A chess diary from Nigeria
Tournament tales, online blunders and a climb from 1548 to 2000. Pull up a chair.
“The blunders are all there on the board, waiting to be made.”
— Savielly Tartakower
The goal is 2000, and then we see where this chess potential leads.
Real games, real blunders and the road so far.
I finished with 2.5/7. Not the result I hoped for, but it's all part of the journey. I met new people, connected with fellow chess players, and finally got to meet some of my mutuals in person. The experience was worth it.
The full story, from a cousin's computer to 1548 — a pocket board, a killed King, a 1400 wall, and the week it finally broke.