Chris Rice wrote: ↑Tue Jun 12, 2018 10:57 amPhoto op with the players in front of the superb venue.
The venue is indeed Leuven Old Town Hall, a historic building which was also the venue of the 2016 and 2017 Your Next Move Leuven GCT events.AustinElliott wrote: ↑Tue Jun 12, 2018 2:29 pmHmm. That looks like the town hall. Once went to a reception in there when I was at a scientific conference in Leuven a decade or so back. We got plied with an extensive and excellent selection of, er, local liquid produce. If the same hospitality is extended to the chess players then it may make for some unusual games...
When I first tried to find the building for a meeting the day before the start of the 2016 tournament, I learnt the hard way that it is not to be confused with Leuven City Hall, a modern building which now houses the city administration.
However, neither in 2016 nor in 2017 can I recall much alcohol being served during the YNM Leuven tournaments. Clearly that only happens at certain types of function.