Just like London buses.

So few high class tournaments seem to be held in the UK these days, we have Hastings around the Christmas holidays then we wait till August before another. Then when August arrives we don't just get the British Championships, we also get the Staunton Memorial (highest rating event on these shores for 20 years), not only that, the schedules overlap each other.

How frustrating is that? Wouldn't we like to be able to see Jonathan Rowson defend his title but also play as part of the UK players representing us in the Staunton Memorial, where Michael Adams rating stands head and shoulders above the other UK players.

2 weeks later in the first week in September we also get a high class tournament in Liverpool for the UK vs China match, thankfully better represented.

Why on earth are all these tournaments scheduled for the holiday season and all at the same time? Someone please get off their snobbery high horse and sort things out for next year.