Hiya, I'm wondering what the best discovery everybody has made while playing chess is?

I have to say it's a great over the board chess club.  I meet great, fun, friendly people every week and get to play my favorite game with them.  Or go, backgammon, or xiangqi if I feel like it... (although I never feel like xiangqi.  I hate that game.)  Heck, I would still go there if they didn't have games, the people there are so nice.  And it's non-smoking!

A close second would be the discovery of garry kasparovs games.  I've been studying every game he's ever played for the past month, they are simply amazing.

A killer novelty

I would say the fun we have while playing the game, 'fun of thinking' and maybe my greatest discovery is the beautifull history of the game