The journey via Heathrow and Munich airports should have been relatively painless.
But due to multiple railworks and other delays, I had to catch five trains and two buses in addition to my flight from London.
I am in Gmund for the 26th edition of a tournament that this year has attracted 534 entries, including 15 grandmasters, although I seem to be the only player from the UK.
There are nine rounds over nine days, starting tomorrow, with all rounds at 16:00, apart from the final round at 10:00.
The time limit is 40 moves in 90 minutes, with 30 minutes to finish, and a 30-second increment throughout. Pairings will be accelerated for the first five rounds.
Tegernsee is the name of a town and a valley, but is best known as the name of a four-mile-long lake that Germans have used for recreation for hundreds of years.
I have played at towns beside the lake three times before, but in a seniors event held in the spring.
This will be a new experience, partly prompted because the tournament has been highly recommended to me by several German players.
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