tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post5594297779021782419..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Modern Life is RubbishTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-28617678405627548852008-05-19T13:02:00.000+01:002008-05-19T13:02:00.000+01:00That guy - aka 'the biggest nobhead in the entire ...That guy - aka 'the biggest nobhead in the entire world' - was banned for life from The Dell following an FA Cup tie in the mid 90s. A game Southampton won 3-0 (back when such things mattered)Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-66573529236760366012008-05-19T09:31:00.000+01:002008-05-19T09:31:00.000+01:00:D<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Portsmouth_Football_Club_Westwood" REL="nofollow">:D</A>Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-76793978503107901082008-05-18T13:46:00.000+01:002008-05-18T13:46:00.000+01:00Yes - thanks for pointing that out. I think I was...Yes - thanks for pointing that out. I think I was bit overfocused on the cup final (not that it's important anymore of course)Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-75493077368896192802008-05-18T09:01:00.000+01:002008-05-18T09:01:00.000+01:00Campion - you're right. Our thanks for the correct...Campion - you're right. Our thanks for the correction: I've corrected JB's diagram.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-67887881939582590512008-05-18T08:58:00.000+01:002008-05-18T08:58:00.000+01:00I didn't see the 2006 Final either.I didn't see the 2006 Final either.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-66785164032454487382008-05-18T05:37:00.000+01:002008-05-18T05:37:00.000+01:00Six comments in... am I imagining things, or shoul...Six comments in... am I imagining things, or shouldn't the White queen be on the c-file and not the b-file in your displayed position? Otherwise I don't think White would have needed adjournment analysis...Campionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714430541733701863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-75858052428764375062008-05-17T18:33:00.000+01:002008-05-17T18:33:00.000+01:00I was at the 1975 West Ham v Fulham final (ex girl...I was at the 1975 West Ham v Fulham final (ex girlfriends dad was a FA official) and at the 2006 West Ham v Liverpool final (now a season ticket holder). Both were great occasions.<BR/><BR/>In the old days all those Soviet World Champions got their GM seconds to do the adjournment analysis for them.<BR/><BR/>So actually, not much has changed, really ...<BR/><BR/>Mike GMike Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237794157491746812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-48100546112468737702008-05-17T16:58:00.000+01:002008-05-17T16:58:00.000+01:00My first full cup final was, happily, 1976 whenI w...My first full cup final was, happily, 1976 whenI was 7 (although I had seen the second half of the 1975 West Ham - Fulham final).Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-63077773834545123072008-05-17T16:14:00.000+01:002008-05-17T16:14:00.000+01:00My first Final was 1971. I saw them all for nearly...My first Final was 1971. I saw them all for nearly three decades. Now in the age of worldwide communications technology I can't watch the game, nor get sound to work for the internet commentary, nor install any of the downloads to watch it live on internet channels.<BR/><BR/>Never been to an FA Cup Final of course, though I did once go to the same League Cup Final as Robin Haldane.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-31245830090926474102008-05-17T13:35:00.000+01:002008-05-17T13:35:00.000+01:00I'm sure Oscar Wilde would be able to come up with...I'm sure Oscar Wilde would be able to come up with a quote about both cup finals and adjournments. I can still remember Cup Final memories, vaguely from 1974 (Liverpool-Newcastle) but mainly from 1975 West Ham-Fulham onwards. It was an all day event back then with Cup Final Mastermind and It's A Knockout. Home Internationals were also quite an event, with England-Scotland being shown live (5-1 was some game). Been to 2 finals myself, 1984 Watford-Everton and 1993 Arsenal-Sheff Wed (that was a corporate freebie- sorry ejh!).<BR/>As for adjournments, I think they are still very useful for improving at chess. One year I had 3 adjournments where I put in 30+ hours on each one. It was no coincidence I feel I went up 20 BCF points that year.<BR/>Are you showing solidarity with new "friend of Steatham Blog" Welsh GM Nigel Davies, Jonathan?<BR/>Anonym....er sorry, Andrew StoneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-61328855889968617822008-05-17T09:55:00.000+01:002008-05-17T09:55:00.000+01:00the cup final was probably the only game you could...<I> the cup final was probably the only game you could see live on TV all year</I><BR/><BR/>Meanwhile in Spain the channel which owns the rights - la Sexta - has decided not to show the game. Vile, vile bastards.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-35405610447616941562008-05-17T09:08:00.000+01:002008-05-17T09:08:00.000+01:00PS:Play up Cardiff.PS:<BR/>Play up Cardiff.Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.com