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Should also be noted that disputes are very rare. Certainly do not happen weekly. Most weeks, not even a single dispute and most weeks we have a very...

thank you, I will pass the message on.

I do not think about their needs. I am thinking about our needs. So shall we try to attract the top notch even though they too need them? or shall we...

https://tornelo.com/chess/orgs/melbourne-chess-club/events/mcc-tuesday-night-blitz-over-the-board--9/divisions/default/standings Tonight's blitz...

Ta, fixed.

Definitely seems to be an uptick in interest Patrick! Even following Gold Coast Chess Club there are a number of former players returning to the game...

AC - you can email me directly on afitzpatrick@gardinerchess.com.au or give me a call in the office on (07) 5522 7221 during regular business hours...

I think this thread, http://www.chesschat.org/showthread.php?18387-GCCC-2021-Autumn-Cup-8-Round-Swiss-(22-April-to-10-June) has been mistakenly moved...

Not quite as dramatic an increase as at the Brisbane Club :) But our new players have also trended younger and female, so it seems we all have the...

My question was: "You don't think developing countries are more in need of their home-grown talent?" It is unconscionable to entice potential...

Hobart had a massive increase in interest from relatively inexperienced or lapsed adult players starting from around November, including mostly...

https://www.websiteiq.com/top-sites/chess/ tracks the traffic of websites. Chess.com, the most visited chess website by far, skyrocketed in October...

A new style or is he just getting older?

Can you call Trump voters idiots? Trick question. The answer is 'yes you can'. By voting Trump, no matter what you have done before or since, you...

I have found the same in Byron area, at least 3 if not 4 new groups. I may title the local club Byron Bay Queens Gambit Chess Club, seeing I have...

Gardiner Chess has discounts for bulk purchases, but you'd have to ask them if they'll give you any other discounts.

Thanks @Afitz - I've been away on a tropical reef for the last week and a bit. 10 Days Until the GCCC Autumn Cup kicks off! The event is 1/3...

Because i promote chess Peter P used to give me excellent discounts. I was chasing similar for bulk purchase for new students. So i presume...

It is not true in general that the irregularity has to be reported by a player first. FIDE Laws permit the arbiter to intervene in a game in any case...

Congratulations to the winners Tyson Walker and George Warta and to Brisbane Chess Club and Pat for smashing all attendance records - 81 entries is...

The allegro events at the MCC are about the same size as the current events at the Brisbane Club, and we now have two paid arbiters, neither of whom...

There is 8.7 which seems close to covering the reporting of results, but it applies only when players are keeping score, hence not to most club...

That makes it clear. Since B has made a valid claim of a win on time, the result is a win to Player B (1-0). Michael's original decision was correct....

If arbiters are not following the FIDE Laws of Chess for rated tournaments then for ACF rated events players should complain to their State Rating...

https://tornelo.com/chess/orgs/melbourne-chess-club/events/mcc-allegro-over-the-board--18/divisions/default/standings Time Flies Allegro 18 (for the...

Which is a lot closer than Chess Discount Sales. Another possibility is ACE.

Also, Message MCC - we got a good book store and sell chess equipment too.

As I've already explained, the MLB was not moved to a state with stricter laws. And Trump did business with the Chinese government, so anyone who...

Not sure what you're after, but you could try: https://gardinerchess.com.au/shop/