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Member Since:
Feb 22, 2008
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Last Login:
Jun 26, 2009
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i started playing chess with my grandpa when i was a little girl. i played with him every time i saw him, until his parkinson's got so bad he couldn't anymore. he died in february, and the day of his funeral i played three games with my best friend, the first i'd played in the last two years. i got into it again, and it happened to coincide with some friends from my little nerd circle forming a chess club.
i play extremely defensively. i like being black more. i am not serious in the analytical sense, i don't spend time learning openings or studying old games, but i don't love the game any less for all my lack of knowledge. i haven't played in any tournaments. but i play pretty much every day, both online and in the real world.
these days i mostly play chess because on occasion i will beat my obnoxiously smart boyfriend, and then i get to gloat.