Deep in the darkest winter, when Covid came and ravaged the country, I was stuck indoors, unable to go out, unwilling to because it was so cold.
Under candlelight I played chess online for the team MK Phoenix, who participated in the London League, the 4NCL as it’s known.
But I grew up in little Bedfordshire, and there I played most of my chess. I knew of the London league back then because some of our league players played in it also, but only our very best. And so, I grew up weary of them, the prestige that league had, and never thought myself good enough to gain an invite for a team there.
But everything changed during lockdown and play in it online I did. I only played 5 games or so and scored 50%. Here is the final position from one of my games, the best of them I think.
Here is a link to the game itself. Division 7, round 4, you will need to scroll through the drop down menu.
https://www.4ncl.co.uk/replay/onlines3/round4.htm
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