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| Search found 163 matches |
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 Topic: Best facilities at congresses |
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| robin moore Replies: 15 Views: 4262 |
 Forum: General Chess Chat Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 10:38 pm Subject: Best facilities at congresses |
| I think that a huge amount of credit must go to the team behind these young juniors training. You all know who I am talking about, take a look at the Dolphin house pictures from Culzean, the talente ... | |
| Topic: Best facilities at congresses |
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| robin moore Replies: 15 Views: 4262 |
Forum: General Chess Chat Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 9:51 pm Subject: Best facilities at congresses |
| Juniors are a natural hazard in any (moderately) old stager's efforts to try and improve his game and attempt to play at levels where he will have to do his best to chalk any reasonable points. Aye, ... | |
| Topic: If you go down to the South next year..... |
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| robin moore Replies: 118 Views: 19226 |
Forum: General Chess Chat Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:47 pm Subject: If you go down to the South next year..... |
| MDuke,
Your comments possibly suggest to some north of the border that only the ECF know what they are doing and have the authority to do so. However, I am giving you the opportunity to clarify y ... |
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| Topic: Best facilities at congresses |
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| robin moore Replies: 15 Views: 4262 |
Forum: General Chess Chat Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 5:25 pm Subject: Best facilities at congresses |
| Thought it might be nice to open a fun topic about which congresses/events we like and why we enjoy them so much. So I will go first in no fancy order or category...
Best home baking... Ayrshire i ... |
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| Topic: If you go down to the South next year..... |
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| robin moore Replies: 118 Views: 19226 |
Forum: General Chess Chat Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 5:05 pm Subject: If you go down to the South next year..... |
| Let's cool it down a little here please.
MDuke, would you care to reply to my post earlier? Thank you Robin. |
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| Topic: If you go down to the South next year..... |
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| robin moore Replies: 118 Views: 19226 |
Forum: General Chess Chat Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 4:26 pm Subject: If you go down to the South next year..... |
| MDuke wrote..
If you expect good conditions with a governing body that can actually do something, you should expect to pay for it.Errm..what exactly do you mean by this? |
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| Topic: If you go down to the South next year..... |
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| robin moore Replies: 118 Views: 19226 |
Forum: General Chess Chat Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 4:12 pm Subject: If you go down to the South next year..... |
| Adam,
Can you clarify how this would affect the entry price at Gibraltar? It is rated as an ECF and Fide event. |
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| Topic: If you go down to the South next year..... |
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| robin moore Replies: 118 Views: 19226 |
Forum: General Chess Chat Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:22 pm Subject: If you go down to the South next year..... |
| David Deary wrote,
Also for those of you suggesting that £6 is not a great deal of money that is really down to personal circumstances. For a millionaire maybe not but for a part time worker or a f ... |
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| Topic: If you go down to the South next year..... |
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| robin moore Replies: 118 Views: 19226 |
Forum: General Chess Chat Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:23 pm Subject: If you go down to the South next year..... |
| Hugh is of course correct when highlighting that travel and accomodation costs entail most of the overall expense, but with petrol prices particularly as they are, that extra £6 for every Scottish pl ... | |
| Topic: If you go down to the South next year..... |
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| robin moore Replies: 118 Views: 19226 |
Forum: General Chess Chat Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:44 pm Subject: If you go down to the South next year..... |
| George, David, Andy,
Let them make up their rules as they go along as they are clearly doing. If they wish to isolate themselelves from the standard national much-loved county annual congresses ... |
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| Topic: If you go down to the South next year..... |
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| robin moore Replies: 118 Views: 19226 |
Forum: General Chess Chat Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:25 pm Subject: If you go down to the South next year..... |
| We should be looking at this as an opportunity to encourage more non-ECF members to come up here to Scotland where they will be welcomed with open arms if they wish to play and support our congresses. ... | |
| Topic: Congress support |
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| robin moore Replies: 26 Views: 6040 |
Forum: General Chess Chat Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 5:21 pm Subject: Congress support |
| Hugh,
What's this prepare stuff? Does everyone not just make it up as they go along like me? |
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| Topic: Congress support |
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| robin moore Replies: 26 Views: 6040 |
Forum: General Chess Chat Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:27 pm Subject: Congress support |
| Both formats have up and down sides. The fri-sat-sun format can be more expensive for organisers to hire venues/equipment. The sat-sun format can be cheaper but the downside is that many players do ... | |
| Topic: Congress support |
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| robin moore Replies: 26 Views: 6040 |
Forum: General Chess Chat Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 9:52 pm Subject: Congress support |
| Everyone,
Let's make this a season where we all try our best to support as many Scottish congresses as we can. For those that don't play many weekend events you would be astonished at the amoun ... |
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| Topic: 1st World Chess Games for the Disabled |
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| robin moore Replies: 10 Views: 2654 |
Forum: General Chess Chat Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 11:49 am Subject: 1st World Chess Games for the Disabled |
| Stuart,
Yes, it may have it's advantages on occasion. At an after match libation an opponent asked which side I was deaf on to which one of my team mates replied "the side nearest the bar&quo ... |
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