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 1913, my ECF is 1904 and my ICCF is 2330.

Monday, 3 November 2025

Moving On

HAVE travelled about four miles along the Costa Blanca to Cala de Finestrat, where I plan some coastal walking while waiting for a seniors' tournament to start in Cap Negret on Saturday.

Looking from La Cala Beach towards a hill, on top of which is Torre de l'Aguiló, a 16th-century watchtower

Looking inland while ascending

Seaview, including what I believe are fish farms centre-right

Approaching the watchtower, which was part of the region's defences against raids by African slavers and pirates

The staircase is modern - access would originally have probably been by rope-ladder, or similar device

View of Benidorm

Benidorm Island

Lunch

2 comments:

Anonymous3 November 2025 at 21:52
Very nice area for walking,good weather too.
Good preparation for the coming tournament!
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Tim Spanton4 November 2025 at 07:36
The forecast almost every day so far has been Partly Sunny, or Mostly Cloudy, and even occasionally Light Rain/Showers, but every day has actually been Sunny with few or no clouds.
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