Teenage Crush

THE bad news is that in round two of Hastings today I was completely outplayed by a junior (born 2003) with a Fide rating of 2188 and an ECF grade of 206.
The good news is that the weather forecast is for a dry mix of sun and cloud for just about the whole congress, which is more-or-less how the last Hastings was, making a change from a series of mild but wet-and-windy years.

A red sky tonight outside the Horntye Park venue is promising for tomorrow