Mayor Driscoll makes smart moves at Northumbria Masters
(Chronicle Chess 25 August 2023)
Jamie Driscoll, the North of Tyne Mayor who left the Labour Party to run as an independent, has turned his political expertise to chess, helping the North East’s biggest chess tournament make all the right moves.
Opening the Northumbria Masters Chess Congress in Forest Hall, Driscoll said that chess was exactly the right game for people to take up in the region, as it seeks to be a high-skills hub with full employment in the future.
My chess rating may not be so high, although I play with my kids” Driscoll said. “But for once I agree with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that chess is a great game, which helps top equip young people with all the right skills.