Wednesday 23 August 2023

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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.
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