On the 15th October, Warwick Chess Alumni returned to the University with a full 11-a-side football team, facing off against the Society. It was great to see the range of players who returned! The oldest among us, Steve Turvey, former Society Secretary, and Chairman of the Coventry & District Chess League, had played for the University before many current Society members or even Alumni were even born.. Most impressively, Steve was probably one of the fittest players on the pitch, being a habitual long distance runner! Hok simultaneously played, whilst attending the ECF AGM, which was perhaps too many commitments for even Hok to handle.
It was an excellent outing, we lost 7-2 to the Society, with some excellent goals from strikers, Venga (Ravikumar Vengadesh), and James (Munns). This was followed by a poker afternoon, a team meal, ending with Circling for Skool Days with the Society - a rather lively affair..
A full report from Taran, can be found [here] on our private Alumni Facebook Group.
Hope to see many new and old faces at the next Alumni reunion, the Christmas Meal, on the 10th December, 2022, in London. Further details coming soon!
