Michael Hanley and myself are standing as candidates - wonder who'll get the most votes

Frontally worn miters et al ...

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Well, we definitely need one. Loving it so far.

Hi everyone.

Jonny Edwards has just taken my challenge up so here we go!

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Spoiler here>> Well I usually play 1.d4 but occasionally 1.e4 or 1.c4. Okay, so for the fans, I'll have a swing with 1.e4 <<Spoiler here

2 players are playing a game of chess at a Fide competition with an incremental time control. Move 60 is reached and passed, but no new scoresheets are provided. What to do? :-)

Hi a wedding ring was found today on top of the bin where the smokers were. If you think it is yours please contact the Dunfermline Glen Pavillion, sorry I don't have the number handy!!!

GG

A good entry for this so far and growing daily. I see that there are some mega dangerous players I am aware of lurking at the bottom of the knights event. The same can be said but even more so of the challengers and I also know that a very highly regarded young man from Inverness is going to be in this one too,

Robin.

The games are rapidplay games.

Question 1

White is very short of time, and has Q+R v R with a few pawns each. Black (8 years old) thinks that white's flag has fallen and picks up the clock to show the gaggle of intense adults that unfortunately gather round the last few games to finish at these kinds of events (the adults are the "board stewards" and team managers from various County teams - de facto controllers for the event - who support a qualified arbiter who's overall in charge).

One adult (unconnected to either team) is of the opinion that the flag was up until the clock was picked up, and that it was picking up the clock that knocked the flag down. The arbiter didn't see the incident. By this point white's team manager is insisting that black's team should be docked a point for "a technical rules infringement". Black's board steward is present and is the strongest player there, but was watching another game and didn't see the incident; black's team manager had popped out of the playing hall a few minutes earlier to avoid adding yet another body to the gaggle of intense adults.

What should the arbiter do?


Question 2

Black has played a move that looks like checkmate. The players are in the process of agreeing that it's checkmate when a passing board steward points out that both kings are in check (but doesn't realise that one of the kings is in "checkmate"). White has already said that they think it is checkmate, but the results slip hasn't yet been filled in. The clock was paused by black on delivering the "checkmate".

On checking the scoresheets, it transpires that white, in playing Ke2-f1 on the previous move, put black's king in discovered check. Ke2-f1 had been replied to by Rh1 "checkmate".

What should the arbiter do?

i got a fantastic stamp collection consisting entirely of chess related stamps. 20 A4 mounted pages from many different countries around the world including CCCP and Cuba. some show games positions along with the greats that played them, any idea of value?? =o

Hi
Gillespies quarter final opponents will be Manchester Grammer - the team we lost to last year and who went on to win the event.

Last year we proved to be their toughest opponents and the match was a narrow 3.5 - 2.5 result in the favor. Sadly thats the good news. The bad news is that they have the same pool of players as last year plus two brothers from Singapore - a 13 year old rated 1800 for their bottom board and a 17 year old IM rated 2341 for their top board! :-(

I guess the final victory will taste all the sweeter!

It is a different world however for most of the schools that are left as most, if not all, are independents and offer chess scholarships. Not sure if the offer of a bottle of Iron Bru and a fish supper can quite compete but the offer is there to any Scottish junior that is an IM and wishes to join the newly started JG Out Reach program.