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	Kiebitzer Magazine (Preview) Good afternoon. I'm not a chess player myself but today I was working on sorting out my attic space when I found some old copies of the Kiebotzer - the Dista/Hunt' Cross Club magazine in a folder. I have them because at one time I had the pleasure of working with John McCormick who was a member of Hunt's Cro...	steve_pickstock	0	1553		Aug 10, 2020 by steve_pickstock
	Chess solved? (Preview) I've just read an interesting article about the game of checkers (or draughts) having been 'Solved' - i.e with perfect play the game should always be drawn. Here's an extract below; *'After roughly 1,000 years of total computing time (50 computers working for last 20 years), the game of checkers is no...*	Kronsteen	5	2857		Dec 13, 2016 by maxcburger
	Chess on TV? (Preview) Here's a good article I read in the Sunday Times recently; http://chess-news.ru/en/node/7633	Kronsteen	0	2563		Jun 7, 2012 by Kronsteen
	Who Likes Chess? (Preview) Does anybody in this bloody club like chess? Hate it meself. Discuss.	Santito	5	2556		Feb 21, 2012 by Kronsteen
	sportsmanship (Preview) Both games I've played in this season (v Wallasey & Waterloo) have been very friendly, though keenly contested, matches and I'd like to extend my compliments to all participants. Is my experience to date indicative of the current state of the MCA? I hope so	john mac	10	2799		Oct 13, 2011 by LibertyIan
	"Clocking" (Preview) The Term "Clocking" has recently entered the chess vocabulary, although I prefer no one to lose on time it has become a necessary evil in today's game. Also related to clocking is the term "Sporting behaviour" which if your opponent feels you are about to lose on time then in a Sp...	LibertyIan	3	2720		Oct 12, 2011 by LibertyIan
	Hovering in buzzer chess (Preview) A complaint has been raised elsewhere on the internet concerning the flagrant conscious - yet unconscious - chicanery employed by certain unidentified (approximately) 200 graded players at an unspecified MCA constituent club. It is a serious problem concerning competitive buzzer chess, and o...	VonBardeleben	4	4975		Aug 25, 2011 by Kronsteen
	Arbiters (Preview) We all know that being an arbiter is a thankless task, one that requires equal measures of chess knowledge, experience, patience and common sense. However I didn't realise quite how unsuitable I was for the job until I was sent a mail containing the address; http://www.certificateofmerit.org.uk...	Santito	8	2587		Jul 28, 2011 by Kronsteen

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