Curmudgeon
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4 hours ago, eindhovendee said:
Neutrality in WW2? He must be one of the more moderate Reform candidates.
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51 minutes ago, Central Belt Caley said:The Scotland training base for the euros is in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Right next to this is a lovely named mountain:
Anyone feeling suicidal could go up the mountain and toss themself off.
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10 hours ago, mathematics said:
Must I?
Thanks for organising!
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2 hours ago, Pick that one out Marshall said:
Remember his tackle at Hibs
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Ancientnoise beats Curmudgeon by resignation.
Didn't think I did too much wrong here, but was skillfully out manoeuvred.
Nicely played.
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1 hour ago, scottsdad said:
This year I expect to receive cans of Budweiser (even though I don't like it) and Star Wars stuff (even though I'm not a big fan of Star Wars).
Maybe you need to be more open about your favourite science fiction franchise rather than hoping your kids pick up the tiniest of subtle clues.
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Curmudgeon beats redVtop by resignation
A thoroughly entertaining game with a knife-edge ending. I put a lot of pressure on, but couldn't find a decisive move for a material advantage. Instead it turned into a race for promotion which ended with the slightly unusual position of a resignation despite having two queens on the board.
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When getting things out the car boot I sometimes press the button to close it then try to get what I need before it fully closes like I'm Indiana Jones retrieving my hat and whip from a fiendish medieval trap.
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7 hours ago, malkyshotton said:
Ayr Lotto results
14/05 - 4, 16, 23, 25
21/5 - 4, 16, 23, 27
came through 2 minutes apart
Anyone else get the emails together?
Typical. I knew I shouldn't have picked 4, 16, 23 and 26 as my numbers.
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Curmudgeon beats Kendeans by resignation
I managed to pinch occasional pawns so by the time we got to the endgame I had a 4 pawn advantage which Ken had no way of stopping.
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5 hours ago, Jacksgranda said:
I was collecting our granddaughter from school. and in the car next to me I thought there was a cocker spaniel in the back seat. Turned out to be a wee girl with ginger hair...
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Curmudgeon beats stewartmathers by resignation.
Went a knight up early on and used the extra piece to add some extra pressure.
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5 hours ago, Peil said:
I'm fat and nudging 50 and about as likely to score
Considering your ability to continually fire out sprogs you don't seem to have any problem scoring.
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Curmudgeon beats Arabjoe by resignation.
There was a bit of a scrappy opening which I probably could've played better, but once the queens were exchanged he position started to fall in my favour.
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Curmudgeon beats Invergowrie by resignation
Tight game up until Invergowrie's queen got a little too adventurous.
redVtop beats Curmudgeon by resignation.
Another very tight game up until one bad move, which at this level is usually enough to settle matters.
Gg both
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Farewell to the steak and black pudding pies. You will be greatly missed.
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Curmudgeon beats stewartmathers by resignation
A very entertaining, wild game which felt like the momentum swung back and forth including having my queen pinned at point blank range to my king. I absolutely rode my luck getting out of that.
Great game, @free beer
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7 hours ago, muZZa__44 said:
Speaking of McAllister
If any club with money needs one of Scotland's best right, sorry left backs then we might not be able to stand in his way. With a heavy heart we'll reluctantly let him move on.
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15 minutes ago, ancientnoise said:
P&B Cup - The Final
.....and the winner is...
Curmudgeon
The reigning Cup holder has his name etched onto the trophy once again, and does so with an expert performance.
A tight final, as expected. All the way into the middle game that is, when Curmudegon - already a pawn up - took the onus with a nifty central pawn move. All hell broke loose after that.
In the end game I was just chasing shadows, trying to avoid the inevitable. My opponent didn't put a foot wrong.
Well played @Curmudgeon.
A well deserved victory, and thank you again for the game!
Thanks Ancientnoise. A tight game indeed, although you had me staring blankly at the screen at move 1 with no idea to to respond.
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Aimhere beats Curmudgeon by resignation
It felt I didn't do an awful lot wrong in this one, but that highlights how good a game Aimhere had.
Curmudgeon beats Kendeans by resignation
I got off to a good start, picking up a pawn in the opening, but Ken managed to pull level shortly after. Not being able to castle was probably the critical factor.
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The reduction in the value of tangible assets is unrelated to the hospitality suite or the new construction.
It's mainly the annual depreciation charge (about £26k) which is just an accounting entry to spread the cost of assets over multiple years.
There were also disposals of a vehicle and some plant and equipment, but that was only about £3.5k.
I'd expect the value of the hospitality suite would have been eliminated in the previous year's accounts as the decision had already been made to demolish at that stage (and therefore effectively worthless). There was a revaluation carried out in 21/22 and the value of the assets did reduce.
Spoiler
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An Arab double header for me to start the season.
Curmudgeon beats Invergowrie by resignation.
At the end game I had bishop and knight v rook which was quite the tactical battle, but the extra piece was going to be enough to get a pawn promotion.
Curmudgeon beats Arabjoe by resignation.
Managed to get a piece up and was left at the end game with bishop and pawns v pawns which was enough to overwhelm Joe.
Good game both of you.
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3 hours ago, pleslie99 said:
Cup semi final result
@Curmudgeonbeats pleslie999 by timeout (again)
my apologies again, been really snowed under and lost track of the game. Well played and good luck in the final
Much like the first game, you played really well, there was really nothing in it. You seem to have improved hugely since the last time you were in this league. If you can keep on top of your time you could have a pretty good season.
For anyone else in the league, don't believe his small fish in a big pond claims.
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2 hours ago, Derry Alli said:
Aye. See it too often. Boys fi d solace in the drink. That solace in turn ruins them.
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P&B Chess League - Season 8 coming soon….
in The General Nonsense Forum
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I suggest a hybrid with the lower ranked player, based on final league positions, having the choice of format for each individual fixture.
Count me in regardless.