08-10-2021, 08:58 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-10-2021, 08:59 AM by George Neave.)
I'm aware some clubs are meeting face-to-face. I notice there was an OTB congress in Northumbria recently and that Andy Burnett did well in the recent European Seniors in Sardinia (reported on chessbase but not here). Beyond chess, the post vaccinated UK is slowly returning to normal with indoor events across many activities restarting. But what is going on with chess in Scotland? It is mid-October,
- There are no congresses,
- Are there are any local leagues restarting?
- I assume there is no National League?
- What about Richardson and Spens Cup?
- Will the 2019-20 events be played out in same way Olympics and Euros football were?
- More generally, is there anything going on at all?
I'm conscious chess in Scotland has been in a slow decline over many years and the pandemic has been an accelerator in many areas. Is OTB chess one of those areas accelerated to extinction or are there people out there working to bring things back up?
- There are no congresses,
- Are there are any local leagues restarting?
- I assume there is no National League?
- What about Richardson and Spens Cup?
- Will the 2019-20 events be played out in same way Olympics and Euros football were?
- More generally, is there anything going on at all?
I'm conscious chess in Scotland has been in a slow decline over many years and the pandemic has been an accelerator in many areas. Is OTB chess one of those areas accelerated to extinction or are there people out there working to bring things back up?