FIDE announces Online Olympiad 2021

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I haven't read the article, however it would seem that science, for the most part, believes that vaccines at least improve immunity, thus also reducing...

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Thank you deeply Francis for sharing that....

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Yeah, I noticed that when posted, but I thought better to wait for you to say something. For what it's worth, as I'm only one person, I know that if I...

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Hello Sid, do you stand by these two phrases?!...

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Another round to buy for Peter!!...

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I'm thinking EVERY player is at least 2200 of some kind. I'm just wondering if there is any new FIDE rating floor for such 40-player Swiss norms. It seems...

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Thanks Victor. At the 2019 Zonal in Kingston, we had 36 players, so at least 40 seems achievable. Offhand, was there any new rating floor to include?...

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WOW, that was indeed such a different game! Thanks Hans!!...

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Thanks Hans (and others above) for your thoughtful memorable posts. David, may you rest in peace.

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This wonderful event has now been officially CFC-rated (thanks to Bob & Don).

Thanks again to everyone who was a part of this, especially...

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Great recollection! I remember slumping to the floor in agony, throwing chips into the air - LOL - I so much wanted/expected Beast Mode to blast through...

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That's awesome, and Maurice will be great too!!...

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Darn, already booked that weekend, but wishing you great success!!...

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I believe you meant 1...a6 and 2...h6...

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Thanks everyone for these posts. I think my glasses have been too rose-coloured. This really is quite sobering stuff....

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My pleasure Amit! I gotta say, after so much chess life rubbish, this Online CYCC, especially working with Christina and Bob, was a wonderful jolt of...

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So the kind folks at ChessStream are building a CFC-custom converter from their rating file formats (US Chess based) to our fundamental CFC formats (CTR...

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This was a pretty cool accomplishment last year, and it's back!!

https://www.fide.com/news/1206

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Almost. I'm reviewing three passes of statistical analysis, and there's still some outstanding video review in progress. Something that's slowing us down...

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wow, "shocking" news out of Maryland: the COVID-19 vaccines work:

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/07/us/ma...accinated-covi...