New Posts For Thread: British Chess Championshiphttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30564255/british-chess-championshipHowell looks on course to justify favouritism, betfairian Arkell doing OK.Oddly the BCF have allowed a GM into thesupporting Open event, he has a rating advantageof 4002200 is proper money, the English grading system is old hat.There are 11 GM's playing in the British and going into thelast round they hold 11 of the top 12 positions in a 74 manfield so chess form is being upheld.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30564255/british-chess-championship?post_id=545786737#5457867372200 is proper money, the English grading system is old hat.There are 11 GM's playing in the British and going into thelast round they hold 11 of the top 12 positions in a 74 manfield so chess form is being upheld.Thu, 06 Aug 2015 19:12:01 -0500I drew with Bill Hartson in a simultaneous - I was a couple of pawns up but bottled it and offered a draw.I also beat someone who has a FIDE rating of 2200+ - don't know what that is in proper money. He was absolutely fuming. I was gobsmacked when Ihttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30564255/british-chess-championship?post_id=545785449#545785449I drew with Bill Hartson in a simultaneous - I was a couple of pawns up but bottled it and offered a draw.I also beat someone who has a FIDE rating of 2200+ - don't know what that is in proper money. He was absolutely fuming. I was gobsmacked when IThu, 06 Aug 2015 16:08:23 -0500Short is a shell of a man after watching the greatest ever plyaer twisting his pieces into the board whilst our Nigel was sat there shaking like a sh1tting dog.Mr Nibbs, v impressive. However, she was an International Master and not a GM Still I havhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30564255/british-chess-championship?post_id=545753005#545753005Short is a shell of a man after watching the greatest ever plyaer twisting his pieces into the board whilst our Nigel was sat there shaking like a sh1tting dog.Mr Nibbs, v impressive. However, she was an International Master and not a GM Still I havMon, 03 Aug 2015 20:30:05 -0500What happened to Nigel Short?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30564255/british-chess-championship?post_id=545752509#545752509What happened to Nigel Short?Mon, 03 Aug 2015 18:54:34 -0500I think a grading of 148 equates to high 1700's which is higher thanthe average club player.Meanwhile Howell the fav for the British title lost to the second fav andis now a half point behind.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30564255/british-chess-championship?post_id=545752477#545752477I think a grading of 148 equates to high 1700's which is higher thanthe average club player.Meanwhile Howell the fav for the British title lost to the second fav andis now a half point behind.Mon, 03 Aug 2015 18:48:37 -0500OC....the game would have to be played on a computer.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30564255/british-chess-championship?post_id=545752301#545752301OC....the game would have to be played on a computer.Mon, 03 Aug 2015 18:15:37 -0500You need 50 different pieces with different moves and a board 1000 times larger, then the memory people-bots couldn't rule the game.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30564255/british-chess-championship?post_id=545752281#545752281You need 50 different pieces with different moves and a board 1000 times larger, then the memory people-bots couldn't rule the game.Mon, 03 Aug 2015 18:12:09 -0500Claustrophobic little game !https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30564255/british-chess-championship?post_id=545752253#545752253Claustrophobic little game !Mon, 03 Aug 2015 18:08:51 -0500mr nibbs is rather underselling his chess skills,he's fine, just finehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30564255/british-chess-championship?post_id=545751603#545751603mr nibbs is rather underselling his chess skills,he's fine, just fineMon, 03 Aug 2015 16:52:46 -0500I started playing at 13, represented Northumberland at Junior County level and played til i was 20. only ever reached a rating of 148. Career high for me, obviously that would be 1480 in nowadays money.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30564255/british-chess-championship?post_id=545751565#545751565I started playing at 13, represented Northumberland at Junior County level and played til i was 20. only ever reached a rating of 148. Career high for me, obviously that would be 1480 in nowadays money.Mon, 03 Aug 2015 16:49:43 -0500