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4NCL Round 1/2
We are now in Sunningdale, England playing in the first weekend for the Four Nationals Chess League, otherwise known as the 4ncl. The Four Nations refer to England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (or maybe Northern Ireland) but there has never been a team from Ireland (ROI/Northern Ireland) or Scotland. Gawain is playing for Guildford 1…
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England’s newest member (I think)
Hi guys, I’m now officially “English” for chess purposes. Having lived in England for the last 2 and a half years as well as being here (in Europe) for the future it made sense to change federation. I also wanted to challenge myself to get better and I felt that if I stayed with the…
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Blast from the Past
For readers who weren’t aware of our history you can check out this article from 2009. The actual journalism quality was not fantastic as at times they misquoted us but in general it was all good publicity for chess. We were actually front page news for The Dominon which is the regional paper for Wellington,…
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The Tortoise and the Hare
Last week the London Grand Prix came to a close and the closing ceremony was not as spectacular as the opening ceremony held at Somerset House but nevertheless it was a nice affair. There were rumours that Mr. Stephen Fry was going to attend and present some awards but that didn’t materialize which was a pity as…
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Congratulations to…
Mr Ron Bleeker from Germany (originally from the Netherlands) with his answer “You have moved around a lot, problaby even more than me! I am a Dutchman living in Germany and moved 9 times. What I have found where you lived is: – Keighley, Skipton, Yorkshire (born 11-12-1987) – Lucca, Italy (2001) – Ennis, Ireland…
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São Paulo/Bilbao
On the other side of the world at the moment (Brazil to be exact) the Chess Masters Finals is happening. With a massive FIDE event happening in London at the moment it’s easy to forget what other chess is happening especially if we are sleeping while they are playing. I’ve never been to Brazil…
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Photos from the Opening Ceremoy
Sorry for the bad photos but all I had was a small camera and the lighting was very dim. Again you can check out the good quality stuff from Ray Morris Hill and if you go right to the end you’ll see a photo of yours truly with Gawain. You can read the write up from…
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Istanbul Olympiad
After a couple of stressful weeks attempting to sort Sue’s visa situation we managed to get my passport sent to us on Thursday and I flew out very early Monday morning. Alas so far Sue has been unable to accompany me as the UK Border Agency still have her passport. New Zealand decided the risk…
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Are Chess players especially intelligent?
Judit Polgar, (Child prodigy, Best Female Chess player in the World ever, Super GM and a Mum to boot) tweeted this website yesterday. Now, I’m not denying that she’s very intelligent. I haven’t met her yet but noticing the list of “The 10 Smartest People Alive Today”, to my knowledge 3 of them are “proper”…
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London Chess Classic – Playing with the big league!
Hi guys, Just in case you didn’t know (being on the front cover of CHESS) or haven’t kept up-to-date with the latest tweets from the London Chess Classic, I’m pleased to say that Gawain will be playing the the upcoming London Chess Classic. As you know by the previous editions, the field is extremely strong…