Peter Large

Chess is hard

The tournament I was going to be playing in tomorrow has been cancelled. I am bereft.

Report on Kingston A's successful defence of the Thorpe Trophy – the Surrey League Team Rapidplay Championship – at Cheam last Saturday. tinyurl.com/4tkepm4a Kingston B came joint second. The winning team were (l-r): Seth Warren, Peter Lalić, Alexander Chmelev and Peter Large

I Was Young When I Left Home Fourth Time Around Union Sundown Up To Me Thank you

Here’s another one. Name four songs by #BobDylan which have the word “shirt” in the lyrics. I’ve made it easy for you, because there are actually five.

Guess the chess player

it was really great to see freddie break through yesterday. That's the vanguard of an exciting generation of Freddie, Shreyas, Bodhana, Supratit, Stanley, Jude Shearsby, etc. One win and they'll get plenty more.

The problem I have with Artificial Intelligence is not the speed of technological advances. It is that people seem to be getting stupider and stupider. Just look at your Twitter feed. If AI just stays where it is now, it will be way ahead of us in 10 years time. @elonmusk

@KireSJ000 You just click on “Tournament-database” upper left hand side. Then you can search by tournament, by player, by game, and more.

@IMPeterLarge How do you actually search for tournaments on This Page?

Did you know there is a searchable tournament database on chess-results.com? Neither did I. Since I started playing chess again in 2021 I have played in about 240 tournaments, and won 69 of them.

Today: I’ve come first outright in 5 (small) tournaments since 3 March. I think I may be playing too much.

Kingston A retained the Thorpe Trophy – the Surrey Club Rapidplay Championship – today in Cheam. South Norwood were second and Kingston B third. The winning Kingston A team (pictured, left to right) were Seth Warren, Peter Lalić, Alexander Chmelev and Peter Large

@SUChessTourneys Two were equally memorable:- the first Sussex University Open, and of course the second Sussex University Open. (Hope that was the right answer).

@IMPeterLarge Which one is the most memorable for you?

Bit disappointed by the lack of response to this brilliant bit of engagement farming. The answer is, of course, Black Diamond Bay and Gotta Serve Somebody. Thank you.

Quiz question (bit niche): Which two songs by Bob Dylan have the word “ambassador” in the lyrics? #BobDylan

I play chess a LOT.

@ClubEpsom Gutted.

A disappointing derby defeat for Epsom 2 last night, who lost 2½-4½ to Ashtead. This puts us out of the running in the Beaumont Cup (Div 2) and effectively hands the title to Kingston 2. Our remaining fixtures are: Ashtead (A) and Guildford (A), both of whom have defeated us.

Today: The 26th time I have won the Muswell Hill Rapidplay. Keep ‘em coming.

Stephen Moss reports on IM Peter Large's narrow victory in a strong 18th All Saints Blitz in central Kingston. tinyurl.com/4c4tmbc3

Well done India. Pretty good effort by England though. #INDvENG #T20WorldCup

@LancillottoL Ok

@IMPeterLarge Because it is a ridicolous title

Today: The first tournament of my eighth decade!

Well - we kept them down to 253 … #INDvsENG #T20WorldCup