I am retired and in my early 70s. I used to play with my brothers and father, later with my sons. I was a pretty good non-rated player. I have not played a single game in 20-30 years. On discovering chess.com, it is gradually coming back to me. I hope to enjoy a lot of games here.

My real love is my Bouviers des Flandres. I have done a lot of competing with them, but will not do much in the future. The dog in the picture is Harley. He has approximately 35 titles in agility, obedience, and conformation. He likes to exercise with his big red medicine ball.

BouvMan