tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970746810324898604.post2271715955317014212..comments2023-03-22T07:01:56.428+01:00Comments on Lost On Time: 600 million chessplayers can't be rightejhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970746810324898604.post-49317387995729159872018-10-30T08:02:04.377+01:002018-10-30T08:02:04.377+01:00Good spot! Thanks very much.Good spot! <a href="http://lostontime.blogspot.com/2018/10/600-million-reasons-not-to-read-dylan.html" rel="nofollow">Thanks</a> very much. ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970746810324898604.post-40966486808204533402018-10-30T05:51:20.693+01:002018-10-30T05:51:20.693+01:00Another sighting....in an article purporting to te...Another sighting....in <a href="https://medium.com/@worldchess/reporting-on-chess-for-the-first-time-dont-panic-695070a2d3ab" rel="nofollow">an article</a> purporting to teach people who know nothing of chess how to write about chess! by Dylan LM. A "useful guide" "commissioned by World Chess".adampontinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415951258958218739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970746810324898604.post-58178899494853130112018-10-01T10:17:49.017+02:002018-10-01T10:17:49.017+02:00I doubt that Ray is among that number though, sinc...I doubt that Ray is among that number though, since he certainly knows better.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970746810324898604.post-52394880517065041902018-10-01T10:08:34.446+02:002018-10-01T10:08:34.446+02:00The 11 million online games could be genuine, so t...The 11 million online games could be genuine, so that's probably something like a million players a day. If each plays once a month, that's 30 million or so total.<br /><br />But we know the 600 million is rubbish as established by the Streatham blog, not that it stops people who should know better believing in it.<br /><br />RdC<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com