I learned to play chess by watching my friends playing the game in the 1960s. Naitigil ko lang dahil I was studying and was in the movies, I was dancing the ballroom dance and playing basketball. Itinuloy ko lang ang paglalaro ng chess more or less 10 years ago and I'm still learning the strategy of chess dahil napakababa ng rating ko.

Thank you. How about you? I also posted this topic at the general forum.

me.. i learned my chess in kanto( sa mga tambay) when i was 12 years old.. un puro asaran and pyabangan lng.. d cla seryoso kya nag hnap aq ng chessclub n puede madevelop ang talent q ..  malaki 2long sakin ang chess.. kya d q e2 iiwan,,

i was encouraged to play chess by my parents and relatives but i learned it only by watching them and asking them the basic moves. It was in college that i enjoyed playing chess more kasi may pera ka na libre tuition fee pa!

May we know who taught you how to play chess. Thank you for your respond.

I learned how to play chess by watching my friends playing chess when I was still young in the late 1950s, but I stoped playing the game because I was appearing in the movies and was dancing the ballroom dancing. I just started playing chess again in the 1990s but not concentrating it because I'm just playing the game for fun, to make more new friends, to refresh/exercise my brain. I don't even read chess books and moves.

Ray Duque III (GMBD), New York City

I learned how to play chess through my brother. I ask him to teach me since he was a good player when we were young. I always copy his moves back then until I learned how to make strategy until I developed my skills. It came to a point that he couldn't even beat me in a single match...