Martin Seeber writes for Chess Tales:
Talking to Charlie Storey last week he mentioned his forthcoming chess campaign in Liverpool in the major open (good luck CS) , where he will chase an IM norm.
The games last all week but the top billing goes to the England-China international match. Wor(our) team are led by Adams and Short who outgrade their Chinese opponents, however further down the line-ups the Chinese are strong. The women are also playing with Jovanka Houska representing us. It will be fascinating to see the games, especially the style of the top Chinese players.
I have a Chinese friend called Keith who I met at my daughter's swimming lesson. He was playing a little boy who showed alot of talent for his age. The third week they played I went up to Keith to tell him I was impressed with his pupil but as he was just learning English he thought I wanted a game. So we met at a local pub played chess and talked about the world. He showed me how to play Chinese chess, but he killed me as I couldn't always remember the pieces as they were in Chinese characters.
Whatever happens in the match everybody wins from an event like this.
2 comments:
It isn't China versus England - there's the little matter of two players (Rowson and Arakhamia) who play under the Scottish flag, hence the official title being UK vs China!
however further down the line-ups the Chinese are strong. The women are also playing with Jovanka Houska representing us.
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