17-09-2013, 08:14 AM
Well done to Gary and his team it was a good congress and I enjoyed myself. The venue was great and not too hot, cold or cramped. The time control seemed easier to manage, there is something to be said for keeping things simple. I heard a couple of grumbles about the tiebreaks but I thought the system was fine. It was a nice touch getting the Isle of Lewis set for a Junior prize. I spoke to Caitlin after the event and she really appreciated it, I think in a lot of ways these sort of prizes mean more than the money and I would like to see more of them. My fear for this congress assuming it is still in the same room is that when the numbers go up in future years the playing area will lose the spacious feel we enjoyed this year. Finally thanks to Phil Thomas for giving us a lift to the station on the Sunday you got us to our train in the nick of time.