" .... in all histories, we miss the small personal details, the odd incidents that often give us a clearer picture of how things were than all the match reports and minutes of meetings."
How true! Many years ago I wrote an on-line article about my school club's experiences competing in an otherwise adult local chess league during the 1960s. Determined to avoid the bland approach so often encountered in such writings, I put in everything, including criticisms of players, both our own and opposing (but without naming names except for the most egregious instances).
My only regret is that I never got round to completing an intended companion piece about the league itself in that era, and some of its best-known characters. The target readership is mostly deceased now.
" .... in all histories, we miss the small personal details, the odd incidents that often give us a clearer picture of how things were than all the match reports and minutes of meetings."
How true! Many years ago I wrote an on-line article about my school club's experiences competing in an otherwise adult local chess league during the 1960s. Determined to avoid the bland approach so often encountered in such writings, I put in everything, including criticisms of players, both our own and opposing (but without naming names except for the most egregious instances).
My only regret is that I never got round to completing an intended companion piece about the league itself in that era, and some of its best-known characters. The target readership is mostly deceased now.