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Hi Folks, with less than a fortnight to go to the opening of Chess CW2014 I'm still waiting for your entries.
If you are a UK resident send your entry to me now please (entry form has my CW email address)
If foreign entrant please send to Alex McFarlane's email.
Online entries work too!!
See you there, it'll be fun!!
GG
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I've updated the Championship entry.
I'll update the junior events tomorrow once I've got answers to a few queries.
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A week to go and not a single GM or IM from England? Anyone know why?
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George Neave Wrote:A week to go and not a single GM or IM from England? Anyone know why?
It is still term time in England so that would rule out the under-18s and teachers.
I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine
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My source informs me that many English chess players intended on watching England lift the world cup and that playing the Commonwealth would have clashed with the games, hence the reduced entry from our neighbours. This information is actually confidential so don't tell anyone I told you.
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Ah yes it all makes sense to me now. India were of course eliminated from world cup qualification in July 2011 = plenty of time to prepare for the commonwealth championships.
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Don't get too confident there is still a week to go. Plenty of time for the English to stop crying and start entering.
Just remember Scotland welcomes everyone and individual comments do not, necessarily, reflect the attitude of the organisers and Chess Scotland!!!!
Keep it for the Referendum, folks!
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Alan Jelfs Wrote:George Neave Wrote:A week to go and not a single GM or IM from England? Anyone know why?
It is still term time in England so that would rule out the under-18s and teachers.
It also excludes many parents of U18's who have to get their kids to school. This is incidently the reason I can't play as have to get my kid to school (although I live in Scotland). The early timing of this event is unfortunate.
