It's not every day I get mentioned in a national newspaper by the world's longest running chess correspondent, so thought it was worth bringing to everyone's attention.
I had a trip to visit family in t'North recently and, whilst I was there, went along and played some chess at the Leyland chess congress. A write-up of my accomplishments can be found here: Chess.com swallows Play Magnus while Kushal Jakhria sets new world mark | Chess | The Guardian
Now, you might not immediately recognise me in that article, but just to reproduce a small relevant part (and to avoid any copyright concerns by saying too much), you can focus on the following words:
"Last week’s article mentioned that England’s star seven-year-old, Kushal Jakhria, was within reach of a 2000 national rating. Jakhria was in contention to break the age record of Abhimanyu Mishra, who went on to become the youngest ever grandmaster.
It did not take Jakhria long. On Bank Holiday weekend, with an English Chess Federation rating of 1989, he travelled to Lancashire for the Leyland U2200, defeated both the top seeds, then missed the final day due to travel problems back to London."
One of those useless patzers he beat on the way to better things - that was me.
Whilst sadly this article may stand as a testament to my failure to beat somebody the one chance I had (despite winning a queen in the opening and really thinking [probably incorrectly] that it was going well) who now goes on to much better things and is never within my reach again, it is at least good to get a periodic reminder of your rightful place in the world - as an unnamed footnote in someone else's story.
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