tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post8427103459976490802..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Winning and Losing with Chess on the WebTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-8693150624478104792007-01-09T14:39:00.000+00:002007-01-09T14:39:00.000+00:00Are all games in Spain FIDE rated, or totally unra...Are all games in Spain FIDE rated, or totally unrated?<br /><br />To be FIDE rated a game must at least have a 4-hour time-limit. <br /><br />So if the answer to my question is 'yes', then 'weekend' congresses would probably at the least have to be 3 days long to be feasible, I would think.<br /><br />Any week long ones coming up?!Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-80116342544954766232007-01-09T13:26:00.000+00:002007-01-09T13:26:00.000+00:00Oh, far from it. That's mostly what there is. But ...Oh, far from it. That's mostly what there is. But it means a week off work - unless playing chess <i>is</i> your work.<br /><br />If I'd known there were no weekend congresses here, I probably wouldn't have emigrated.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-1563023034227851532007-01-09T09:26:00.000+00:002007-01-09T09:26:00.000+00:00By professional, you mean top-tier stuff? I imagin...By professional, you mean top-tier stuff? I imagine you could play in FIDE-rated Opens and the like, or is that neglected too?!Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-29740053616993918312007-01-08T15:45:00.000+00:002007-01-08T15:45:00.000+00:00Hmmm, yes. I shall say more on the subject of Span...Hmmm, <a hreef="http://justinhorton.blogspot.com/2007/01/one-move-behind.html">yes</a>. I shall say more on the subject of Spanish chess and its organisation before very long. Thing is, from the point of view of professionals, there's a lot of professional chess, and that's basically what they're interested in.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-72872382797134935562007-01-08T14:33:00.000+00:002007-01-08T14:33:00.000+00:00On the subject of which - I read recently Shak Mam...On the subject of which - I read recently Shak Mamedyarov in NiC 2006/8 said Spain (along with Holland) was the best country in the world for chess. I thought of your recent post about that tournament & its organisation . . .Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-5087352108242041792007-01-08T10:36:00.000+00:002007-01-08T10:36:00.000+00:00Personaly I find the internet an extremely unsatis...Personaly I find the internet an extremely unsatisfactory medium for playing real chess. Though it <i>is</i> an ideal medium for reading my blog.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.com