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Sep-16-17 | | Octavia: thanks <Waustad>! Are you watching the World Cup? I can watch it via utube on my tv. When there is a break in the commentary you can often see panoramic views of Georgia & what views! It's amazing! Next year the Olympiad will happen there, too. May be Scottish chess will ask me to play for being the oldest female player in the country. But I'm afraid the Scots are not known for their sense of humour. |
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Sep-17-17
 | | MissScarlett: Is there a country that doesn't have any nice scenery? <Rigsby gives Philip his description of Africa. (Food Glorious Food).
- Lovely climate, clear skies, blue sea. The only trouble is, the beach goes back 500 miles.> |
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Sep-18-17
 | | keypusher: < MissScarlett: Is there a country that doesn't have any nice scenery?
<Rigsby gives Philip his description of Africa. (Food Glorious Food). - Lovely climate, clear skies, blue sea. The only trouble is, the beach goes back 500 miles.>> Maybe Qatar, if man-made scenery is excluded. An image search seems to return nothing but skyscrapers. |
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Sep-19-17 | | Octavia: the next destination is IOM! Douglas! even Magnus Carlsen is playing there. I'm looking forward to playing there myself :) |
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Oct-23-17 | | Gudrun: <Is there a country that doesn't have any nice scenery?> Scotland! Potentially it has very nice scenery: Lots of hills & valleys and lochs! Lots of beautiful lochs! But what happens on those hills? Sheep & cows make sure that there aren't any trees in sight & nobody can go for walks except in dedicated places. When the majority of people will be vegetarians, then Scotland will also have great places to walk about in. |
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Dec-04-17 | | Octavia: In Douglas Keti got the women's prize together with all her friends! I played in the minor & got 3rd prize
She's now playing in the London Open. I watched her draw a rook & pawn against a rook & 2 pawns. She did all the right moves as my Keres endgame book explains :) well done. |
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Apr-13-18 | | Octavia: She won 2 in the first 1/2 & lost 2 later in the London Open. I've noticed that she often does well in the beginning. If you get tired it's best to take a bye 1/2 way through, isn't it? |
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Apr-19-18 | | Octavia: She got 5.5/11 in the EWCC & they did have a day off 1/2 way through! Her last game was pretty hair raising - she sacced lots only to get them back later with interest & Alexandra Zherebtsova had to resign - good end for Keti. |
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Sep-25-18 | | Octavia: Olympiade 2018 Keti won her first and second games. The 2nd was against Jovanka Houska, a formidable opponent! G l for the other games. |
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Oct-02-18 | | Gudrun: with 3 rds to go Keti won all her games but 1 which she drew. In the next rd the team is likely to play much lower rated players. I hope Keti is getting a rest & the team captain lets the others battle it out by themselves - unless the team is likely to get a grading prize. In which case it'd be better if Keti played again... the German women are doing fine :) |
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Oct-07-18 | | Octavia: 10.5/11 !!! very well done in the OLYMPIAD! Hers was the best performance on bd 1 - 95% !!! However, they decided the gold medal on grading performance & therefore Yen got it with only 7/9 Is grading overrated or not? |
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Oct-07-18
 | | Dionysius1: Hi <Gudrun>. I thought it was the weather, particularly the high winds, that made sure there aren't any trees in sight. This was confirmed for me in a bus trip from Inverness to Oban way back - like a lunar landscape it was, nothing grew above 4 feet. What there was, was bent over at the top And it was still breathtakingly beautiful. I know your main point is about walking (and enclosures) but don't you DARE say Scotland doesn't have nice scenery! Herumph. |
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Oct-07-18
 | | Dionysius1: Darn. Now I have to have two postings in a row. Just in case I don't have an opportunity to say it later, Mrs Arakhamia-Grant is gorgeous. May she live long and prosper. |
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Oct-20-18 | | Gudrun: <Dionysius> She is prospering again: Starting well in the OiM competition with a draw against a much higher rated opponent!!! |
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Oct-24-18
 | | Dionysius1: Thanks <Gudrun>. It's a good game to play over too. Against Parligras, but I can't get the hyperlink to work to link to it from here. |
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Nov-20-18 | | Octavia: Worldseniorchampionship in Bled! most famous chess place ever! out of ~100 players 47 are German & 11 Scots. 4 sections: over 50, over 65 & the same for women. But our 2 Scottish women are playing in the 50+ group. Keti has 2.5/3 |
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Nov-29-18 | | Octavia: Keti did well in the seniors open: 7.5/11! Her performance was +25 compared to her grade. She won 6, = 3 and lost 2. Bagaturov won against her & was the cowinner with 8.5 She drew with her man, Jonathan who had 1/2 pt more then her at one point but ended up with a pt less. |
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Jul-05-19 | | Gudrun: last year, Keti got 10.5/11 in the Olympiad!!! |
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Jul-19-19 | | PhilFeeley: <Dionysius1>
Link here now works:
K Arakhamia-Grant vs M Parligras, 2018 |
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Jul-19-19 | | PhilFeeley: A great game, by the way. I'm wondering how white missed the win. |
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Jul-19-19
 | | eternaloptimist: Happy birthday to Keti!! She is a 2-time Scottish chess champ & she tied Paul Motwani 1 of those times. He’s 1 of my favorite authors & players |
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Sep-25-19 | | Octavia: I believe she was Scottish champ thrice |
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Jul-31-21 | | Octavia: haven't been here for ages. I see that Keti played in the online Olympiad last year & won all her games, except for 2 which she drew! Hope she's playing again this year & that I can watch her games. She's great!
Hope also that she had a nice birthday & that she's healthy & stays fit to fight! |
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Jun-13-23 | | Octavia: Georgia has an alphabet of its own. I want to learn it. |
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Jul-19-23 | | Octavia: Viel Glück und Gesundheit im neuen Jahr! |
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