Bought the Ace singles compilations a few years ago after being infatuated with the Gulliver's People cover of 'Splendor in the Grass'. And 'When You Walk in the Room' has always been magic. youtu.be/xjpzpnAZCdQ?...

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If I remember correctly Jon Savage posted this link on that other side awhile ago. Wild.
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Was heavily rooting for Ding I must say. Hopefully he can regain his is old form soon (he wasn't able to win even one OTB game the past year). It almost seems the World Champion title felt like a burden. Anyway a few decades of Indian dominance ahead!

The Week in Chess is still going strong : www.theweekinchess.com

Groningen chessfestival end of year. Wijk aan Zee - there is always room in the four-player events. Noteboom weekender (Netherlands largest) in Leiden in february. All have rating categories. After that it is pretty quiet till summer. Check www.chess-calendar.eu

Rights I think. Apparently still negotiating on the whole back catalogue though according to www.porthsmoutsinfonia.com

Any (CD)reissue still blocked I think - waiting for decades now!

Have it on order at the moment - finally upgrading from CB15. I find it still a luxury as I almost never use all that fancy professional stuff but it is nice to have a complete collection of your own games and a database of active regional players.