Brits Abroad

I HAVE entered the Calvià congress in Mallorca - and so have quite a few others from the British Isles.

It is being held from Saturday October 9 to Sunday October 17, with a time limit of 40 moves in 90 minutes, a 15-minute 'windback' and a 30-second increment from move one.

I played last year, staying in Magaluf, which felt deserted thanks to covid restrictions. It will be interesting to see how things have changed in 12 months.

Naturally the largest number of entrants is from Spain, although making up less than a third of the total, but for some reason the second-highest contingent is from Czechia.

No.		FED	Federation	Count
1		ARG	Argentina	1
2		CZE	Czech Republic	9
3		DEN	Denmark	1
4		ENG	England	6
5		ESP	Spain	20
6		FRA	France	2
7		GER	Germany	6
8		IRL	Ireland	4
9		LAT	Latvia	4
10		NED	Netherlands	2
11		WLS	Wales	1
12		YEM	Yemen	1
Total				57

The full list can be seen at http://chess-results.com/tnr560234.aspx?lan=1&art=0&flag=30