Welcome Nancy,
Glad to have you aboard our SFC online group, I want to say that chess is intimidating for anyone at first, but when one gets comfortable with a particular line of play your confidence soars. Congrats on defeating the 2nd best player at your club. Again welcome and we look forward to your contributions in games, opinions, photos, etc.
regards,
Izjar.
Hi, SFChessers. Just wanted to introduce myself. Technically I live in Fort Myers, but in reality I'm just a couple of miles from Sanibel, so identify much more with Sanibel & Captiva. I relocated here from the Dallas area 2 years ago and am so happy I made the decision! I belong to two chess clubs and am, so far, the only female player in both clubs. At first I felt intimidated, but all the guys have made me feel welcome and have provided excellent and patient coaching, as well as playing uncoached games with me. I consider every game a practice game at my level, but a few weeks ago I checkmated the 2nd best player in one of the clubs. The guys all stood up and applauded me, which really boosted my confidence. However, I don't expect to recapture that moment for some time and enjoy every game, win, lose, or draw. Nancy