“I love Liverpool, the city. It’s actually great, I had a great time. God, it’s changed. The whole river front has changed and there’s loads of nice tapas restaurants. We found this amazing Chinese restaurant, too, which was right by where I was living, which was great.”
Samuel L Jackson
Well that's a recommendation and a half from a famous movie star. This summer, Liverpool is also going to have a bit of chess on offer, as the British Championships are in town. Check out the link for full details.
https://www.britishchesschampionships.co.uk/
Essentially proceedings will run from the 31st July to the 10th August, and there are stacks of tournaments at various speeds and durations. In addition to a host of opportunities to play in simuls and the like. I'm going to be competing in the over-50s (even though for the record I'm not quite 50 yet!), a morning weekday event, and a couple of Blitz tournaments, so will be there for most of it.
In recent years we've had lots of Kenilworth players at the British. I well remember some very good times and nice team meals in Torquay. Do think about playing if you can, and let me know if you are going to be about. I'd be delighted to fix up a club social for those of us who are on the road!
These are links to a BBC and Liverpool Echo article which also give a few more details: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy08p1e50q8o
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/liverpool-host-event-havent-capital-30904668
Just to also state, I will be wearing a Manchester United badge on the inside of my lapel at all times, where it can't be seen. Thus making a point while avoiding the risk of getting beaten up, or more likely being laughed at.
It's going to be a fun week!
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