LATEST LEAGUE RESULT 27/10/2014

Tonight`s match between Fruithill and BS ended in a draw.
I am waiting for Rookies match report.

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1.A.DELANEY 0.5-0.5 R.DEVENNEY
2.C.MARRON 0-1 S.FLANAGAN
3.F.CARRUTHERS 1-0 B.MacLEAN
4.G.COLLINS 1-0 D.RUBEN
5.J.MONAGHAN 0-1 J.BRYARS
TOTAL 2.5-2.5

Favourites The A Team were almost “bowled” over at Falls Bowling Club. Fruithill were not as “green” as their ratings implied but were unable to “crown” their achievements with outright victory.

They certainly displayed an optimistic “I’m alright, Jack” attitude throughout the match!

Board One failed to “de-liver De-laney or De-venney de-cisive 

de-nts in their de-fences”, ending in a draw.


To be “frank”, Carruthers won a piece early on and “bruised” Bruce’s ego

Ciaran was “marron” his team’s chances of victory by losing to Sam.

Collins proved he was not “Gerry-atric” in beating David.

Finally, Captain Monaghan’s chances of clinching a match victory went down the “toilet” in the battle of the 2 “Johns”.

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COPYRIGHT INFORMATION

This is not directly related to Chess, however it may be useful for anyone who makes Chess videos.

Earlier this week I was contacted by the BBC, they wanted permission to broadcast the video of a very young Carl Frampton sparring in the Midland Boxing Club. The video is below.


From this morning sole Copyright of this video belongs to CRAIG FRAMPTON who is Carl`s wiser and more handsome brother. 

Craig is like me, he does not willingly get his photograph taken and he does not post pictures of himself on the internet.

The only known images of Craig are in the video below where he can be seen standing on the rubble which was once my house and he is asking me, "If I am going to the boxing club." He appears at about 25 seconds on the timeline.



So if any big broadcasting companies want to publicly show the Carl Frampton sparring video, they must get permission from Craig, if they can locate him!

Just shows you, you never know who is watching your videos? 
If anyone has Chess videos, they may find it useful to copyright them just in case some big broadcasting company wants to use them for broadcast purposes.


Psalm 144:1 Blessed be the Lord my strength which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

TONIGHT`S RESULT

South Belfast A team beat Lindores by 3.5 to 1.5.

A report by ROOKIE should be available tomorrow. The man himself is pointed out in this video.



Rookie`s report is below.
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                                      G.HORVATH                         1-0             R.DEVENNEY

                                     C.LEITCH                                0-1             S.FLANAGAN

                                     R.HARRIS                              0-1              B.MacLEAN

                                     F.MacDONALD                0.5-0.5         J.BRYARS

                                    S.KEERS                                  0-1             D.RUBEN

An amazing result against a stronger team on paper!

Gabor found a strong pawn move in the opening, bur Ray fought back valiantly until a late oversight saw Ray “fray” at the edges.

Bruce was able to “harass” Harris and force Ross to a “loss”.

I remember Fred as a junior But I’m “afred” “old MacDonald’s form” only allowed him to draw with John.

“Sam’s your man” after he followed up his Isle of “Man”  Major victory last week with a win over Calum.

So, it all boiled down to the bottom board, where Keers was in “teers”-it’s a “shame” Shane’s defeat lost Lindores the match.

But The A Team proved their name is not a misnomer!!

Martin Kelly (Captain, The A Team)

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Lindores report on the match can be found at this link.

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Incidentally the secret of communicating knowledge by preaching and writing were set out thousands of years ago by Solomon himself.
He gave all the principles of effective communication in Ecc 12:9-11.
There is no one alive today who is wiser than Solomon nor will there ever be, not even Magnus Carlsen or Fabiano Caraunna.

Ecc 12:9 And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

11 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

Ecc 12:12  And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

WHO COULD POSSIBLY RESURRECT THE NYT CHESS COLUMN?

An article has appeared about the New York Times Chess column. It seems it is about to be de-commissioned.
Is there anyone who could resurrect this Chess column?

There is only one columnist who could take on this monumental task. It is the legendary "ROOKIE."

Here is his latest report on a local league match.
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                          Belfast South seconds                                 Civil Service

                                     J.MCKENNA                                   1-0            M.NEWMAN

                                    C.ARMSTRONG                         0.5-0.5        D.JACKSON

                                    S.CRITCHLOW                               1-0            D.FERGUSON

                                   W.STOREY                                   0.5-0.5        G.HINDLEY

                                   R.MCDONALD                                0-1           A.DORNFORD-SMITH

The Civil Service team toasted their drinks to the late, great Alan Burns before the start of the match.

Robert’s early defeat “caused a crisis, but crucially Critchlow’s critical faculties crunched out a comfortable point”!

Geoff scrambled a draw against William-but that’s another “Storey”!

“Chris crossed” swords with David, ending in a drawn endgame!

It came down to the last game, where John “wheeled” out the big guns against Mark and felt like a “Newman” after his devastating win!

Martin Kelly (Captain)

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I doubt if Nigel Short or anyone else could invent as many puns per sentence as ROOKIE.

A WORD OF THANKS

I would to express my thanks to the organisers and sponsors of the recent Isle of Man Chess tournament. 
It was very enjoyable and well run.

I would also particularly like to thank local Isle of Man players for their very warm and friendly welcome.

Of course I must also congratulate Nigel Short on his marvellous victory.
Just goes to show, "British is best" lol

Rev 7:9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SIGHTS IN THE IOM

Here is a short video clip of one of the most beautiful sights I came across in the IOM.  It was a beautiful Weimaraner called Jake.

Proverbs 18:24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

FINAL VIDEO FROM IOM MASTERS AND YOUR CHANCE TO WIN £1,000,000

This is the final video clip of the IOM Masters and it is also your chance to win a cool 1 million sterling in used banknotes! 
All you have to do is solve a puzzle. The puzzle comes in two parts, an easy part and a hard part.
For the easy part all you have to do is identify the mysterious beautiful female at the end of this video clip. Once you do that you can then start the hard part.

When you can answer who the beatiful female is, you then send the answer to Gerry Adams MI5 handler. When you send the correct answer to Gerry`s handler, he or she will then send you a cool £1,000,000 in used Northen Bank notes as a reward!

Obviously the hard part is locating Gerry Adam`s MI5 handler!

To get you started, I will give you a clue to the identity of the mysterious beautiful female in the video. Her name may or may not be Abigail.

1 Samuel 25:3 and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance:

FINAL VIDEO FROM THE IOM MINOR AND MAJOR

This the last video clip of the Minor and Major tournaments. It was taken just prior to the commencement of the event and covers the tournament announcements.




Ecc 12:12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

NOT WHAT IT SEEMED

This is a crucial position from my game today. I am black and it is me to move. At the time I thought it seemed like an easy win, plus I was well ahead on time!

However, I could only manage to agree a draw after quite a few more moves. 
Had to change the picture the first position I posted was inaccurate. Looks like I missed a win. Too bad!

I had to use Danny King`s brain today but it still was not enough to get me a win.

Luke 14:31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
 32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.

IOM VIDEO 8 FROM THE MASTERS

Here is short video clip from late on in the afternoon.

 Ecc 12:12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

IOM VIDEO 8 FROM THE MINOR AND MAJOR

The individual tournaments all returned to their initial settings today.
Here is a short video clip of the Minor and Major sections jut prior to commencement.

Ecc 12:12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

NEW TRICKS TRAILER

Here is a trailer for the New Tricks episode.


Who murdered the Chess playing German interpreter?
Was she mysteriously murdered by a Chess playing colleague, or someone completely different?
There are a number of suspects in the show.

It is available on BBC iplayer.

Ex 20:13 Thou shalt not kill.

ISLE OF MAN VIDEO 7

Today`s games were once again played in the excellent theatre auditorium. Here are some video clips.


I do not cheat by using hidden computers, I cheat by using Victor Bologan`s brians.  I have all three of this DVD series and have found them very useful, particularly in the past week.

Proverbs 1:5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

ISLE OF MAN VIDEO 6

All the Minor, Major and Masters Chess tournaments were played in the one venue today.

It turns out the venue happened to be in the impressive theatre auditorium in the Villa Marina. It is a lovely setting, although some people were not impressed with the lighting in certain parts of the hall.

Tommorow`s tournaments will be in the same grand location.

Ecc 12:12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

ISLE OF MAN VIDEO 5

This is a short video from 8/10/2014.

Another draw for me today. I have just played Bc6 as black and offered a draw. If you were white would you play on or agree a draw?

 Ecc 12:12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

ISLE OF MAN VIDEO 4

Here is a video clip of the Major, Minor and Masters tournaments from 7/10/2014.

Here is the position from my game on Wednesday, I am white and it is my move. I played fxe and offered a draw. What would you do?

Ecc 12:12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

NEW TRICKS IN CHESS

The TV series "New Tricks" featured a Chess theme in tonight`s eposode.  It is available on iPlayer for anyone who did not see it and wants to watch it.

"New Tricks"; The English Defence

ISLE OF MAN VIDEO 3

The start of the video shows the venue where the Major and Minor tournaments are being played just prior to the start of the first round.

It then shows a clip the last few games being played in the Masters tournament.  

ISLE OF MAN VIDEO 2

Only got a short video clip from the Masters 5/10/2014. The video camera started to go badly out of focus due to the warmth in the tournament room.

Gen 18:1 And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains ofMamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat ofthe day;

ISLE OF MAN VIDEO CLIP 1

Managed to catch a video clip of former UCU player Keith Allan on Saturday when I went to register for the Major tournament.

Have a few more video clips from the last two days, though it takes time to upload them with my Hotel internet connection.

The tournaments are taking place in a very impressive venue but I have experienced 2 minor problems taking videos.

Yesterday the room was so warm my camera would not focus properly, plus the wooden floor creaks a lot so I do  not like to walk about too much, especially at the end of the evening when only a few competitors are still playing.

The organisers have a very good website and Facebook page.

Fisherwick is going to organise big tournament like this!  Michael will make sure Peter funds it and there is NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

Ecc 12:12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE

Here is a game I played against Fritz 13 at 10 minute time control. The programme was at full strength, it was a pretty horrifying experience. I will do better the next time!