Loz Cooper's 50th Birthday Blitz

[Kevin Thurlow]

Just recovering from that... It was really enjoyable. I've not played much online but you have to balance difficulty in concentrating when the dog is barking furiously at a pigeon that has dared to invade its territory, with the ability to shout at the screen when you mess it up. Both of those are not usually encountered OTB. I hasten to add I'm calling myself an idiot, not being abusive to the opponents.

[LawrenceCooper]

9 round swiss:

1st Matthew Sadler 7.5/9
2nd Marcus Harvey 7
3rd Peter Svidler 7

53 played.

[LawrenceCooper]

A huge thank you to all the players (especially those who let me win!) for giving up their time and playing for zero prize money and appearance fees or expenses etc It was nice having a whole range of players from Svidler, Sadler, Gawain etc down to locals who have only taken up the game in recent years.

[LawrenceCooper]

These links may be helpful for viewing the final standings and there is also the option of downloading games. Viewer discretion is advised for the latter though!

https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/a ... ena-260653
https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/a ... ena-260658
https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/a ... ena-260662
https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/b ... ss-1311523

[LawrenceCooper]

To coincide with my dad's 90th birthday today:

https://lichess.org/tournament/xETFkEFh

Matthew Sadler & Natasha Regan will be trying to make sense of it all on their youtube game changer channel.