Nc6 10.Qd1 Qb6 11.O-O Qxb2 12.Nb5 Bf5 13.Bd3 Bxd3 14.Qxd3 Ne5 15.Nxe5 Qxe5 16.Bf4 Qe4 17.Rfd1 Rfd8 18.Rab1 Rd7 19.Nc7 Qxd3 20.Rxd3 Rc8 21.e4 Rdxc7 22.Bxc7 Rxc7 23.e5 Ne4 24.f3 Nc3 25.Rb2 b5 26.Kf1 g6 27.f4 f5 28.g4 fxg4 29.Rg2 Kf7 30.Rxg4 Ke6 31.Rh3 Kf5 32.Rgg3 Ne4 33.Rd3 Rc1+ 34.Ke2 Rc2+ 35.Kd1 Rxa2 0-1

[Kevin Thurlow]

I couldn't remember that tournament but have now checked and I got +0=2-3 against a lower rated opponents in one of the 5-round events, which is why I couldn't remember it. Obviously, there were some distinguished opponents in the Open. Was Ray Keene playing that year?