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OK - we have created a searchable ratings page for your comments The direct url is http://auschess.org.au/acf-master-file-for-december-2019/ We...

Belatedly, saddened to here this. Dick Voon and I always got on well, we were neighbours ,back in the day circa 1970 when we both lived in Surry...

He would seem to escape all those clauses. But there are new European and maybe Canadian laws with far reaching tentacles that could ensnarl a...

The disrepute rule was introduced in the 2001 FIDE Laws. The 1997 FIDE Laws had a rule "High standards of etiquette are expected of the players." ...

Is this rule also in international chess and was Sir Bobby ever charged with it - not that I may agree with the charge?

Like when playing 500 and going Open Misire and then playing their hand for them as too complicated!

Robert Reich, is the Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and a senior fellow at the Blum Center for...

That's not what Dershowitz said (my italics): The central aspect of the rule of law is that no one may be investigated, prosecuted or impeached...

You really should stop replying to yourself :) So all we have are allegations and a charge - the man is therefore not a criminal. Real criminals...

Exactly. Nobody is trying to control Folau's beliefs, only the way he expresses those beliefs.

Rugby union is a team sport. Spectators and viewers can't express their disapproval of Folau by only boycotting him - they would boycott the...

I loved the previous occasion when he gave a speech praising himself and the whole international community laughed at him and his response "well I...

How-climate-change-has-impacted-your-life This is a fabulous piece of data visualisation that shows the reality of climate change in YOUR lifetime...

Some feedback from one of our members...asking for searchable ACF ratings and a mobile friendly site. To this end we have addressed the first core...

...The severity of possible future temperature extremes poses serious challenges for preparedness for future climatic change. The enhanced Victoria...

Pragg (7) white against Sahaj Grover (6) (2508). Anton (7) black against Martin Petrov (6) (2497). Aravindh (6.5) black against Danny Gormally (6)...

Congress will be in Abu Dhabi as confirmed to me from contacts in the UAE who are involved in the planning. lost

Queensland has had at least four recipients of the Australian Chess Federation's Koshnitsky Medal, presented for work in Chess over many years. ...

What's it like to stand stark naked on the world stage? Ask Donald Trump The Guardian op-ed 5.12.19 You know that classic nightmare where you’re...

Anton won again this morning sharing the lead again with Pragg on 7/8 going into the final round. Best of luck Anton!

But the GOP does everything possible to subvert the consent of the governed by nasty and devious means by keeping browns, black and yellows off...

MSF: Medevac repeal entrenches dangerous precedents on denial of medical care The decision to repeal Australia’s ‘Medevac’ legislation endangers...

I think he did say that if the story was true then it would be grounds for impeachment - I usually don't watch videos here

2019 Dandenong Rapid ( December ) Prize money Open: 1st $100, 2nd $70, 3rd $50 ( 1500 - 2000+ ) Rating Group 1: 1st $60 ( 1085...

Let us know when Fox broadcasts the case for impeachment

Jonathan Turley, professor at George Washington University Law School (who did NOT vote for Trump), delivers his opening statement at the House...

Greta Thunberg's La Vagabonde voyage let an Aussie family meet the girl behind a climate movement Over the past year, Greta Thunberg has...

She posted this on Facebook about 8.40pm 5th Dec Lisbon time, so she must have been about to board the train, overnighting to Madrid:

When Obama maybe mocked Romney re Russia was that before the Crimea invasion? Can you rule out Obama seeking and receiving Russian help to get...