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Bob Armstrong

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Bob Armstrong replied to GTCL - Team Championship (Regular Rated) - GWWS(80+) Results Rd. by Rd.

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Yesterday, 01:59 PM
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GTCL - Team Championship (Regular Rated) - GWWS(80+) Results Rd. by Rd.

Team Championship (Regular Time Control)

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Friday, 9th January, 2026, 08:49 PM
GWWS(80+)
[Canadian National Organization/Unincorporated Not-for-Profit Cooperative]

Formation of our Seniors Teams...

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Thursday, 8th January, 2026, 03:16 PM
Good suggestion Hugh...will do...to me, the Captain, the other teams look very formidible!

It's quite unclear how we'll fare.

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Tuesday, 6th January, 2026, 11:32 AM
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Bob Armstrong replied to Geriatric Weekend Warriors' Society (80+)

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Thursday, 25th December, 2025, 06:20 PM
Oops....my bad....sorry about giving the world such false news.

But, IMHO, FM is also quite impressive!!

This from the now C...

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Bob Armstrong replied to Geriatric Weekend Warriors' Society (80+)

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Thursday, 25th December, 2025, 03:06 PM
GWWS(80+)
[Canadian National Organization/Unincorporated Not-for-Profit Cooperative]

Members' Waiting/Supporters' List...

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Bob Armstrong replied to Happy 80th Birthday to Duncan Suttles

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Thursday, 25th December, 2025, 02:29 PM
I didn't realize how young Duncan was when I first learned of him, when I started playing rated OTB in 1965.

He's 5 months younger than me!...

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Bob Armstrong replied to Geriatric Weekend Warriors' Society (80+)

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Wednesday, 24th December, 2025, 05:31 AM
GWWS(80+)
[Canadian National Organization/Unincorporated Not-for-Profit Cooperative]

May all have a very happy Holiday...

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Bob Armstrong replied to Geriatric Weekend Warriors' Society (80+)

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Tuesday, 23rd December, 2025, 04:16 AM
GWWS(80+)
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Bob Armstrong replied to Geriatric Weekend Warriors' Society (80+)

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Sunday, 21st December, 2025, 11:28 PM
Hi Hans:

As I understand it, in the Seniors Category for FIDE, they include a sub-group called Veterans: 50 y.o. to 64 y.o.

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Friday, 19th December, 2025, 12:54 PM
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Bob Armstrong replied to FIDE votes to lift sanctions against Russia and Belarus

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Tuesday, 16th December, 2025, 08:10 PM
Sport & Politics

What about this idea:

If you, the people, want your athletes to compete, get your governments to change...

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Tuesday, 16th December, 2025, 07:43 PM
I do have problems with the proposition:

"Sport should be apolitical."

I know the government is the perpetrator, not...

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Monday, 15th December, 2025, 02:57 PM
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2026...

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Sunday, 14th December, 2025, 08:02 AM
GWWS(80+)
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Membership

We're growing!!...

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Motion (See post # 92 above)

Recommendation: Today a 2nd of our pool of mentors chimed in to recommend John &...

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