You know how it is. You work late. You fall behind schedule. New location, new chess club. Not as easily found as I thought. Eventually I got there. And although I was told it started at seven, it was closer to nine when I arrived. When I arrived there was only four people present and they were packing up. Some woman suggested that someone unpack and give me a quick game but I got out of that fast with excessive politeness. I wasn’t in need of a game and didn’t want to play anyone. I was the youngest there: I wanted to get out fast. Dead atmosphere despite the attention of me being new. Very politely I declined the off the cuff suggestion of ‘a quick game’ as quickly as I could. And that was that.
Should I return to Eastbourne Chess Club? I don’t know. I have phased out chess from my life more and more and more this year and I would like it to continue that way. Yes less has become more but. Maybe I will bother, maybe I won’t. Who knows… .
Mark. J. McCready, 7.42pm Saturday July 8th
Room 6, 114 Pevensey Road, Eastbourne, Sussex
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