As always great to hear from you !

But sorry you are having this rainy weather,especially on your behalf.Why not switch as we have been having a minor heathwave for a couple of weeks-not my cup of tea as you know. So let us switch;) please ,Lord of the water and winds.

I am afraid some of it is man made ):

But it has,at least to me been quite surprsing we could open up that relatively early,compared to the prospects mid March.A pleasant one,off course and celebrated by both Hannah and I as we have been to town a couple of times and enjoying the company with dear friends ! A relief to breathe more freely again.
Otherwise my life is not that different from during the corona crisis.One day takes the other,but it is good with some stable rythm for my body.E,g, have some powernaps during the evening and go to bed as late(or is it early!?;)as 4 o´clock and is satisfied with 3½hours ! Next week Hannah will stop and hopefully she will find something new,she is after all, only 60,but OTOH she is confident if the circumstances forces her to live as a pensionist.And that is good!We are still happy in the company of each other.

That was it my dear.The chicken is in the oven
and I must do my duty.

Please give my hugs to Maria and to your self as well.

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Je vois que Leon est quand meme offri comme d'habitude. Et bien sur bravo a Magnus pour gagner une autre partie du tournoi en ligne qui porte son nom. Il est evidemment en forme.

All is well here,thank you.Was with JWH yesterday and it was great to refresh the situation.About almost everything.Denmark is on of the contries which have successfully reopened, which you may know already.Something like 2-3 dead during the last 10 days ! And in that respect it is noteworthy that those places with the stupidest president has the most grave sitution with casualties increasing ):

Yes,Magnus continues to rule and IMHO it is not so easy to see a challenger who can match him.But hey it is sport,so OTOH everything may happen !....

Here it is sunny and cloudy with some wind.One of my favorites.And Hannah has started her new life as searching for a new job,but at the same time enjoying she can afford to refuse and just enjoy her new life.Kind of win win !

If I have understood your french:You are going to Transylvania or is it cancelled due to the increasing numbers of inficted ? And something with money you may lose or already are lost ? I hope in anyway you will sort it out in a satisfactionary way !

Our local football team AGF is fighting for silver and a possible entrance to Euopean tournaments,so we will cheer for them today.For the best result in 24 years !

Nice reading you in french and I send you all my best wishes and tout a l´heure !

And thanks for your kind words.

I know the feeling when you bet on some player and the result "always" is the opposite.And when you change tactics,then the opposite happens ): A true nightmare for the better.
A difficult circle to break....but it can happen. Even the most slippery fish may one day land on the diner table :)

Having played at ChessCube for over 10 years I was at a loss on where to play when it shut its doors last year

It was awkward playing at Lichess at first, but now I'm getting a better handle on things. The aspect I like best is there's a daily Chess960 tournament from 5 - 630pm est and a 3 hour Chess960 tournament on Sundays from 3 - 6pm est

These are just what I was looking for

So, if you get a hankering for some straight up 5 minute chess (no worries about long games or tiring Weekend Swiss's) this may be something for you to look at

I´ll look into it.

Hahaha . I am not as strong and mature as brian , friend of <johnlspouge> - not yet.

But there is no chance in heaven, hell or earth that i am going to have a meltdown in cg.com

Hahaha

However, your intentions were very touching , good smartian. <Optimal play> and <big pawn> had serious meltdown yesterday and they blaming me (wrongly . They should blame it on <keyser soze>)

You should try to help them , good smaritan

All the best to you too.

By the way, I guess there's no chance for the world championship to take place this year. What about the candidates? The enigma is still looming around. Oh well, I guess we should be grateful we're alive and well. Just look around.

Glad to to see you in da house again and that you were having a great trip to Transylvania.With great weather too !

We are doing fine here as Hannnah is enjoying beeing job free for the moment and as such having a taste of the life as retired.Well,she is searching for a new one,but is fine with the fact that it may not happen...So I am enjoying that she is at home on daily basis. She has even started to jog in the morning!
I got a chock when I saw her in her new suit !

I agree with you that theres is no chance that the world championship is taken place this year,so we may be patient awaiting.And also a strange feeling that the Candidates is only seven rounds to go...

So it is covid19 times we are living in and it is not something to be happy about when we see the numbers are increasing for the moment ): We shall be gratefull we are alive and well as you so precisely put it.And I am.

This Magnus train is just rolling along and
sweeping all resistance away.
Difficult to see someone who can dethrone him in the nearer horizon.May be some young talent in 5-7 years time !? Firiouza ?

Yesterday I was with Jan in town and in these corona times it is escpecially great to realize that meetings like these still are possible.Another fine rendez vous and I am grateful.

So all in all things are ok/fine here and I send you,and Maria,all the best wishes and looking forward to hear from you again.

Today is raining and it is a pleasant surprise also in view of the heatwave that is starting tomorrow ): Dont like it and you know ;)

Anyhow, let's have a good time following the finals. And good luck to Hannah on her search for a new job! It's still great that you're on a win-win situation, as both enjoying more time together at home, regardless.

And now,as you are speaking,Ding just took Carlsen down today! That is good for chessinterest I suppose,that not the same person is running away with all the trophys.

About Dubov I think very highly,but I am afraid he is one of many just lacking these famous 2-3percent in what it takes to be no1.But his style is very entertaining and as an explorer he is second to none.(Well,he has been Carlsens second,and Carlsen is not "none":)

Yes,let us have a good time following the next ten days and all these nerve wracking matches!

Thank for your kind words.
We where to the seaside today and enjoyed the hot weather.Precisely the right place to be today,during this heatwawe we are having right now.

I hope you are doing fine too.And about your job,are you working from home ,or ? Many do that here in Denmark during the pandemic. Take care down there and say hello to Maria too.

Ouch,that was tough luck ):

But it reminds me a little bit of my former father in law,who during WW2 went to a demonstration agains the germans.He was armed with banner and some music instrument,as he went to the towns appointed meeting place.Only to find out he was one day too late.....

Take care and stay safe <morf> !

And Magnus in the final, against Hikaru. Well, let's just wait and see.

Oh what a performance by Bayern ! Haven´t seen anything like this in football for a long time. Now they may be the heavy favorites to get the trophy.And I am already looking forward to the continuation...

And Naka in the lead.Hes gonna be a hard nut to crack for Magnus I suppose.A big show seems to be ahead of us.

And an excellent weekend too.

And thank you for your kind words.
The final was extremely exciting and I had to give everything,something that can not be detected when we see the final position.Should I play or should I stay ? Was the big question.

And how about you ?
hope things are going well and I´ll send you an email in the not so distant future.

Here's hot but pleasantly so, a great summer I may say, were it not for the virus.