Summer Time

MY tournament plans for the summer are more-or-less decided.

Jun 12-20 Bischofsgrün, Bavaria (55+). Nine rounds (mostly at 09:00) over nine days. 40 moves in 100 minutes, with 30 minutes to finish, and a 30-second increment throughout.

Last year's playing conditions

Jul 6-12 Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt (65+). Seven rounds (mostly at 10:00) over seven days. 40 moves in 90 minutes, with 30 minutes to finish, and a 30-second increment throughout.

A new event for me, but the city has a lot of history (image: Schwenke/andreaslander.de)

Aug 3-9 British Championships, Warwick University (65+). Seven rounds (mostly at 14:30) over seven days. 40 moves in 90 minutes, with 30 minutes to finish, and a 30-second increment throughout.

Despite its name, the university is on the outskirts of Coventry, which used to have one of my favourite Costa Coffees, although it had closed when I played at a 4NCL event last month

Aug 16-23 Olomouc, Czechia (65+). Nine rounds (mostly at 16:00) over eight days. 40 moves in 90 minutes, with 30 minutes to finish, and a 30-second increment throughout.

Large sections of Olomouc's city walls are still standing after 800 years

Aug 27-Sep 4 European Senior Teams, Crete (65+). Nine rounds (all at 15:00) over nine days. 40 moves in 90 minutes, with 30 minutes to finish, and a 30-second increment throughout.

I have played in Crete before, but at Amateur Chess Organization events