McCreadyandChess

Agony uncle Ken, for troubled chess players in difficult leagues.

Kevin, Leighton Buzzard I’d like to ask your opinion if I may about a club member we have who is making waves at our club. He’s a gentleman of Irish decent I believe, and plays draughts to a level as high as his chess. Herein lies the problem. He comes to the club with boxes of books to sell, thrashes anyone he plays over the board then goes home. He’s not rude or discourteous but he’s making some members angry. They are jealous of his talent and have threatened to kidnap him at his work and smuggle him off to Hertfordshire. This fellow is rated 203 but plays stronger, so no one has a chance at our club hence the reason there is a mutiny aboard. They’ve said they could abduct him and smuggle him off to Suffolk or Norfolk if he keeps beating everyone. They are serious because I have seen the plans they’ve hatched. What should I do Ken?

KEN: you haven’t told me if he carries a shooter but I’m assuming he doesn’t otherwise it’s easily fixed. Get him a shooter and point out who is behind the mutiny. If they try to smuggle him out of Bedfordshire in the back of a van, he can just gun them down. I don’t know too much about the Beds. league but in most counties, chess players carry shooters. Catch up, arm yourselves up and get ready for some action.

Kevin, Leighton Buzzard but Ken, it’s not one or two, its nearly the whole club. Nearly 50 want him dealt with and taken out of the county!

Ken: you’ll need bodyguards then. Good luck with that. If he’s a decent bloke, he’ll be alright. But that’s a tough one!