All posts by NigelD

MIDDLEGAMES, OPENINGS, PATTERN RECOGNITION, TOURNAMENTS, TRAINING, WHITE 1.d2-d4 REPERTOIRE

THE BEST OPENINGS FOR LEARNING STRATEGY

One of the main revelations in my approach to chess training was that choosing particular openings can help a lot. Studying different pawn structures is one thing, actually playing them is a way to learn actively, with heightened attention levels during the games in which they are employed. Another factor is that they should have relatively low maintenance, by which I mean that they shouldn't overburden a player's memory or require constant study to keep up to date. The main reason for this is that there are lots of aspects of chess that need to be studied, and openings are only one small part of this.

What are some good examples of such openings? Against 1.e4 I have tended to recommend the French Defence, and in particular the lines with ...dxe4 such as the Rubinstein (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7). This creates a pawn structure known as the little centre, which together with the Exchange Variation (3.exd5) and Advance Variation (3.e5) provides three important position types that players can learn from. Similarly there is the Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6) which can lead to a little centre (2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4), a blocked centre (2.d4 d5 3.e5), a Carlsbad formation (2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3) or an isolated d-pawn (2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4). These are all excellent positions to learn from and I discuss the Caro in this week's Chess Questions Answered video.

There a similarly good choices against 1.d4, such as the Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6) and Nimzo-Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4) whilst with White I've long felt that 1.d4 is the simplest approach to creating an opening repertoire with a good range of typical positions. Such openings form the backbone of the repertoires I suggest and can help take your positional play to the next level.

Training Tournaments

Here are the latest scheduled events:

Sunday April 19th, 5pm UK Catalan

Sunday April 19th, 6.15pm UK French Rubinstein

Sunday April 26th, 5pm UK Colle Dutch Stonewall

Sunday April 26th, 6.15pm UK French Fort Knox

Video Discounts

This week's discount is 40% off the purchase of the White 1.d4 Repertoire using the code 'apr17to25'. This is a stand-alone opening course in which White is still playing 1.d4 followed by 2.Nf3 but will then follow up with 3.c4 against most of Black's defences. A particularly important aspect of this course for the developing player is the inclusion of openings which act as touchstones for the understanding of positional play, including the Queen's Gambit Declined Exchange Variation (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.cxd5 exd5) and King's Indian Petrosian System (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 0-0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.d5). These openings are particularly rich in plans and pawn levers, which helps students develop a deeper positional understanding.

Last week's offer was 40% off buying Crafting Your Own Opening Repertoire using the code 'apr10to18'. Developing an opening repertoire is a key aspect of any player's development, and the most effective way to do this is to craft your own. This video series demonstrates how to go about this, covering opening selection, choosing sources and assembling your lines.


Upcoming Events

This is how things look right now, with the World Senior Team Championships starting on Sunday. I'm hoping to get invites to the British Championships (August), European Senior Team Championships (late August) and English Senior Championships (October), but there's nothing definite as yet.

April 18 - 29: World Senior Team Championships, Durres, Albania
I've had confirmation that I'll be in the 50+ first team for this one.

July 7-12: South Wales International, Bridgend, Wales

I've been invited to this event and will be accepting. 

Have a good weekend.

Nigel

OPENINGS, TOURNAMENTS, TRAINING

HOW DEEPLY SHOULD YOU KNOW YOUR OPENINGS?

The 4NCL Easter Congress did not go well for me, basically because I lost two bad games against young players who played 1.e4. In one game I stood worse out of the opening and in the other I was pretty much lost. What had happened? As I discuss in this week's Chess Questions Answered video I did not know the openings I used in sufficient depth, whereas my opponents were very thoroughly prepared. I have been trying to learn some new things but I lack the time needed to compensate for my ailing memory.

Another issue is that particular openings can require greater precision because their risky nature may mean that you have to play a series of only moves. Obviously this will be the case with lines like the Sicilian Dragon, but in this age of high powered engine preparation even tamer lines can need great precision.

This is less the case in club and amateur chess, for example with players below 2000. Having said that,  another of my young opponents was clearly ready for something I had played before and disappointed when I avoided what he had in mind. Today's chess is certainly very different from what it was in the 1990s and I need to have another rethink.

Training Tournaments

Here are the latest scheduled events:

Sunday April 12th, 5pm UK Colle Zukertort

Sunday April 12th, 6.15pm UK King's Indian Simagin

Sunday April 19th, 5pm UK Catalan

Sunday April 19th, 6.15pm UK French Rubinstein

Sunday April 26th, 5pm UK Colle Dutch Stonewall

Sunday April 26th, 6.15pm UK French Fort Knox

Video Discounts

This week's offer is 40% off buying Crafting Your Own Opening Repertoire using the code 'apr10to18'. Developing an opening repertoire is a key aspect of any player's development, and the most effective way to do this is to craft your own. This video series demonstrates how to go about this, covering opening selection, choosing sources and assembling your lines.

Last week's discount is 40% off buying Understanding Strategy and Planning, using the code 'april3to11'. This series presents a systematic way of approaching these areas by learning how to play different pawn structures and the plans and ideas they contain.

Upcoming Events

This is how things look right now. I'm hoping to get invites to the British Championships (August), European Senior Team Championships (late August) and English Senior Championships (October), but there's nothing definite as yet.

April 18 - 29: World Senior Team Championships, Durres, Albania
I've had confirmation that I'll be in the 50+ first team for this one.

July 7-12: South Wales International, Bridgend, Wales

I've been invited to this event and will be accepting. 

Have a good weekend.

Nigel

BUILDING AN OPENING REPERTOIRE, EXERCISE, FRENCH DEFENCE, TOURNAMENTS, TRAINING

STAMINA AND EXHAUSTION

This week's Chess Questions Answered video discusses the role of stamina in chess, late mistakes are often explained by sheer exhaustion. This certainly played a role in this week's Candidates tournament game between Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura, in which both players made mistakes late on in the game. Another case was the game between Wei Yi and Nakamura, 

How do you avoid becoming exhausted? Certainly fitness plays a role, but also someone's general stress levels can be a factor. Ideally players should be well rested and relaxed throughout a game and tournament, but this is often easier said than done. Ideally there will be no external concerns when someone goes in for a tournament, such as waiting for your solicitor to call to let you know your house sale is going through. It's also good to reconcile concerns about your chess, for example by being well prepared, you should also make sure you're well hydrated!

There are tactics which are designed to exhaust opponents, for example by improving your position very slowly in an endgame and perhaps doing a twofold repetition. In matches against a single player, a policy of exhausting an opponent can bear fruit, especially if one of the players believes he has greater physical and emotion reserves. An example of this was the first match between Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov in which the challenger, Kasparov, played to extend the match as long as possible, something that eventually started to bear fruit.

Certainly this is a big part of chess, so make sure you are ready and use your energy reserves wisely!

Training Tournaments

Here are the latest scheduled events:

Sunday April 5th, 5pm UK French Exchange

Sunday April 5th, 6.15pm UK Old Indian Tartakower

Video Discounts

This week's discount is 40% off buying Understanding Strategy and Planning, using the code 'april3to11'. This series presents a systematic way of approaching these areas by learning how to play different pawn structures and the plans and ideas they contain.

Last week's discount was 40% off buying my French Defence course using the code 'mar27apr4'. This is a stand alone opening course which builds on the treatment of the French presented in the Building an Opening Repertoire course. It features over 11 hours of video which explain key games and ideas plus a pgn (portable game notation) file of recommended variations.

Upcoming Events

This is how things look right now. I'm hoping to get invites to the British Championships (August), European Senior Team Championships (late August) and English Senior Championships (October), but there's nothing definite as yet.

April 3 - 6: 4NCL Easter Congress, Daventry

I should have finished the first round  4NCL Congresses by the time this goes out. This one is 7 rounds, and played over Easter weekend.

April 18 - 29: World Senior Team Championships, Durres, Albania
I've had confirmation that I'll be in the 50+ first team for this one.

Have a good weekend.

Nigel

FRENCH DEFENCE, OPENINGS, TRAINING

ROBUST OPENING CHOICES

In this week's Chess Questions Answered video I discuss why it's better to choose openings that are robust. What gives an opening choice robustness? Basically it should be not be possible for it to be refuted and you should have plenty of alternative ways to play it.

Why is this a good thing? For one thing you will be able to play this opening over a long period of time, gradually deepening your understanding even if the lines you play need to be changed now and then. This is much better than having to scrap an entire opening system because a single key line becomes difficult or unplayable.

An example of such an opening is the French Defence, which has long been a recommendation of mine at Tiger Chess. There are so many playable options for Black that it can be used for a lifetime, added advantages being that it is relatively easy to learn and can help foster positional understanding. It's true that it may not be everyone's cup of tea, yet players of very different styles have used it extensively, from Viktor Korchnoi to Tigran Petrosian and Alexander Morozevich. 

Training Tournaments

Here are the latest scheduled events:

Sunday March 29th, 5pm UK French Exchange

Sunday March 29th, 6.15pm UK Old Indian Tartakower

Video Discounts

This week's discount is 40% off buying my French Defence course using the code 'mar27apr4'. This is a stand alone opening course which builds on the treatment of the French presented in the Building an Opening Repertoire course. It features over 11 hours of video which explain key games and ideas plus a pgn (portable game notation) file of recommended variations.

Last week there was a 40% discount off my Endgame Mastery series, using the code 'mar20to28'. In this series I show how you can improve your endgame play and use this stage of the game to notch up valuable points.

Upcoming Events

This is how things look right now. I'm hoping to get invites to the British Championships (August), European Senior Team Championships (late August) and English Senior Championships (October), but there's nothing definite as yet.

April 3 - 6: 4NCL Easter Congress, Daventry

I try to make most of the 4NCL Congresses because I like them so much. This one is 7 rounds, and played over Easter weekend.

April 18 - 29: World Senior Team Championships, Durres, Albania
I've had confirmation that I'll be in the 50+ first team for this one.

Have a good weekend.

Nigel

ENDGAMES, FRENCH DEFENCE, OPENINGS

WINNING WITH THE RUBINSTEIN STRUCTURE

In this week's Chess Questions Answered video I looked at how Black can win games in the Rubinstein structure in the French, which is reached after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 and now 4...Nd7 is the Rubinstein and 4...Bd7 is the Fort Knox. How is it done? Basically you need to be good at the endgame, like Uruguayan GM Georg Meier, who formerly represented Germany. Meier is the World's leading specialist in the Rubinstein, and he wins a lot of games in this opening.

Unfortunately this makes it a tough sell for most players, who would much prefer to crush their opponents with a sharp attack, for example in the Sicilian Dragon. Yet studying and playing the endgame is a sure-fire way for players to improve, it offers an extra dimension and way to win, plus the needed attention to detail can improve a player's thinking process.

Interestingly there are endgame options in many openings, without needing too much theoretical knowledge or having to take risks. This can make your chess life considerably less time consuming and stressful, though there is a need to play these endgames out!

Training Tournaments

Here are the latest scheduled events:

Sunday March 22nd, 5pm UK London System

Sunday March 22nd, 6.15pm UK French Wing Gambit

Video Discounts

This week there's a 40% discount off my Endgame Mastery series, using the code 'mar20to28'. In this series I show how you can improve your endgame play and use this stage of the game to notch up valuable points.

Last week's discount was 40% off purchasing Learning from the Greats: Akiba Rubinstein, using the code 'mar13to21'. Rubinstein was probably the best player in the World in 1911, but did not manage to secure a match for the title. Despite this he earned his place in chess history through his elegant games, phenomenal endgame technique and multiple discoveries in the opening. In this video series I examine different aspects of Rubinstein's play and show what can be learned from him

Upcoming Events

This is how things look right now. I'm hoping to get invites to the British Championships (August), European Senior Team Championships (late August) and English Senior Championships (October), but there's nothing definite as yet.

April 3 - 6: 4NCL Easter Congress, Daventry

I try to make most of the 4NCL Congresses because I like them so much. This one is 7 rounds, and played over Easter weekend.

April 18 - 29: World Senior Team Championships, Durres, Albania
I've had confirmation that I'll be in the 50+ first team for this one.

Have a good weekend.

Nigel

BOOKS, OPENINGS, POSITIONAL PLAY, TRAINING

LEARNING FROM OLD GAMES

In this week's Chess Questions Answered video I explained that old games can be very instructive. The reason is that they were often played between players of very different strengths, and at a time when modern strategies were just being developed. So rather than have games in which the players would fight tooth and nail to avoid getting into a strategic bind, they would often allow it.

This idea is not new, and the book Chess Master Versus Chess Amateur, by Max Euwe and Walter Meiden, presented a highly instructive collection of games in which instructive strategies were realized rather than prevented. This is not the only book in which this is in evidence, most older books will have such games international tournaments had a large spread of playing strengths.

Should studying older games be preferred over modern ones for this reason? Not really because both have their place. In general I'd say that today's players are considerably stronger than those from the past and in particular their opening play is much better and more sophisticated. As a player's strength increases this will be particularly important so the proportion of modern games should probably increase. Just don't neglect the classics in your early days.

Training Tournaments

Here are the latest scheduled events:

Sunday March 15th, 5pm UK French Schlecter

Sunday March 15th, 6.15pm UK QGD 3 Knights Harrwitz

Video Discounts

This week's discount is 40% off purchasing Learning from the Greats: Akiba Rubinstein, using the code 'mar13to21'. Rubinstein was probably the best player in the World in 1911, but did not manage to secure a match for the title. Despite this he earned his place in chess history through his elegant games, phenomenal endgame technique and multiple discoveries in the opening. In this video series I examine different aspects of Rubinstein's play and show what can be learned from him

Last week's discount was 40% off the purchase of A Practical Tournament Guide using the code 'mar6to14'. Managing the tournaments you play in is a subject that has received little attention, despite its importance. This video series covers four key aspects of competition, tournament selection, preparation, participation and the aftermath, explaining how to learn effectively from each event you play in.

Upcoming Events

This is how things look right now, since last week I decided not to play in the Manchester Rapidplay. I'm hoping to get invites to the British Championships (August), European Senior Team Championships (late August) and English Senior Championships (October), but there's nothing definite as yet.

April 3 - 6: 4NCL Easter Congress, Daventry

I try to make most of the 4NCL Congresses because I like them so much. This one is 7 rounds, and played over Easter weekend.

April 18 - 29: World Senior Team Championships, Durres, Albania
I've had confirmation that I'll be in the 50+ first team for this one.

Have a good weekend.

Nigel

OPENINGS, TOURNAMENTS, TRAINING

TRANSITIONING FROM ONLINE TO OTB CHESS

In my Chess Questions Answered video this week, I discussed how players can transition from online to over-the-board (OTB) chess. This migration happens quite frequently these days as many players start out online and then migrate to OTB chess. Others might start out playing over-the-board, migrate to online chess because of job and family issues, and then want to return after a long gap.

There are a number of adjustments that need to be made but one of the main ones is the amount of thinking time available. Most online chess is played with a very fast time limit in which speed will outweigh the quality of the moves. Over time this can develop into a deeply rooted habit that will then need to be changed. In my video I explain a couple of methods of doing so.

Is it worth switching to OTB chess? Certainly it's much more of a time investment, it can also be quite expensive depending on where you play. I enjoy travelling to OTB events, particularly if they're held somewhere I like or to a new country I've wanted to visit. In my case, as a Grandmaster, I will normally get some help from the organizers, for example they might provide the hotel, yet even so it can get costly.

Training Tournaments

Here are the latest scheduled events:

Sunday March 8th, 5pm UK Queen's Indian

Sunday March 8th, 6.15pm UK QGD Tartakower

Video Discounts

This week's discount is 40% off the purchase of A Practical Tournament Guide using the code 'mar6to14'. Managing the tournaments you play in is a subject that has received little attention, despite its importance. This video series covers four key aspects of competition, tournament selection, preparation, participation and the aftermath, explaining how to learn effectively from each event you play in.

Last week's discount was 40% off buying Surviving Computerized Opening Preparation using the code 'feb27mar7', and it is still valid until tomorrow. Drawing on my experience as a player and coach, I shows different ways in which the effects of computer preparation can be mitigated so that players can just sit down and play a chess game.

Upcoming Events

This is how things look right now and there's nothing new since last week. I'm hoping to get invites to the British Championships (August), European Senior Team Championships (late August) and English Senior Championships (October), but there's nothing definite as yet.

March 22nd: Manchester Rapidplay, Bolton
A local event for me with pretty good prizes. You can find details and enter here.

April 3 - 6: 4NCL Easter Congress, Daventry

I try to make most of the 4NCL Congresses because I like them so much. This one is 7 rounds, and played over Easter weekend.

April 18 - 29: World Senior Team Championships, Durres, Albania
I've had confirmation that I'll be in the 50+ first team for this one.

Have a good weekend.

Nigel

 
OPENINGS, TOURNAMENTS, TRAINING, UPDATES

NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE LONDON

In my Chess Questions Answered video this week, I looked at some developments in the London System since the days of my Chessbase videos on it. As with all openings, the exposion of information and analytical methods, most notably strong engines, has changed and developed the theory quite a bit. What used to be a nice way to get a playable position is now littered with theoretical mines.

This is also the case with other solid openings, but there are usually ways to just get a playable position. In one way the effect of high powered engines has been good, as the most ambitious openings are petering out to a draw or dull equality, why not have play something in which you just trundle your pieces out?

Are there top players who are using this approach? Well Magnus Carlsen is for starters, and he's played some really oddball stuff, especially at faster time limits. An example of this is his choice of 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.a4 in a couple of games, another is 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Nf6 intending 3.e5 Nh5. One thing we need to watch out for are chess products on these lines in which the publisher claims they're Magnus Carlsen's secret weapons. They're not, but they do get his opponents on their own resources.

Training Tournaments

Here are the latest scheduled events:

Sunday March 1st, 5pm UK King's Indian Attack

Sunday March 1st, 6.15pm UK French Alapin

Video Discounts

This week's discount is 40% off buying Surviving Computerized Opening Preparation using the code 'feb27mar7'. Drawing on my experience as a player and coach, I shows different ways in which the effects of computer preparation can be mitigated so that players can just sit down and play a chess game.

Last week's discount was 40% off the Eastern Clamp Sicilian using the code 'feb20to28', and this is valid until tomorrow. This is a non theoretical approach to beating the Sicilian based on a clamping strategy, pioneered by Canadian IM Lawrence Day. It also features a refined move order developed by Mikhail Shereshevsky, a famous coach, and adopted by his students together with GMs Yuri Balashov and Victor Kupreichik. More recently it has been adopted by a new generation, including Hrvoje Stevic and Alexei Fedorov.

Upcoming Events

This is how things look right now and there's nothing new since last week. I'm hoping to get invites to the British Championships (August), European Senior Team Championships (late August) and English Senior Championships (October), but there's nothing definite as yet.

March 22nd: Manchester Rapidplay, Bolton
A local event for me with pretty good prizes. You can find details and enter here.

April 3 - 6: 4NCL Easter Congress, Daventry

I try to make most of the 4NCL Congresses because I like them so much. This one is 7 rounds, and played over Easter weekend.

April 18 - 29: World Senior Team Championships, Durres, Albania
I've had confirmation that I'll be in the 50+ first team for this one.

Have a good weekend.

Nigel

OPENINGS, TOURNAMENTS, TRAINING

WHY THE FOUR KNIGHTS IS A GREAT CHOICE

In this week's Chess Questions Answered video, I showed why the Glek Four Knights is a great choice for White, and not only as a way of meeting the annoying Petroff Defence. It can also enable White to meet Alekhine's Defence (1.e4 Nf6) with 2.Nc3, which will lead to a Four Knights after 2...e5 3.Nf3 Nc6.

Another thing I like about the Four Knights is that White has several other choices on his fourth move, besides Glek's 4.g3. The Scotch Four Knights, with 4.d4, has been shown to contain a lot of poison and 4.Bb5 is another popular choice. White has also tried a lot of unusual moves such as 4.Be2, 4.a3 and 4.h3, all of which require Black to know what he's doing.

Generally speaking I think it's good to be the one with the choices in the opening. There are some perfectly sound lines where this is not possible, making it easier for your opponent to prepare and risking having to learn a whole new opening should something bad happen to the only way of playing it.

Training Tournaments

Here are the latest scheduled events:

Sunday February 22nd, 5pm UK London System

Sunday February 22nd, 6.15pm UK Catalan

Video Discounts

This week's discount is 40% off the Eastern Clamp Sicilian using the code 'feb20to28'. This is a non theoretical approach to beating the Sicilian based on a clamping strategy, pioneered by Canadian IM Lawrence Day. It also features a refined move order developed by Mikhail Shereshevsky, a famous coach, and adopted by his students together with GMs Yuri Balashov and Victor Kupreichik. More recently it has been adopted by a new generation, including Hrvoje Stevic and Alexei Fedorov.

Last week's discount was 40% off Positional Play with 1.e4 using the code 'feb13to21', which is still valid until tomorrow. 1.e4 is often associated with tactical play and heavy theory, but it can also be played in a positional fashion using lines such as Bishop's Opening, Sicilians with 3.Bb5 and the King's Indian Attack. In this series of videos I outline this method of play and show some wrinkles from my own games.

Upcoming Events

I'm going to enter the Manchester Rapidplay in March, in addition to the 4NCL Congress over Easter and the England 50+ first team in the World Senior Team Championships at the end of April.

March 22nd: Manchester Rapidplay, Bolton
A local event for me with pretty good prizes. You can find details and enter here.

April 3 - 6: 4NCL Easter Congress, Daventry

I try to make most of the 4NCL Congresses because I like them so much. This one is 7 rounds, and played over Easter weekend.

April 18 - 29: World Senior Team Championships, Durres, Albania
I've had confirmation that I'll be in the 50+ first team for this one.

Have a good weekend.

Nigel

CHESS PARENTING, COACHING, OPENINGS, TOURNAMENTS

CHESS OPENINGS FOR JUNIORS

In this week's Chess Questions Answered video, I explained that there can be chess openings which are good for juniors. I dug out some lines that I showed my son Sam during our chess project, and these would often take his opponents by surprise.

These were different to the standard fare of aiming for Scholar's mate (1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Qxf7#) or the Fried Liver Attack (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Nxf7) because those tend to be well studied at junior level. Sam also made considerable progress when he stopped meeting 1.e4 with 1...e5, as that tended to walk into the evil schemes of result orientated junior coaches.

I'm thinking about producing a recommended repertoire for juniors based on some of the lines I suggested to Sam, 1.e4 would certainly be the first move followed by some simple plan based approaches. I won't be giving everything away right now, but the Closed Sicilian would probably be among the recommended choices. For those who can't wait, a decent option is my Positional Play with 1.e4 series, which is discounted this week (see below).

Training Tournaments

Here are the latest scheduled events:

Sunday February 15th, 5pm UK Fort Knox French

Sunday February 15th, 6.15pm UK QGD Exchange

Video Discounts

This week's discount is 40% off Positional Play with 1.e4 using the code 'feb13to21'. 1.e4 is often associated with tactical play and heavy theory, but it can also be played in a positional fashion using lines such as Bishop's Opening, Sicilians with 3.Bb5 and the King's Indian Attack. In this series of videos I outline this method of play and show some wrinkles from my own games.

Last week's discount was 40% off buying The Why and How of Chess Annotations using the code 'feb6to14', which is still valid until close of play tomorrow. Annotating games can be a powerful improvement method if done in the right way. With this video you will learn how to use a reflective process to improve how you play, going beyond computer annotations.

Upcoming Events

I've now signed up for a 4NCL Congress over Easter, and will be playing for the England 50+ first team in the World Senior Team Championships in April. I might look for another weekend event in March.

April 3 - 6: 4NCL Easter Congress, Daventry

I try to make most of the 4NCL Congresses because I like them so much. This one is 7 rounds, and played over Easter weekend.

April 18 - 29: World Senior Team Championships, Durres, Albania
I've had confirmation that I'll be in the 50+ first team for this one.

Have a good weekend.

Nigel