Alzheimer's and Chess

Alzheimer's and Chess

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The past few months have been very, very crazy for me; I have to apologize to Mathiesh and Blackshogun for my sporadic playing time.

 One of the issues I am facing is my Father-in-Law's Alzheimer. A nasty disease that affects memory and decision making. My Father-in-Law used to love playing chess all the time, now he has problems remembering how each piece moves.

 I set up the chess board with him and it was difficult to watch as this brilliant man could no longer understand how a Bishop moves. But on the plus side he still remembered what en passant was.

 On a lighter note - since I can't play as much as I would love to on Chess.com; I have taken some time to paint large chess pieces. The picture attached to this day's blog is of a pawn.

 My niece came over and asked "Why did you paint all the pawns to look like you?" In a way I suppose she is right! So if you ever wanted to know what I look like just look at the attached picture. happy.png

 

 PS the eyes appear crooked when you zoom into the picture; the wife says it is an uncanny accurate picture of me.

 

Welcome to my quiet corner of Chess.com!

I have loved this game as a child but never had anyone who wanted to play. Playing against a computer is handy but it doesn't compare to the adrenaline rush of playing against another person.

I finally bit the bullet and joined this website to learn tactics (I need lots of help with) and to play against people.

The best way to describe my current style of game play is: "Wow, did I just get lucky!"

I am somewhere between a beginner and intermediate, and I am always interested in a new game. Please feel free to send a game request.

My ultimate goal is to get good enough to lose at competitions happy.png

 

 

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