East Realm

AM making final preparations for traveling to Bregenz, an Austrian town on Lake Constance (Bodensee in German), where I will be playing in the seniors.

It is for men born before 1967 and women before 1972, with seven rounds over seven days, all starting at 09:30.

There are 100 entries, with four international masters, including Josef Přibyl, of Přibyl Defence fame (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6). There is also an open, of nine mainly afternoon rounds, with 120 entries.

The seniors starts on Sunday with a time control of 40 moves in 90 minutes, a further 30 minutes to finish, and a 30-second increment throughout, but I am going tomorrow as I have a special treat in store on Saturday.

Photo Christiane Setz for Bregenz Tourism