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Melbourne Games Coach: Arbiting
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The blog of a Melbourne games coach, covering primarily chess and poker. This page will be used to keep a record of the various chess events that I have acted as an arbiter for. I will endeavour to update this page periodically as required, with details of various events I have run to be included here as well (or at least links to the details). Prior to moving to Melbourne in 2005, I had been an arbiter at a variety of events for the NSWJCL. Primarily the various holiday events held throughout the year.
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Melbourne Games Coach: Guam International Open Part Two
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The blog of a Melbourne games coach, covering primarily chess and poker. Monday, 20 July 2015. Guam International Open Part Two. Just past the midway point of the tournament and as expected, the tournament has turned into a race for third, with Grandmasters Laylo and Torre beating up any challengers, while their own game was a hard fought draw, where neither players held any big advantage during the game before finally ending in an opposite coloured bishop endgame. Away from the chess, there was a BBQ St...
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Melbourne Games Coach: August 2014
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The blog of a Melbourne games coach, covering primarily chess and poker. Tuesday, 19 August 2014. The Olympiad Summary - Being an Arbiter at the Olympiad. The recently completed Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway was the first time I had been to the Olympiad and I was there as a Match Arbiter. This meant that each round I was in charge of one match of four games putting two countries against one another. Below is the typical routine of what a Match Arbiter would do at the playing hall:. Once individual gam...
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Melbourne Games Coach: Victorian Chess Festival
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The blog of a Melbourne games coach, covering primarily chess and poker. This page will contain the 'fleshing out' of the ideas presented previously in the Chess Festival Plan. Page, with ideas about how a chess festival could work in practice. Essentially the idea is based on the fact that there is so much chess, or. Be so much chess, in Victoria from November to January. Essentially I see that there are four distinct types of events run during this period, which are the basis for the chess festival idea.
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Melbourne Games Coach: October 2014
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The blog of a Melbourne games coach, covering primarily chess and poker. Friday, 31 October 2014. Hjorth Open - Day 1. Previously the Melbourne Cup Weekender) has become a major event on the Australian, let alone Victorian calendar! Who passed away unexpectedly in early 2011. Greg's family has also been a driving force behind the event providing sponsorship not only for this event, but also adding a Brilliancy prize to events held at Melbourne Chess Club throughout the year. Top boards underway, with six...
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Melbourne Games Coach: November 2014
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The blog of a Melbourne games coach, covering primarily chess and poker. Monday, 3 November 2014. Hjorth Open - Day 3. Day three of the Hjorth Open saw the top players begin to play one another and there were surprisingly few draws on the top boards. By the end of the day, only IM Max Illingworth was able to keep a perfect score intact to move to 5/5, however IM James Morris was only half a point behind him after winning all of his games following his round 1 bye. Australian Chess - Into the Eighties.
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Spring Blanket | After Work
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A time to write, a time to think, a time to dream, a time to do. In Photographs and Photography. Asymp; 1 Comment. Photos from a recent visit to Compton Verney House in Warwickshire. Https:/ www.flickr.com/photos/58839195@N02/17699644421/in/album-72157652471914450/lightbox/. Larr; Previous post. Next post →. Thought on “Spring Blanket”. Sun, May 2015 at 7:43 pm. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). A small...
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Mermaid | After Work
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A time to write, a time to think, a time to dream, a time to do. Asymp; Leave a comment. The latest production from the Shared Experience. Theatre company, at Oxford Playhouse last Friday. Other highlights of the evening included a pre-theatre meal at the ever-faithful Nosebag and spotting Jonathan Aitkin outside The Randolf Hotel. The review, as always, is on Daily Info –. A reworking of Hans Andersen’s fairytale is a powerful and beautifully executed piece of theatre. Read on …. Larr; Previous post.
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Ilford Chess Club
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One of London's oldest chess clubs welcomes. Monday evenings from 7.30 pm. Rear of 188/190 Beehive Lane. Ilford, Essex IG4 5EE. For further details contact Tom Barton (020) 8550 1181 or email at tom50@btinternet.com. For the world famous Ilford-based chess magazine Kingpin. We welcome players of all standards and ages and offer the chance to represent the club in the London and Essex Leagues. Page for our latest match reports. Please sign our guestbook to offer comments and join our mailing list.
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Buying a chess set | UK-chessblogger
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From the home counties, the usa and beyond. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Category Archives: Buying a chess set. Regency Chess Company Review. October 4, 2011. If you browse around chess retail websites in the UK you will doubtless read plenty of customer comments and reviews. The thing is, how do you know they are genuine? In some cases retailers go to great lengths to let … Continue reading →. Buying a chess set. April 5, 2011. Buying a chess set. Travel and Play Chess. Chess is a...
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