The lurgy. Everyone's getting it, now it's my turn. Coughing, sniffling. Trying to get to sleep is the worst bit. I may have found a possible alternative. Not going to sleep and playing online chess. Or at least going to bed then washing up at 3.30am to face off across a chess board. It's been a while since my last a game or two, against life-forms, back in the early two thousands. I don't think the rules have changed in the meantime but I came close to googling one of them during my first match a short time ago on chess.com against what I think is a beginner-level faux life-form, Elani (400) Greece , who I think I'll stick with. She's already throwing down the alogorithm for a rematch after I unexpectedly suprised us both by coming up with a win in 19 moves. I got to be white so had the advantage of moving first and then played an odd, messy game to not want to take it - impending defeat - seriously. The Idiot Gambit. The best bit was finding I'd not coughe