Ballearic Chess

AM making final preparations for flying to Mallorca tomorrow for the Calvià U2350 tournament, which has 135 entries from 24 countries.

The time control is 40 moves in 90 minutes, a further 15 minutes to finish, and a 30-second increment throughout.

There are nine rounds over nine days, starting on Saturday, with the first seven rounds at 20:00, followed by rounds at 15:30 and 10:00.

Mallorcan salt flats