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Scottish Championship 2009

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Starts tomorrow.

Rowson, Aagaard, Hebden, Prasad, Markos, Arakhamia-Grant,
Motwani, McNab, Shaw, Summerscale, Panchanathan....

You can see live games from the official site.
(somebody has done an excellent job here - official site is superb)

http://www.scottishchesschampionship.com/

I'll hopefully be doing a daily report. Have already done intro.

http://www.chessedinburgh.co.uk/chandlerarticle.php?ChandID=340

Also: I have been sent a waist coat from the organisers of the
2009 World Visually Impaired Championship for covering their event.

http://www.chessedinburgh.co.uk/chandlerarticle.php?ChandID=339

So I'm going to look just spiffing wearing this - simply spiffing.

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If you mean those yellow and back checkered vests.......well....it's lucky all the players were blind. I request a picture!

Also, I stumbled upon the Michael Jackson part, and I pretty much lost it when I read the "doesn't matter if it's Black or White" joke. Well played! 😀

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It's not one of those yellow/black ones it's a B/W one.

Of course I'll have pic on the next C.C.

Good of them I thought.

Maybe this is a new angle - write a report about a chess tournament
and they will send you something from the tournament.

Do Ferrarir have their own chess tournament?

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Right I'm now off to cover the Scottish and have some fun.

Note how I spent most of the morning hawking (trolling) on here
and I've been on other sites too.

If you go to these events too early you get roped in to help with
setting up the pieces, moving chairs etc.etc...

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Day one report.

http://www.chessedinburgh.co.uk/chandlerarticle.php?ChandID=341

smashing venue.

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
Day one report.

http://www.chessedinburgh.co.uk/chandlerarticle.php?ChandID=341

smashing venue.
it looks awesome pawn dude, is young Carlsen the favourite?

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He should be - I think he lost his first game though.

They have turned the entire City Chambers over to us chess players.
We all have to wear security badges (I've customised mine). We
are seeing places that tourists and TV cameras never see.

I sat behind the Lord Porvost's Desk and played over a few games.

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
He should be - I think he lost his first game though.

They have turned the entire City Chambers over to us chess players.
We all have to wear security badges (I've customised mine). We
are seeing places that tourists and TV cameras never see.

I sat behind the Lord Porvost's Desk and played over a few games.
young Carlsen has lost his first game? how could this be? is this a real setback, what happens, is it like once you are defeated your out?, or winner stays on? I hope Motwani wins, he plays some real original chess.

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There is a long way to go. I'd like Motwani or McNab to win it.
Think hot favourite has to be Rowson.

I'm doing the demo board tomorrow - I get to choose my game,
think I'll pick Motwani's game or Carlson. For a laugh might
choose very bottom game. I'll see how I feel.

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
There is a long way to go. I'd like Motwani or McNab to win it.
Think hot favourite has to be Rowson.

I'm doing the demo board tomorrow - I get to choose my game,
think I'll pick Motwani's game or Carlson. For a laugh might
choose very bottom game. I'll see how I feel.
i read in my Fischer book that the masters comment on the moves, is this the case? or are you the one who must comment upon it?

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I've been asked to bring my demo board and "do my thing."
for the spectators.

I want to do it outside the playing hall in the High St.
I could receive the moves via morse code. I know morse code,
my WPM is 10.

Ruxton & Rowson think it would be fun if I just made up a game
to show the tourists (there are 1000's of them about).
Think I'll do that. Anything for a laugh.

.-.. --- .-..

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
I've been asked to bring my demo board and "do my thing."
for the spectators.

I want to do it outside the playing hall in the High St.
I could receive the moves via morse code. I know morse code,
my WPM is 10.

Ruxton & Rowson think it would be fun if I just made up a game
to show the tourists (there are 1000's of them about).
Think I'll do that. Anything for a laugh.

.-.. --- .-..
how enterprising and original, like a chess busker, totally awesome concept pawn dude.

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Just posted day 2.

Some good games - two are not from the Championship.

Also some doubt as to wether or not Magnus Carlsen is playing.

http://www.chessedinburgh.co.uk/chandlerarticle.php?ChandID=342

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Keith is doing the utube commentary on the Motwani-Grant
Round 2 (today) game.

&feature=channel

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
Keith is doing the utube commentary on the Motwani-Grant
Round 2 (today) game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muVXyehmhpg&feature=channel
yes what a beautiful Motwani special! awesome game, almost Morphy/Fischer like in its beautiful simplicity! very instructive for us noobs as well, for example who would not have moved to protect the b pawn with a time wasting b3 or something! also black loses time through the exchange of bishops further magnifying his lead in development, yep pawn dude, keep em coming!