Covid a game changer for club participation

AS we gradually emerge from the shadow of coronavirus, many things are changing. One of these is the participation in our favourite sports and hobbies – and this is a game changer for chess, too.

While some of us (particularly those who are clinically vulnerable) are understandably reluctant to go to the pub, sports centre or chess club, other people are raring to go and very keen to catch up with life after repeated lockdowns. Several of the North East’s chess