Winning Ways
This weekend, my office hosted an indoor game competitions - TT, Carrom and Chess. I participated in Carrom and Chess. As the most senior competitor, it was an interesting experience mingling with a young crowd. The first event was the Carrom doubles competition on Friday. Despite being out-of-practice, I teamed up with my partner and began the game. Our opponents were quick to block our pucks across the pockets, presenting us with the challenge of unblocking and pocketing them. As the match progressed, the number of pucks on the board reduced and our opponents resorted to foul tricks. Ironically, their tactics backfired, leaving them with more pucks on the board than us. By pocketing the queen, we won the 30 mins match by 2 boards. 😀 Next was the Chess game, which was an easy win for me. I won with a checkmate in just 12 minutes during a 20-minute match. After the game, my opponent admitted that his strategy was to distract me—using timeouts to his advantage—with some extr...