by greenpawn34 on Oct 11 2017 22:04 | 6650 views | 1 edit | Last edit on Mar 06 2024 23:20
Magnus Carlsen won the recent Isle of Man tournament with a
score of 7½ pts from 9 games. Winning six and drawing three
Here is Magnus with his silver trophy and membership voucher.
Of course it’s a fine state of affairs when our current World Champion does
not know the rules of our noble game but that, apparently, is the case here...
by greenpawn34 on Aug 30 2017 19:15 | 7323 views | 2 edits | Last edit on Sep 05 2020 11:27
A few weeks back we look at a cock-up regarding a chess stamp with the wrong picture.
Look at this set of four chess stamps from Sierra Leone. Who is that on the top left stamp
Answer at the bottom of the page.
Recently I had a reason to be going through this book.....
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by greenpawn34 on Jul 14 2017 15:39 | 10262 views | 5 edits | Last edit on Nov 28 2017 16:25
Where to begin this one....Best I think to start of with the book.
I’ll quickly cover old ground which I’m sure 99% of the planet know.
Fleming uses a chess game in the book It has been established it is this
game Reshevsky - Botvinnik Moscow 1955. I’ll give that game in full at the end.
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by greenpawn34 on Jun 29 2017 10:03 | 10402 views | 2 edits | Last edit on Nov 02 2022 08:59
Look at them, these are our chess elite...
....and they have been made to wear dull unimaginative jackets.
My Auntie Ethel, the one who disguised herself as a man in WWII
so she could fly Lancaster Bombers, always said; “Never complain
about anything, just improve it. ” I have a new jacket design in mind....
greenpawn34
on Nov 21 2017 13:49 | 11244 views | 1 edit | Last edit on Nov 21 2017 15:46
