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2nd August 2008, 07:34pm
#1
by sakura22
Burning it out in the 580 United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 7039

I'm sure that everyone in here has a past with chess, so why not share it? Like how did you get interested in chess? Me, I learned from my uncle when I was little but never really started playing it until about a year ago. Which I've been off and on during that year. So I'm still not very good, but I hope to become better in time. Thats my story so whats yours?

                                  Lotz of LOVE and yours truely,

                                                  ♥SAkura♥ 

2nd August 2008, 07:47pm
#2
by Aristokatt
UPPER STRATOSPHERE United States
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 1915

When I was 2, I gnawed out the wooden bars of mt crib, then carved them into chess pieces, and taught myself to play Tongue out

No really, I was taught by my dad when I was 8. Played on and off for years using only real sets. Only until I joined here did i ever play on line. And now, I bet I have played more game on here than all others put together. But I still prefer a game on a real board.

2nd August 2008, 08:21pm
#3
by phishcake5
California United States
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 793

link to a thread on the same topic posted awhile back:

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/youchess?Ic=1#last_comment  Smile

2nd August 2008, 08:24pm
#4
by dwaxe
Thousand Oaks, California United States
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 1045

What thread posted a while back?

Just links to here...

2nd August 2008, 08:44pm
#5
by phishcake5
California United States
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 793

Guess the link didn't work?  Its called "How did you get into chess?"  you can find it in the General Chess Discussion forum.  Probably have to go back a ways its from like 2 months ago or something

3rd August 2008, 04:07am
#6
by rich
My Home United Kingdom
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 23149

Well I saw it on TV and it looked an interesting game, so I asked my uncle to teach me because he knew the game. I can beat my uncle now I've only been playing for 20 months and I have a rating of 1541 which is good going. But in time I want to get too a rating of 2700.

3rd August 2008, 06:42am
#7
by bastiaan
eindhoven Netherlands
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 767

I was taught by my dad when I was about 12. I joined a club for a few years but then I quit playing at all for a long time. After some years I started playing again, this time I really wanted to get better. Thanks to the rating system on this site on which you can actually see whether you make progress.

I wasn't able to beat my dad until recently, now I can beat him anytime:)
I'm still trying to get better, with more patience than I had before.

4th August 2008, 02:59pm
#8
by elementGD
Ontario, CA United States
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 308
I learned to play when I was younger... but I started to get into it when we had a chess tournanment with all of the Christian schools in Cali. Even though I've never won that tournament, I hope to get a place in the two remaining years of school. So now I practice as often as I can.
4th August 2008, 03:01pm
#9
by RELee1863
Raleigh,NC United States
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 339

I played occaisonaly with my dad, and then I decided to play seriously

13th October 2008, 08:10pm
#10
by avesta
Kerman Iran
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 420

I learned it when I was 10, but never seriously !!!Wink

 

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