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mercury_whyte
12/02/2007
10:26:30
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 Subject: The English Defence page 31
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Greetings team-mates!
After a long absence I have finally updated the team's stats and I am in the midst of organising new team games. Message received calmrolfe I will have a new opponent for you as quick as I can, thanks for your patience with me.
Will be in touch again soon, in the meantime be good to each other...
Regards to all, mercury_whyte
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vulcan72
12/02/2007
15:50:08
[ report abuse ] | co captains???
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hi skipper any update on the new co - captains
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mercury_whyte
12/04/2007
11:50:27
[ report abuse ] | Co-captains...
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I have had one positive response, but thanks for the reminder vulcan72. Are you interested?
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vulcan72
12/05/2007
08:49:31
[ report abuse ] | co captain application
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me! wanting power? how well you know me......... i suspect i need to put my hand in my pocket and buy a gold membership, so as soon as i've done that i'll put my name forward.
vulc
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vulcan72
12/10/2007
04:14:49
[ report abuse ] | bad etiquette?
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just wondered if its bad form, to ask not to be paired up in a team game, with a player from another team?
the reason i ask is, that a player i formally played in a team game, demanded a re-match and stated ''you got lucky''. I resisted telling him that i'd ''got lucky'' twice as i beat him in both games............
the player in question has organised another team game and we have been paired up again, I'm just worried if i beat him again will the challenges stop, or will he take the hint that being lucky, is sometimes better than being talented..........
while I'm on, just incase i forget HAPPY CHRISTMAS to everyone in the team and all the best for 2008
VULC
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vulcan72
12/13/2007
15:04:11
[ report abuse ] | Bike test!
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well, i passed my bike test today ( three cheers for vulc hip hip) so I'm off to buy myself an early chrimbo prezzie a 650 honda transalp.
i know its not chess related but the board is not exactly humming with posts recently.............
vulc
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crocket
12/14/2007
06:28:56
[ report abuse ] | new bike
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I'm getting a new bike for me for chrimbo too, only the engineless variety - mountain bike, "Kona Cinder Cone" ,can't wait to freeze out there.
any chance of some more games, i'm running low (are you co-cap'n yet, vulcan?).
Merry Christmas to all the team, and a happy new year......
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calmrolfe
12/23/2007
08:04:44
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Still patiently waiting for a game Skipper......Vice Skipper.....or any other Kipper who can fix me up with a game......
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vulcan72
1/01/2008
08:27:10
[ report abuse ] | new year?
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personally i didn't see what was up with the old one, but i suppose we could win a few more games this year..........lets see if we can get into the positive score.
happy new year everyone.........or the three/four people who read the forum
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bernardhgaskin
1/09/2008
10:13:53
[ report abuse ] | Hi all
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I read the message board now and then vulc ...... Happy New Year...... any team mate wants to challenge me.... ? I think I could do with the practice.... just got in two Silman books..... when i read them...... i am waiting to see if it makes a difference...
Bernard
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calmrolfe
1/13/2008
10:45:34
[ report abuse ] | Breaking News....
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Nigel Short just beat someone, hang out the bunting....sound the trumpets !!
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calmrolfe
1/18/2008
04:03:12
[ report abuse ] | Bobby Fischer
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Very sad news. Bobby Fischer, arguably the greatest ever Chess talent, died in Iceland on Thursday at the relatively young age of 64. His light shone over Chess with the brilliancy of a meteor, he will be sadly missed.
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stanc
1/21/2008
16:58:12
[ report abuse ] | Liverpoool nail a top 6 Finish
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I can't agree more calmrolfe, a sad loss !
What's going on with this team.. no games, no banter, no posts, no architects trying to drum up work..... come on guys I've even gone golden pawn
Stan
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calmrolfe
1/22/2008
02:51:31
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come on guys I've even gone golden pawn
Crikey ! For a minute there I thought you'd just signed up for the Adult Channel !! ;0)
spellin ain't my strong point.....
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bernardhgaskin
1/24/2008
03:36:46
[ report abuse ] | Thanks Stan
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Re: " No architects trying to drum up work " ....... thanks for reminding me...... it can happen..... I get work from all sort of odd places...... and if this isnt an odd place then I do not know what is then .... ;-)
Regards
Bernard
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anathema
1/28/2008
00:49:04
[ report abuse ] | Timeout
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Apologies for a timeout over the weekend. I thought I had made moves in all my games on Friday which usually sees me through but I guess I must have missed this one. Sorry.
Richard
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stanc
1/31/2008
16:55:33
[ report abuse ] | More games
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Please skipper... preferably 3 dayers these 2 matches I've got on at the mo are soooo sloooow 16 moves since mid November doesn't float my boat... England footy squad - hey I'm the new England manager and I'm going to drop Beckham. I'm my own man (how does one spell deya javu) No it's not that idiot McClaren it's this new idiot of an England manager "ciao bene" Get Beckham in.. he has proved over the years how valuable he is to the England footy cause
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stanc
2/01/2008
02:18:20
[ report abuse ] | :-((
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I don't know if my opponent read my last post but he has just postponed for 16 days !! Who knows I might get these games finished by 2009. Looks like Benitez is going to need his "win" in hand to get back in the top 6......
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calmrolfe
2/01/2008
05:10:42
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Huh ?? We've sold Nicholas Anelka for £15 million and replaced him with a Southampton Reserve !!!! Better get my Map out and see how I can get to next season's away games at Colchester, Charlton and Scunthorpe.......
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mercury_whyte
2/02/2008
23:35:47
[ report abuse ] | 3rd February update
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Greetings team-mates!
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I know it's been about ten years since my last message, so here's hoping you and your various offspring are well and have populated many new lands since last we spoke. I have updated the stats at the top of our team page to include December and January figures (very good December, so-so January, just like real life).
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Very sorry to hear that vulcan72 had to leave the team for now, I hope he sorts out whatever troubles are weighing upon him and returns to us some time in the near future...
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We are down to 35 team members right now, so I have opened the team once again, so if anybody knows of anyone who'd like to join up, please give them a shout. Usual rules apply of course...
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Just for a bit of fun I have set up several mini-tournaments and invited everyone in our team (who was available at 6am Sunday 3rd Feb) to join me in one or another of them. No tournament points, just a chance to have a few friendly games, try out a few things, make a few comments etc. I hope these invitations can be accepted by most of you loyal chaps...
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Apologies to bernardhgaskin, who is still asking for my comments on a game we played recently. I will have something for you soon, honest! I realise it's probably too late to be of much use, but they'll be putting that on my headstone one day. Some things never change...
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Are you still waiting for new team games calmrolfe? Each time I send or accept challenges, GK is marking you as not available to play right now. Are your time preferences and maximum game preferences set the way you want them? If they are, I may have to contact the site, as something may have gone wrong...
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I'll try to remember only to include you in 3 day games from now on stanc, have you set your time preferences to 3 days only? That really helps me, prevents my wandering mind from making mistakes...
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Keep battling everyone, and please send me a message if you're getting short of games! I look forward to swapping a few pieces with you in our mini-tournaments...
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Best regards, mercury_whyte
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mercury_whyte
2/03/2008
10:27:29
[ report abuse ] | PS Calmrolfe...
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If you want to be playing Charlton next season, better stay in the Premier League! UP THE ADDICKS!
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therealjimfriar
2/03/2008
23:55:00
[ report abuse ] | Tourney
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Hi guys!
It is a rare occasion when I get any time to myself at all these days...what with 2 young children and work...sigh
....any road up......Sunday I managed to get some chess in, have a chat with my team mates and get some jobs done.......been a long time since I have anytime to play much chess on the internet.
My two lads (james 11+ joseph 9) play for a childrens chess club. Last week was the annual tournament....Everyone played together, although there was an u12's and an U18 section. The final round saw them both pitted against each other....the Joe one won....*winning a mobile phone and a trophy).....the James came second.....
Interestingly Joseph came third in his own right in the U18's as well!
Looks like I soon won't be able to beat them! ..........groan
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calmrolfe
2/04/2008
08:09:18
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Hi Merc
I am on a sort of vacation at present so not accepting games at the moment. I injured my back on New Years Day and moving about became very painful so I have put all my Chess games on hold. Recovering well now and should be back to fighting fitness by next week.
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stanc
2/05/2008
15:09:16
[ report abuse ] | Time preferences
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Skipper, I've set my max time preference to 3 days now. Normally when you play longer games your opponent will move within a day or so. It wasn't meant as a pop at you Skip for giving me longer max limit days per move games....It's just that this guy is taking every move up to the limit which in my experience is not normal.
Just got back from an accent top up trip to The Wirral. I had to endure the liverpool v Sunderland game in the local pub. The only consolation was that the local reds weren't happy with the performance. I've got a feeling the support for Benny Tez is cracking.. Is there anybody who can explain to me what is offside these days (Open to all genders) AJ goal against Blackburn was good for me, but I would say that. Bolton are still too good to go down in my opinion calmrolfe or should I say there are more than 2 teams worse than you in the prem.
Well done to the nippers therealjimfriar great news !! sounds like you'll be having a strong mini tourney going on in your house soon :)
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therealjimfriar
2/07/2008
03:50:11
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Time limits...........I dunno on this. I used to be able to move within a day or so....but now my company sends me all over the place and I might not have internet connection.....or just too busy.........So I had to push my time limits out as I could lose games on timeouts. I can't keep asking for adjournments every other week?
Looks like the mighty baggies are on their way back to the premier! Up the baggies
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borncrazy
2/20/2008
08:56:40
[ report abuse ] | greetings
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Hope theres room on the team for a geordie
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therealjimfriar
2/26/2008
05:22:04
[ report abuse ] | geordie?
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I think theres a few lads from that direction......so are you newcastle or sunderland?
Is Big Kev going to turn it around there?
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stanc
3/07/2008
17:16:50
[ report abuse ] | Bored
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2 teams games on the go and he has just postponed for 29 days.... P*ssed off with the lack of games & posts from team members... might as well spew it....
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bernardhgaskin
3/10/2008
16:25:42
[ report abuse ] | Something amazing
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Hi All
Would you believe it.... I turned up at my chess club tonight and the world No.6 (was No.4) turned up ........ Shakhriyar Mamedyarov...... he gave us simultaneous match..... obviously he won all his games.... it was amazing...
Regards Bernard
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crocket
3/11/2008
05:21:05
[ report abuse ] | nice one!
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wow that a was a bit of a coup for your club, how did they manage that??? if that kind of thing happens I might have to join a club...or did they just get lucky? just checked him out on wikipedia,world no. 6 and he's only 22!
fair point, stanc, maybe we should appoint some co-captains to get some more challenges out there?
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bernardhgaskin
3/11/2008
07:28:21
[ report abuse ] | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
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He just turned up...... checked out our club website.... decided to come along..... with interpreter...... fantastic player of course..... very impressive..... made us look like children
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mercury_whyte
3/16/2008
14:58:30
[ report abuse ] | 16th March update
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Lordy! in these uncertain times work has gone absolutely crazy. I have about 50 new things to look after as well as all the old ones, and frankly I'm not getting any younger. That work/life balance thing is truly a cruel wind-up...
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I always seem to be apologising to you all, and here I am doing it again. It has been too long since I got in a decent number of challenges and being the very tolerant bunch you are, you have put up with my absence with virtually no complaint. I am sorry my neglect of stanc's games got to the point where he felt he had to leave, such is life I suppose. On a brighter note I have invited geordy borncrazy to join us, and I have accepted onboard our first new member for quite a while, lfc5times (I think he's a Liverpool fan), a fiercely patriotic new colleague to strengthen our ranks. Some of you will have a chance to chat to him 'over the board' so to speak, as he is in one of our mini-tournaments too...
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bernardhgaskin that was some time you must have had, just brilliant stuff. My good work mate tkdman will be green with envy, it is his avowed aim to become the finest chess player on the planet (never set your sights too low!), and he would have loved the opportunity to have been there.
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I will post again soon, and update the stats as well. I'll have a look at who is very low on games and try to bump them up...
Best regards to all for now, keep battling...
mercury_whyte
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mercury_whyte
3/16/2008
15:00:46
[ report abuse ] | PS...
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If anybody needs to communicate with me about a matter of urgency or importance, please send me a private message, as I do check them every day. Unfortunately at the moment I don't check here every day, as some of you may have noticed...
Bye for now, mercury_whyte
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mercury_whyte
3/20/2008
12:30:20
[ report abuse ] | Happy Easter!!
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Greetings team-mates, just a quick message to say I hope you all have a good Easter break, I have certainly been looking forward to it!
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One of our team-mates anathema has left the team, and possibly GK as well. He has not contacted me, but despite the manner of his departure I wish him well for the future...
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We have another new team member, simon13 who is also invited to our 4th mini-tournament. I know you'll welcome him into our ranks and I will have a couple of games for him soon...
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I hope nobody has to work too hard this weekend, best regards to all until next week,
mercury_whyte
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tkdman
3/28/2008
14:05:31
[ report abuse ] | Co-Captain
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Hi team mates, i know i don't message to much on here but i thought i would let you know i have upgraded my account and become a co-captain this is so i can help out _mercury_whyte on the challengers front i did use to be the captain here so hopefully no problems will arise, _mercury_whyte will continue to with his role as before with a little bit of help form me.
Regards,
_tkdman
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zeluxer
4/09/2008
02:25:45
[ report abuse ] | membership
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Can I be a member of your team?
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vulcan72
4/13/2008
11:07:59
[ report abuse ] | Back and fighting fit
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yes its true! the vulcster is back and rareing to go...........not played much chess over the last three months or so, so will proberbly need time to get my eye back in.
whats happened to my mate stanc? come back you old bluenose its not the same licking the toffies and not being able to gloat about it.
i see we have some new blood in the team, a big 'HI' and welcome from me, don't just play the games post on here so we can get to know you all.
don't know if i'm supposed to tell you all this, but sod it, its great news and great news should be shared........one of our team mates has finally taken the plunge and married the love of his life.
so can we all take our glasses and rase a toast to....................
starkberlin and his new wife Angie.
heres hopeing you have many years of happiness together.
regards to all
vulc
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therealjimfriar
4/23/2008
00:38:24
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Happy St george's day everyone.
Get the flags flying...they do on St Paddies day...so why not us!
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vulcan72
4/23/2008
11:04:24
[ report abuse ] | St Georges day!!!
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CHEERS JIM, I'm going to have a glass or three of best bitter to celebrate, and probably do a RIISE!!! (head in the wrong direction).
I'm voting for today to be a new bank holiday.........
vulc
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mercury_whyte
4/26/2008
10:01:47
[ report abuse ] | 26th April update
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Greetings team-mates...
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Firstly, my profoundest thanks to tkdman for doing so much work over the past few weeks to help keep our team running. He has arranged and accepted challenges, done his best to keep everybody busy, accepted new members into the team, first class work which I truly appreciate.
We both work for the same company, and recently changes within the firm and changes in the marketplace have made increasing demands upon our time. tkdman works just as hard as I do and he has to travel a long way, but he has a passion for the game and a drive to achieve ever better personal standards which I can only envy. While my personal rating has slipped and my mind has not been well focussed, he has pushed onwards, always improving.
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Secondly, many thanks to charleshiggie the captain of the 'England' team, who arranged several St George's Day challenges with us. I know those English Defenders who were lucky enough to be included will do their best to win for the team, and whatever the outcome, English Chess here will be the winner. With the help of tkdman I will do what I can to keep more new games coming...
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Thirdly, among our clutch of new English Defenders it is good to see an old hand returning, welcome back vulcan72, and many congratulations to starkberlin on his marriage! I second that wish for a long and happy life for the newlyweds. Sorry about stanc, he was getting low on games when I was struggling to find time to manage the team and he went his own way. Perhaps he was pining for his old sparring partner just a little as well...
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Fourthly, I will be updating the stats shortly, so we can all mull over our slow decline and think fondly of those heady days when I was propping up the table with a personal score of about -25, but the team score briefly touched +100. Remember that? What the ?@^& happened?
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Best regards to all for now, keep battling... mercury_whyte
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starkberlin
5/20/2008
10:36:40
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Hi all,
Well, I've won my last 10 team games. Maybe something to do with getting married? Don't have anything else to do now!
About the lack of postings. May I suggest that the advantage of playing in a team may lie with the possibilility of getting some feedback on past performance. Without this, a team game is like any other.
Perhaps the Captains could give us some pointers.
What do you think?
Eric
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therealjimfriar
5/20/2008
10:45:09
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Message:
Worcestershire Chess 2008 Megafinal winners in UK Chess Challenge
Here is an extract from the press release for the tournament.....
I told them I would give them £10 each if they got 6/6 ....well that was £20 well spent!
An outstanding performance was registered in the Friar family. The two brothers from Bewdley attend Worcester Junior Chess Academy coached by English Chess Federation Coach Andy Moore. Both Joseph in the under-9s, and James in the under-11 boys got clean sweeps with 6 wins out of 6 games to win their Worcestershire Supremo titles.
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vulcan72
5/21/2008
10:52:37
[ report abuse ] | New recruits??
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Is there any chance we can sign up these two prodigies before the Russian team offers more money?
we done to them both, six wins on the trot, a record i could only dream of!!!
Eric i'm sure if you specified a particular game and asked for feedback there are quite a few that will give you tips,i can't mention names but post here if you on for a bit of brain picking...........................
if there Are Any games going, could you put me down for a couple please skipper (s)
vulc
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therealjimfriar
5/26/2008
13:56:50
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Message:
 news.bbc.co.uk
So anytime they need a quote on aformer world champion...sigh
Should be an article in the guardian...and on sky...they televised it
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calmrolfe
5/27/2008
01:54:57
[ report abuse ] | AAAGH !!
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Aaaagghh !!! Timed Out.....on a Bank Holiday !! GRRRRRR
That shouldn't happen. Gameknot should be flexible enough to make allowances for National .Bank Holidays.
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vulcan72
5/29/2008
15:41:55
[ report abuse ] | From our correspondent (J Frier)
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so its true............. you should never believe everything you read in the papers!!
so when do you get your own column then Jim?
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daveyr18
6/11/2008
09:44:18
[ report abuse ] | Joining the Team.
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Hi all at The English opening, i am a very enthusiastic chess head and am looking for a team from England cos i wanna represent the boys! Anyway i'm a 32 year old youthworker from Bristol who plays for Hanham chess club and i also play alot over the internet. If you check my profile you will see i have no timeouts except for my opponents and my record is fairly ok and i'm improving all the time! I do currently play for a prodominantly American team at the mo and i find myself with not alot in common with most of the conversation and banter that goes on and i'de like to belong to a team where i feel included, or the conversation is at least vaguely relevent to me! I hope you will consider me an asset and i look forward to hopefully playing alongside you all soon.
Cheers, Rich.
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vulcan72
6/12/2008
16:38:44
[ report abuse ] | new blood
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welcome dveyr18 I'll let the skipper tell you about the initiation process. suffice to say it usually leaves a rash but it'll clear up in day or two!!!! and we require photo evidence posted on www.outofthewayimcomingthrough.com.
oh! and we have a Bolton supporter in the team but we tend not to mention him out loud.............
regards
vulc
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vulcan72
6/12/2008
16:41:56
[ report abuse ] | Tournment
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skipper, is there defence tournament in process at the moment? if so can i join up if there are any spare places.
cheers
vulc
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vulcan72
6/19/2008
11:25:35
[ report abuse ] | platinum pawn!!!!!
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yes, I've finally done it, I've subscribed to the platinum pawn..........i sent a photo of myself with the subscription and received a 30% discount.( and no! starkberlin it wasn't because they felt sorry for me!!!)
so that's it, i can now be a co-captain all i need is the votes of 75% of the team and the skipper says I'm in..........
vulc
oh yes by the way can i apply for the co-captains job skipper? over 75% of the team want me
cheers vulc
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starkberlin
6/20/2008
01:19:55
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Well, I haven't seen Vulc's picture, but if he is really the ugly devil I think he is, that shouldn't preclude him from holding a position in the team. Remember Nobby Stiles?
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