tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post1193330427504415541..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Draw BoresTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-67759681846463458992011-08-13T20:45:59.536+01:002011-08-13T20:45:59.536+01:00Many moons ago Danny Baker earned himself the wrat...Many moons ago Danny Baker earned himself the wrath of some sections of the Southampton home crowd when he described Matt le Tisser on air as a "lazy bastard". This got people quite cross for some reason. Not sure why given it was self evidently true.<br /><br />I put him in the Nigel Short category. Is often entertaining and will occasionally go too far. I'd rather listen to/read somebody who does both of those things than neither.Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-7406076871019953232011-08-13T13:35:05.966+01:002011-08-13T13:35:05.966+01:00When I have time I'm going to defollow Danny B...When I have time I'm going to defollow Danny Baker, who among his various other Tweets last week openly wished cancer on rioters. That's a couple of steps beyond what I think is a civilised reaction.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-1704544857717993632011-08-11T19:57:58.754+01:002011-08-11T19:57:58.754+01:00The world's most popular sport seems to get by...The world's most popular sport seems to get by OK without abolishing draws (except by necessity in cup competitions) and attempts by Americans to do so are widely ridiculed, so not sure what Kasimdhanov's been smoking.<br /><br />RichardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-19668596027114594662011-08-11T15:36:06.876+01:002011-08-11T15:36:06.876+01:00Thanks 2ndnonny. Corrected.
That FIDE law will b...Thanks 2ndnonny. Corrected.<br /><br />That FIDE law will be a piece of cake to implement compared to some of John Foley's ideas. Anybody care to draft guidance for his suggestion that draw offers "from a player who is behind in the game" be banned?<br /><br />That's one measure of how piss poor the article in chess is, as it goes. It actually makes the FIDE stuff look relatively sane.<br /><br />That said I'm not overly against making draw offers illegal. It won't end draws or pre-arranged draws, of course, but it should improve things a bit.<br /><br />Anyhoo, what I'm <b>really</b> up in arms against is the idea that draws are inherently dull and a <i>bad thing</i>. More obvious cock one couldn't hope to read.Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-64091979747622031602011-08-11T13:47:19.188+01:002011-08-11T13:47:19.188+01:00Re: FIDE Modernisation Of Chess. I wonder how arbi...Re: FIDE Modernisation Of Chess. I wonder how arbiters will be expected to police that rule? They'd have to wade through all draws in their section(s). Then what if players agree a draw "illegally"? Score nil-nil?<br /><br />One typo in the article: "Admas-Zhou".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-6128390502954280232011-08-11T11:34:31.085+01:002011-08-11T11:34:31.085+01:00FIDE are getting in on the act as well. Their Comm...FIDE are getting in on the act as well. Their Commission for Modernisation of Chess is advocating the abolition of draws except by repetition, 50 moves, stalemate or inadequate mating material. So in the Jones-Pert game, they would have to continue to queen v queen unless they contrived an artificial repetition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-4636558413983400452011-08-11T09:57:53.869+01:002011-08-11T09:57:53.869+01:00At time of writing, btw, the pgns for round 11 hav...At time of writing, btw, the pgns for round 11 have not been uploaded to the <a href="http://www.britishchess2011.com" rel="nofollow">Championship website</a>. It seems that they've been entered into the database but the ECF have forgotten to let anybody else get hold of them.<br /><br />Not ideal, but I suppose there were a few things going on as Sheffield came to an end. Still, it's Thursday now. If anybody at the ECF reads this, have a look.<br /><br /><br />(I got the pgns for the top four boards from chessgames.com, btw)Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-3752107838868357032011-08-11T09:39:36.324+01:002011-08-11T09:39:36.324+01:00Pert should have played 24....Qh8!! for aestheticl...Pert should have played 24....Qh8!! for aestheticlal reasons.Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.com