Can a old man learn this game.

Well I was putting that mildly when I called this a game.  This is war and I am the loser in battle after battle.

I dread coming here because I get beat up all the time.  On a positive note I have won a couple lately and I really like that.  So it is my desire to study this some and find a way to raise my rating.

Learning what the squares are called and why a move has a designation like gxf3 and Rg1 means.  I don't have a clue that shows how green I am at this game.  There I go again "game" Ha. 

Need to start somewhere I suppose.  So there it will be.