BEAU CHESS - the post-work workings-out of a chess amateur

I begin this blog after getting back into league chess following many years' absence due to work. My post-job status also means I am able to play more tournament chess. My new club in London is Battersea and my first game for them is on Thursday September 14, 2017. I start with a Fide rating of 1858, an ECF grade of 169 (=1968 elo) and an ICCF correspondence rating of 2267. My current Fide is 2009, my ECF is 1955 and my ICCF is 2325.

Thursday 8 August 2024

Czeching In

AM making final preparations for traveling to Olomouc tomorrow for the Czech 65+ open championship.

It starts on Saturday, consisting of nine rounds over eight days with a time control of 40 moves in 90 minutes, 30 minutes to finish, and a 30-second increment throughout.

There are 99 entries in the championship, with 269 across the whole congress.