Sunday 27 August 2023

I believe the squad is better than this @KevinNagleMLS ... results do need to improve.

 I believe the squad is better than this @KevinNagleMLS ... results do need to improve.

Over 190,000 views on https://markhowitt.blogspot.com/ now... more to come...

 Over 190,000 views on https://markhowitt.blogspot.com/ now... more to come...

Friday 25 August 2023

7 Day Global Reach

 All donations welcome guys ;) More you donate more I can write... I do have some excluisve pics etc... feel free to contact me for coaching...

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There Will be More None Chess Content ;)

 There Will be More None Chess Content ;)


It's just game been on my mind for a while...

Time to push my comfort zone more and do more in all areas...


Wednesday 23 August 2023

Chess

 

Re: Major investment to transform future of English chess announced

Post by Chris Goodall » Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:31 pm

Don't worry Mark, no-one's tax is actually going to be returned to them. Someone's wife's company will build the public boards in time for your nearest Conservative MP to be photographed losing graciously to a 6-year-old during the election campaign. The rest of the money will be cancelled by Keir Starmer as not in line with the government's strategic focus on something or other.

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Re: Major investment to transform future of English chess announced

Post by Mark Howitt » Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:42 pm

It's a serious point that money should go to clubs.

Make MPs see that concrete chess sets are not good value for tax payers money.
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Re: Major investment to transform future of English chess announced

Post by Mark Howitt » Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:46 pm

I'll quickly make this point too...

I played my last competitive OTB game in December 2008. I had been in the top 10 (played board 5 but some of the better players didn't play looking back on it) in Yorkshire for my age at 16/17.

I did like not play for the season before that because doing good sales job.

Even NONE LEAGUE FOOTBALLERS get paid to play.

I remember chucking in my £2 after a draw with white against a decent local player. I thought... 25 years old and I'm still PAYING TO PLAY...

If I come back to OTB chess and I prob will I'll have to pay to play.

Some of this funding should reduce costs on tax paying chess players.

More Hudds Chess Promo

 

Post by Mark Howitt » Wed Aug 23, 2023 6:35 pm

Stephen Westmoreland wrote: 
Wed Aug 23, 2023 4:44 pm
Good idea David. Huddersfield Library has a Saturday chess team and numbers doubled plus to 12-18 when they played in the main library. They had 30 last weekend for their first unrated rapidplay. If they see it, they will come.
I've never even been in new library...

But...

I might visit sometime...
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Re: Major investment to transform future of English chess announced

Post by Mark Howitt » Wed Aug 23, 2023 6:37 pm

Just as a bit of info...

Huddersfield main library where it USED to be has 2 chessboards outside...

When I was like 14/15 I used to beat up players there... well there might have been 1 who was as good as me ;)

Drew quite a crowd...

Obvs only v little comp analysis then... and the players weren't that good...

A much more pragmatic investment in terms of the money spent would have been to SPONSOR me ;) But I'm still here...

PS I've never seen those chess boards used for actual chess for many many years.

Very likely I've found a good club to play for in Hudds chess league. Training continues.

 Very likely I've found a good club to play for in Hudds chess league. Training continues.

Monday 21 August 2023

Nice to see Thungela do well today... results weren't that good but share is still oversold should be fine medium term @jpsc01

 Nice to see Thungela do well today... results weren't that good but share is still oversold should be fine medium term @jpsc01

Nice to see women in chess getting mentioned... if I do train my two nieces rest assured I will tolerate no bad actions towards them :)

 Nice to see women in chess getting mentioned... if I do train my two nieces rest assured I will tolerate no bad actions towards them :)

Will just state this publically so I do it more... Won't be buying any more shares this year. I may be selling some. Working on fitness, chess and jobs more...

 Will just state this publically so I do it more...


Won't be buying any more shares this year. I may be selling some. Working on fitness, chess and jobs more...

1908 beaten with white- nice game :)

 1908 beaten with white- nice game :)

Healds Hall Food Review

 So...

This gets 8/10 from me.

Good decent Yorks restaurant.

Obvs I would not pay for it myself yet this my mum's 70th Birthday. 

Decent food, decent value for money if you like restaurants. A little slight damage to the table is the only bad thing I can say.








Pictures of Mark Howitt Chess Training

 I taught my niece a quick chess lesson yesterday. My nephew is only 3 yet wanted to learn too so watched and moved the pieces around a little.

This was after the meal at Healds Hall- full review to follow probably today yet it was 8/10. Have to say though the meal went on a bit longer then I thought- not restaurant's fault. Hence I was a bit tired. Travelled to Oakwell Hall after that which I did not expect. Had to walk to Oakwell Hall then find a room. Did so- assistants there were fine.


So because of my tiredness it was only a quick session. My niece is only 5. She picked up how the pieces moved pretty quickly. I demonstrated how the queen, rook and bishop moved. Showed her on empty board. She moved them around.  Picked it up pretty quick. My nephew did a little too.

So anyway... tired after this. Guess it takes a while to digest food had been out last night. 

My niece had a question though. In a phone call earlier she said she thought she could beat her brother. I asked if she thought she could beat me. She said she thought she could. I told her she couldn't...

Anyway, the chess lesson was over. "But there has to be more to it than that... what's the aim?"

"Well there are the black pieces and the white pieces. And the goal is to kill the enemy king."

I told her her mother could get her a chess board if she was interested.









Sunday 20 August 2023

Chess Training My Niece Today

 Chess Training My Niece Today

Saturday 19 August 2023

Looking Good for 200,000 views by End Year

 Looking Good for 200,000 views by End Year

Friday 18 August 2023

Healds Hall Food Review Coming Soon

 Healds Hall Food Review Coming Soon

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