Well..... Ive reached my upper limit in games... 40. But, Ive caught up and no one has moved.... which seems like..... days (actually a good part of a day). I am starting to suffer from chess withdraw. Part of me is pleeeading.... ""You call that a total...40?! You have been waiting for some one to move all day.... doesnt that tell you something? .......

...Add more games! Join another match.... punt! Do something."

Then.... my more reserved side chimes in....... when you get reeeally busy with school, you will not be able to keep up. The games you have will not be given their just due... and so..you will not play as well as you could and...you...will lose.

sigh

Yes chess can become very addictive ... i play chess on two other sites and earlier this year i was playing about 40-60 games on all three sites. I have since cut down and am now playing more manageble games!

I LOVE CHESS

Me too... thats the problem.

Perhaps play a game of live chess?

 Too frustrating.... one too many games lost to the "beta monster".

lol

Yes and also with live chess you run the risk of being cut off! I have just started five unrated chess games. That is another way to manage addiction plays load of unrates games then if you feel you are playing to many just resign the games ... i guess? if the position warrants that is

I don't think there is such a thing as "too much chess". Keep playing!

well nsee i am playing in 30+ games and i logged in tonite and saw how many moves i had to make *groans* and wished i had kept it to about 25-30 ...

 During the school year things can get real busy very quickly and stay that way for weeks. This can happen after a relatively long period of calm. This has lulled me into starting too many games only to find out that suddenly I just cant put the same amount of time into those games as before. Then of course Im in trouble.

oh i know that one ... my kids start back at school 2moro so i know as well i am gonna have less time on the site 

This is one of the reasons why I became a paid member. I remember the days when my time would just get away from me..... I would log in and suddenly realize that 18 games had minutes left before timing out..... complete panic.

Now.... lol..... during a particularly busy stretch... Im constantly taking myself off of "vacation" mode.

thats never happened to me yet *touch wood*

im proud to report that ive never timed out. Commite insane blunders trying to get all my moves in ...yes.

Thank you...... upgraded membership

i did time out a few games back wen i first joined the site coz i was busy but then i came back to the site and started building my rating up 

eat chess.

 In shovel fulls...lol.

Saaaaay.... you dont think we are addicts?....lol

 ew, cream cheese is good

chess by I.V.

huh????