Bishop's Green

AM flying to Nuremberg today, before traveling on to the Bavarian mountain resort of Bischofsgrün for the 43rd seniors' championship of Upper Franconia.

The tournament, run by ChessOrg.de, is for players born before 1972, and has 50 entries, including two Fide masters, and a German who, despite having a national rating of 2013, does not have a Fide rating.

There are nine mostly-morning rounds over nine days, with a time control of 40 moves in 100 minutes, a further 30 minutes to finish, and a 30-second increment throughout.

There is excellent walking in the Fichtel mountains - here I am last year at the source of the Main river