Flaming hot chess

 The perils of outdoor chess are mainly weather related. Usually for a city like Canberra it is the cold weather that affects events like Street Chess, but just for a change, it was the heat that was the real issue today. With a top temperature of 41C (106F) I am pretty sure it was the hottest Street Chess on record. For me, just reading out the pairings was exhausting, in part because 40 players turned up! For the players, not only was the heat an issue, but failure to find shade also meant that the chess clocks screens would turn black (due to overheating of the liquid crystals). 

So well done for everyone who turned up and survived!