06-09-2017, 09:14 AM
The 5 minute tournament in Edinburgh with Adams, Sadler etc was attractive. A strong weekender with GMs, two games a day with £500 1st prize, not FIDE rated (e.g. what we used to have ) also appeals. For abroad, going with another colleague, playing in strong Senior Team or European Team would be good too. If I had played Inverness, scored 4..5/5 , maintained my rating and covered expenses, it still would not have been challenging enough. Tournaments work from the top down - get the GMs, the IMs follow, then the 2200s etc etc and everyone joins in.