Has CCT died?

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Has CCT died?

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I haven't paid attention in the last several years but it's usually this time of year. Last record of a CCT I could find was 2014. I found a thread in which Peter Skinner was gauging interest a year ago but it doesn't appear it happened. Is the tournament dead?
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Do we even know whether Peter Skinner is still alive? :?

I haven't heard anything from him in a long time.
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Searching through the forum a little more, it looks like he just left and no one picked it up. He did pop up for a bit early last year asking for interest in doing a CCT but I guess it never came together. That's really a pity.

I see the ACCA tournaments are still happening though... glad to see that.
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Indeed. And we have a blitz tourney every month.
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I was just chatting with Brian Richardson (Tinker) on ICC last night and he told me about your monthly tourney. Can you give me some details please?
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Look for announcements like these:

http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopi ... 89&start=0

Usually I post them 2 or 3 days in advance (i.e. Wednesday or Thursday).
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Sounds like fun. I've been working on a rewrite of Prophet. The rewrite isn't quite finished yet but it'll be fun to play again.