It is normally a given that after a certain age you lose to younger players, especially at faster time controls. But not always ....
I decided I needed to play some more chess (inspired by my time at the World Cup) and so wandered into an end of year blitz event at one of the local Canberra Clubs (a club I normally don't play at), It was a 9 round event with a generous 5m+3s time control and with more than half of the 36 players being juniors, there was a good chance I would play at least some of them.
By the end of the night I finished on 7/9, which was good enough for 3rd, but more significantly, the two players who finished ahead of me (and who I lost to) were both older than me. All my wins came against younger players (including 5/5 against juniors) , which did make me smile.
Of course there were a few lucking escapes but old age and treachery will always beat youth and enthusiasm!
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