New Posts For Thread: Isle of Man Chess Mastershttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30597693/isle-of-man-chess-mastersI doubt any event in the British Isles has ever attracted so many GMsTop seed is Michael Adams but after 4 rounds he is a full point offthe pace.http://iominternationalchess.com/used to share a flat with a grandmaster,he was ok but it was murder trying to get him to pass the salt.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30597693/isle-of-man-chess-masters?post_id=546466161#546466161used to share a flat with a grandmaster,he was ok but it was murder trying to get him to pass the salt.Thu, 08 Oct 2015 06:03:19 -0500This is not a knock out tournament, everyone plays the same number of gamesits called a Swiss system and in theory the cream rise to the top and the bestplayer will win.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30597693/isle-of-man-chess-masters?post_id=546466149#546466149This is not a knock out tournament, everyone plays the same number of gamesits called a Swiss system and in theory the cream rise to the top and the bestplayer will win.Thu, 08 Oct 2015 06:00:21 -0500So, if the wife goes further in the Tournament as expected, the Husband will have to sit around for a while "Bashing the Bishop" ??https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30597693/isle-of-man-chess-masters?post_id=546465593#546465593So, if the wife goes further in the Tournament as expected, the Husband will have to sit around for a while "Bashing the Bishop" ??Thu, 08 Oct 2015 04:18:42 -0500Sadly he didn't get the message in time.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30597693/isle-of-man-chess-masters?post_id=546465527#546465527Sadly he didn't get the message in time.Thu, 08 Oct 2015 04:06:34 -0500Is GM Flash involved in this one?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30597693/isle-of-man-chess-masters?post_id=546465251#546465251Is GM Flash involved in this one?Thu, 08 Oct 2015 02:27:03 -0500IM is International Master, its the rung lower than a GM (Grand Master)https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30597693/isle-of-man-chess-masters?post_id=546465225#546465225IM is International Master, its the rung lower than a GM (Grand Master)Thu, 08 Oct 2015 02:07:12 -0500What's an "IM" Sica? I can think of International or Inter-Galactic, but surely it's not the latter?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30597693/isle-of-man-chess-masters?post_id=546464681#546464681What's an "IM" Sica? I can think of International or Inter-Galactic, but surely it's not the latter?Wed, 07 Oct 2015 21:03:58 -0500Not often you see a married couple in same event,Jonathon Grant is an IMand his wife is a GM.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30597693/isle-of-man-chess-masters?post_id=546464551#546464551Not often you see a married couple in same event,Jonathon Grant is an IMand his wife is a GM.Wed, 07 Oct 2015 20:20:37 -0500Very good.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30597693/isle-of-man-chess-masters?post_id=546455845#546455845Very good.Wed, 07 Oct 2015 04:46:52 -0500Isle of Man Chess Masters should be a knock-out competition... each round being best of three legs.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30597693/isle-of-man-chess-masters?post_id=546455355#546455355Isle of Man Chess Masters should be a knock-out competition... each round being best of three legs.Wed, 07 Oct 2015 02:39:33 -0500