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Half-Year Grades
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- Created on Monday, 06 February 2012 03:40
- Written by Chesster
Half-Year Grades
For the first time since the grading system was introduced, a half-year standard play grading list has been produced.
This has a tendency to confuse, a) because it's new; b) because now players are not sure which to use. The intention of this short article is to explain how the website will be showing the new half-year grades.
Chess Board Plug-in
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- Created on Sunday, 16 October 2011 00:33
- Written by Chesster
Chess Board Plug-in Hints and Tips
The chess board plug-in, now being used on this site for playing through chess games, has some hidden features. The following brief hints and tips will help you get the best out of this utility.
How to DGT
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- Created on Sunday, 11 September 2011 17:06
- Written by Chesster
Introduction
The County now uses the DGT 2010 digital clocks for all its home fixtures (illustrated on the right - click on image for enlargement).
For those not familiar with using digital clocks, sitting down at the board to use one for the first time can be a source of confusion and distraction, which is not what you need at the start of a game. This article sets out the various features of the DGT 2010 timer with practical examples for the application of QPF time controls.
This article is a revised version of that which appeared previously on this site. Revision dated 05 Oct 2011.