Killian Delaney News Today

FAIRHOPE — Step into a magical world of enchanting forests and mischievous fairies. Embark on a classic Shakespearean tale that will leave you blurring the lines between fantasy and reality. …

It was in May 2016 that I launched this column, initially as an Agony Column in which readers could showcase their triumphs and disasters, and today I’m returning to the roots with a couple of my own games. Of course, I care very much when I’m playing, but ‘agony’ and ‘ecstasy’ are too strong for the emotions that chess normally engenders in me nowadays, and I’ve gone for ‘fairly gentle pleasure’ at victory and ‘mild to medium irritation’ at defeat. | Photo: David Llada