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| Search found 42 matches |
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 Topic: Best facilities at congresses |
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| Jim Johnston Replies: 15 Views: 4285 |
 Forum: General Chess Chat Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 2:04 am Subject: Best facilities at congresses |
| Great Post!
Liked it so much I went back over it again... |
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| Topic: Glasgow Chess League Website |
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| Jim Johnston Replies: 0 Views: 1345 |
Forum: Announcements Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:58 pm Subject: Glasgow Chess League Website |
| The GCL website has moved to:
http://www.sncl.org.uk/sites/GCL/GCL_Divs/Welcome.html Could all GCL Club Secretaries/Club Contacts go to the Downloads page off the Home page and get the Entry Form ... |
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| Topic: Great Finish (and this is chess) Diagram added |
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| Jim Johnston Replies: 20 Views: 3427 |
Forum: General Chess Chat Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 12:27 am Subject: Great Finish (and this is chess) Diagram added |
| Andy,
I'm very sorry, I was only telling Alan he could use WinBoard as a quick and convenient way to view positions or games posted in this forum (or anywhere on the web, or while reading a chess e ... |
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| Topic: Prestwick Airport Chess Congress 2011 Website |
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| Jim Johnston Replies: 10 Views: 2905 |
Forum: General Chess Chat Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 5:20 pm Subject: Prestwick Airport Chess Congress 2011 Website |
| I think it's a bug... I do the Contacts and Fixtures Handbook http://www.glasgowchess.co.uk/Results/Contacts-Fixtures10-11v1_3.pdf for the Glasgow Chess League and found that when I changed an email a ... | |
| Topic: Great Finish (and this is chess) Diagram added |
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| Jim Johnston Replies: 20 Views: 3427 |
Forum: General Chess Chat Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:26 pm Subject: Great Finish (and this is chess) Diagram added |
| WinBoard can read FEN, so 8/5P2/2R5/2p1k2p/5p1P/5K2/2r1p3/8 w - - 0 1 would be properly displayed after "Paste Position From Clipboard". | |
| Topic: Great Finish (and this is chess) Diagram added |
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| Jim Johnston Replies: 20 Views: 3427 |
Forum: General Chess Chat Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 7:52 pm Subject: Great Finish (and this is chess) Diagram added |
| Just drag WinBoard to one of it's smaller settings (about 2 inches wide is ideal, unless your initials are GC).
Get it here: http://www.chess.com/download/view/winboard-427 I know there are newe ... |
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| Topic: America Invades Libya? |
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| Jim Johnston Replies: 24 Views: 4070 |
Forum: General Chess Chat Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:54 pm Subject: America Invades Libya? |
| It's too late to veto the Veto... any attempt would immediately be vetoed. | |
| Topic: Renfrewshire Chess Congress - 13th, 14th, 15th January 2012 |
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| Jim Johnston Replies: 11 Views: 2460 |
Forum: General Chess Chat Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:49 pm Subject: Renfrewshire Chess Congress - 13th, 14th, 15th January 2012 |
| CS membership acts as a season ticket already, in that there is a discount (usually about £2) to most congress entry fees. Regular players on the circuit can get all their money back for basic members ... | |
| Topic: Master Game Videos - 21st Century Version |
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| Jim Johnston Replies: 4 Views: 1333 |
Forum: General Chess Chat Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 2:24 pm Subject: Master Game Videos - 21st Century Version |
| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu3OG9qhvhM | |
| Topic: Question of the Day |
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| Jim Johnston Replies: 2 Views: 1047 |
Forum: General Chess Chat Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2010 4:52 pm Subject: Question of the Day |
| http://lmgtfy.com/?q=How+did+Boxing+Day+get+its+name%3F | |
| Topic: Chess a sport? 4 million players in UK! 2nd to football! |
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| Jim Johnston Replies: 111 Views: 12347 |
Forum: General Chess Chat Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 9:56 pm Subject: Chess a sport? 4 million players in UK! 2nd to football! |
| Nimzowitsch used to perform head-stands during chess games. (Still doesn't make it a ... oops, sorry, I nearly joined a debate I vowed to stay out of.) | |
| Topic: qualitative majority |
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| Jim Johnston Replies: 17 Views: 3018 |
Forum: General Chess Chat Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 8:24 pm Subject: qualitative majority |
| Sigrun,
Not "a lot" of good friends to discuss chess, only me. Yeah, "hassle the castle" and "stop at a result" were both mine, amongst others, but of course I didn't ... |
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| Topic: chess literature |
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| Jim Johnston Replies: 12 Views: 2734 |
Forum: General Chess Chat Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:32 pm Subject: chess literature |
| Alistair,
Better not listen to the interview first, then! There be spoilers there... Jim |
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| Topic: chess literature |
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| Jim Johnston Replies: 12 Views: 2734 |
Forum: General Chess Chat Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 9:37 pm Subject: chess literature |
| That should be 9. ...Na5
There's a chess game in 2001: A Space Odyssey, here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poole_%E2%80%93_HAL_9000 And my favourite chess fiction? The Queen's Gambit by Walter ... |
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| Topic: Funding for Chess In Scotland |
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| Jim Johnston Replies: 35 Views: 6456 |
Forum: General Chess Chat Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 3:58 pm Subject: Funding for Chess In Scotland |
| But you didn't get that response, as it's clear from your direct quote that it's addressed to "George", who is not a new forum user at all. In fact, it concerns George's last line (immediate ... | |
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