EVERYONE came up with something different to keep themselves occupied if they were stuck at home during the pandemic.
For some it was cleaning, for others it was reading or working through that TV series they’d never quite got round to binging yet.“The pandemic was a real renaissance. People were just stuck indoors and looking for something to do”, Andy Howie, the executive director of Chess Scotland told The National.
“We had come close a couple of times since then but we felt this year was a big chance. The Glorney is the prestigious one although I don’t want to take anything away from the others because they are important as well.”Across 24 separate boards, they lost only three.Howie says he believes that chess is “bigger than people realise” but believes some people still have a pre-conceived perception of those who play the game.
“Most clubs throughout Scotland ended up with more people playing and we started running online tournaments.Chess is recognised by the International Olympic Committee, with more than 100 countries recognising the game as a sport.
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