Coventry Open 2026 Report

I travelled for my first tournament since I was a junior this weekend, to the Coventry Open. There were four sections and I played in the Under 1750 Intermediate Category, which I was just about eligible for, with a Standard rating of 1733. On the signup list I was seed 1 out of 24, but seed 2, a player called Willem, was rated only 5 points below me. I’ve never played three classical games in a…