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That's a shame. Onto bigger and better things, I hope.

I wasted ten minutes of my life (that I'm never getting back) trying to figure out who the hell CCM is. It's Civic Chess Man (Rowan Wood). I don't...

I have received unconfirmed reports that David Smerdon intends on playing

All further discussion of Max's retirement announcement that is not specifically related to the Zonal should go here: ...

Maybe the prize money could be bumped up ( because of the extra numbers).

This Rapid Event format is looking to be a very popular in current times in Sydney. Currently 84 entries for tomorrow. Looking at previous...

GM Max Illingworth announces retirement right after the conclusion of the 2019 Oceania Zonal I copy from his face book entry Now that the 2019...

I, also, didn't receive notification of squashaddict's entry. It is possible that some people who are intending to pay cash on the day haven't...

Yes, my flight is cancelled, and moved to Monday (the next day). I would guess they're all cancelled now. I don't know what I'll do for...

Round 2 pairings: 1 = Atia,Ben ( 1.0) - Kitikov,Oleg ( 1.0) = 23 - 1 = ... ...

Round 1 results: 1 = Kitikov,Oleg ( 0.0) - Relekar,Kanak ( 0.0) = 1 - 38 = 1 - 0...

I think you’re only a night watchman if there are players to follow. Turnbull and Bishop are back in the shed. Abott is out too, just won’t...

Shaun Press's report indicates some very short draws in round 8: http://chessexpress.blogspot.com/2019/02/2019-oceania-zonal-day-5.html

I had a cute game to finish the tournament, so I though I'd share it. I'm white vs. Angelil Sisior (rating 1439). 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4....

In the women's Punsalan already has qualified for a WIM norm and Becky already has qualified for a WFM title which she has cleared the rating...

Helped by the propensity of others in this field to draw. He has even had a draw himself now, against Duneas. Seven Six players are in contention...

I wouldn't even be polite. The person is not making a genuinely and fully generous offer. They're making an absurdly qualified offer that allows...

And i remember CCM and have several scoresheets of games we played! All 3 results.

Rating Groups (based on ACF rating): Group A: 1100-1400 Group B: 700-1100 Group C: 1-700 Group D: Unrated ACF

I am talking about moral side. There is no law to govern sense of gratitude towards someone who is helping you out or at least offering help. And I...

I might not be getting cc:s of all the entries so my list may be missing others as well. Ian Little is also definitely playing.

Round 1 underway - 74 players with a few round 1 byes. Round 1 pairings: 1 = Kitikov,Oleg ( 0.0) - Relekar,Kanak ( 0.0) = ...

Welfare recipients are not beggars. They are entitled to support under our social security laws, provided they comply with the (onerous) conditions.

We already spend ~$1b a year to keep asylum seekers on Nauru in indefinite detention. What else would you offer them?

I've entered

Australia deported ~3000 over two years

Good work by NZ!