For the first time in over ten years, I entered a chess tournament this weekend. I used to play a variety of competitions, quickplays and club matches. As the tournament was taking place locally, I thought it was worth a go. Round One: White against player graded 140 (broadly equivalent to what I used to… (read more)

For the last few days it has seemed like it was a nation-wide wind-up that there was snow, seeing as everyone all around us in the country was claiming to have had loads of snow, yet we had hardly seen a thing. This morning, however, it arrived. About 4 inches, I think. Not 10cm, because… (read more)