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Is Chess a Sport
#1
I guess we will find out on the 23rd of September after the Judicial Review.
"How sad to see, what used to be, a model of decorum and tranquility become like any other sport, a battleground for rival ideologies to slug it out with glee"
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#2
Three threads?
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#3
That was weird!
"How sad to see, what used to be, a model of decorum and tranquility become like any other sport, a battleground for rival ideologies to slug it out with glee"
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#4
Inverness Chess Congress
Major Section
Round 3
Venue: Cheftain Hotel
Date: 11/09/2015 to 13/09/2015
Timings: 90 mins to completion plus an additional 30 secs for each move


Board White Black

1 Callum Smith (2) v Keith Aitchison (2) 1-0
2 Michael McRobert (1.5) v Ioannis Dabos-Doukas (1) 0-1
3 Robin Moore (1) v Tom Constance (1) 0-1
4 George McRobert (1) v David Potts (1) 0-1
5 Walter Pearson (1) v Lukah Connolly Sams (1) 1-0
6 David Cumming (1) v Paul MacDonald (0.5) 1-0
7 Jan Barron-Majerik (0) v Nihad Abdullazada (0) 0-1
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#5
Inverness Chess Congress
Open Section
Round 3
Venue: Cheftain Hotel
Date: 11/09/2015 to 13/09/2015
Timings: 90 mins to completion plus an additional 30 secs for each move


Board White Black

1 FM Clement Sreeves (2) v Richard Birkett (2) 1-0
2 Hamish Olson (2) v Kai Pannwitz (2) 0-1
3 James Doyle (1.5) v Declan Shafi (1.5) 1-0
4 Nigel Chapman (1) v Andrew Green (1) 0-1
5 Euan Gray (1) v John Healey (1) 0-1
6 Gary O'Grady (1) v Henrich Koble (1) 1-0
7 Neil Irving (0.5) v Murad Abudlla (0.5) 0.5-0.5
8 Peter Ackley (0.5) v Stephen Robinson (0.5) 0.5-0.5
9 Andrew Newton (0.5) v Duncan Campbell (0.5) 1-0
Bye - WFM Joy Durno (0)
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#6
Oops. Wrong thread. :- Or was it.... i-)
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#7
From the ECF site...

English Bridge Union v Sport England and others

The above case will be heard at the Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London on 10.30 a.m. Tuesday 22nd September until Wednesday 23rd September. The matter to be decided is whether Bridge can be recognised as a Sport. The outcome of the case may have implications for the potential recognition of Chess as a Sport. Members of the public can attend.
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A link to the court case.
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#9
Blitz chess at the Tokyo Olympics would be awesome Big Grin
"How sad to see, what used to be, a model of decorum and tranquility become like any other sport, a battleground for rival ideologies to slug it out with glee"
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Latest update.
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