On Thursday July 28, Boris Gelfand will be giving a lecture at the Xtracon Open in Helsingør, Denmark. It starts at 8pm and precise details can be found at the following link. There is a 225 kr. fee to see the lecture, but for that you also get a copy of Dynamic Decision Making in […]
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Last week’s question was: ‘Who will win the British Championship?’ Of course Mickey Adams was the top choice, but I am encouraged that Gawain Jones took second place. I also think Nick Pert has a far better chance than our poll would suggest. The question asked in the name of this blog post seems an
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So, ‘Will you be combining a family holiday with chess?’ In general, ‘no’ you will not. Following on from the number of tournaments you will play equalling ‘zero’, this is consistent. The Scottish Championship concluded with GM Matt Turner winning the tournament, and GM Keti Arakhamia-Grant becoming Scottish Champion. Congratulations to both. GM Colin McNab
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Last week’s question was: ‘How many tournaments will you play this summer?’ And the answer is: ‘not a lot’. ‘Zero’ was our clear winner, followed by ‘one’, followed by ‘two’, followed by… I see a pattern. Perhaps you are all too busy over the summer with work, family, and reading excellent chess books. But I
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Last week’s question was: ‘At the chess Olympiad, do you think it is fair that England, Scotland and other British teams are allowed to compete individually?’ I must admit I expected a big vote for ‘No’ but I was wrong. 67% of you are fine with the present situation. Maybe you are traditionalists, or British,
