East Realm

AM flying to Zürich today to catch a train to Bregenz, an Austrian city on the Bodensee (aka Lake Constance), a few miles from both Switzerland and Germany.

The sixth Bodensee Open, which I am playing in, starts tomorrow afternoon and runs for nine rounds over nine days.

There is also a seniors tournament, which starts on Sunday morning and runs for seven rounds over seven days.

The entries can be seen at BO and BS.

Both tournaments have a slightly old-fashioned time limit of 40 moves in 90 minutes followed by 30 minutes to finish, with a 30-second increment throughout.