THURS NIGHT WEEKLY ARENA TOURNAMENT
Thurs 10th Dec 20: 8:10pm to 9: 35pm (Approx)
It looked and felt like any other chess night, but what we witnessed was brutal and at the end, all that was left of the 12 players taking part, were bodies. Only one man survived the carnage and as he walked away from the devastation he caused, all he had to say was “Hasta la vista baby!
Congratulations to Euan “Terminator” Murray on winning for the second time in three weeks! It was one of those nights where Euan could do no wrong and anybody that got close was dealt with in brutal fashion! This was a vintage performance from Euan.
It started off slowly just like Camille Saint-Saens “Danse Macabre”, then picked up pace until it reached a breathtaking crescendo, before slowing down to a stop.
The nearest player to Euan was an old Castlehill “blast from the past” Jim McCluskey! It was good to see him back and still playing well. A bit battered and bruised, but runner-up to the “Terminator” tonight was no mean feat!
For the third week in a row, Ognyan “Oggy” Kolev finished in third place! While Euan was playing an action man in a roller coaster of a movie, Oggy was having more of a Bill Murray moment in his own version of “Groundhog Day!”
It was another great night’s chess once again at the best chess club this side of the Milky Way. As the lights dimmed over the chess board for another night and everybody was leaving, Euan turned around, looking back at the mayhem he had left and in a chilling voice said, “I’ll be back”…
For all the results from tonight and the past competitions, click the link below.