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The big smoke and the shy Lutonian

Posted in My own endeavours on October 1, 2023| Leave a Comment »

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.

Yes I am white and obviously I am winning. In the chat, my opponent said ‘well played’ at the end of the game. I never let him off the hook and held the initiative throughout.

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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