This is for players from new to chess - Intermediate levels. This is my Journey in chess.
I found chess by players playing in Hyde Park when I was visiting the City Sydney.
Chess in Hyde Park
I was 6 years old, and I asked my father "What is that?" He replied "It's called chess. But I do not think it is your type of game" But then I convinced him that I actually really liked the look of it. So my very kind parents purchased a program called "Fritz & Chesster" I am sure you have heard of it, as now some of the best young guns learned from Fritz & Chesster. It is a fantadtic program that teaches kids the game in a fun way. Some adults even like to learn from Fritz & Chesster. I loved the game so much, that at age 7, I tried to teach my Grandma how to play. She learned how to play, then 6 months later she forgot, and decided to borrow Fritz & Chesster to remmember.
Fritz & Chesster
I continually kept playing chess every weekend with my Dad (he went easy on me) And I remmember the first time I ever beat my Dad at chess. It was in the Blue Mountains in the suburb Blackheath and the house was called "Log Cabin" I will never forget it!
Before I knew that I had to control the centre, this was my setup everytime!
Then, at Age 8, we purchased its sequel "Fritz and Chesster Part 2: Chess In The Black Castle" We loved it! It was such a fantastic way to remmember. The 1st part talked about how to move the pieces, then the second part talks about Forks, Pins, Skewers, Opening rules, middlegame rules, but what they did best was to boost your memory. Then, from that point on, I played this setup:
When I switched schools at Age 8, when they knew that chess was our hobby, it then became one of the most popular things to do at lunch time. Unfortunately, I could not find any friends at that school, but I enjoyed playing chess every lunch time. My brother became school champion just like my Dad did. Everybody thinks that he could have been a truly good player, but we can beat him quite comfortably now.
A snapshot of Fritz & Chesster 2
Otherwise, I just loved the game and played my brother at least a few times every week, playing my dad every week, and occasionally played my mum.
I was nearly 9 years old, and now my Dad had to go hard on me. I was finding it difficult to beat him now. And, at Age 8 I beat my Mum for the first time. Then, we were on holiday down in Dubbo and nearby, Orange was holding a Junior tournament. This was my first ever tournament I played in. Before I played this tournament, I was not confident as I had lost to my brother the past 20 times I played him, and I soon gave up chess. But, at this tournament, I was the 3rd best Under 12 performer and I took home a trophy! I was so excited and now I was starting to take chess seriously. Due to financial problems, I had a choice on what to do because I was currently doing all 3: Chess, Soccer or Cello. I decided to play 1 year of soccer than leave, and do 1 more exam for Cello, but Chess was the only one I was going to try and be really good at. At Age 9, we got us our first coach. His name was Blair Mandla, who was only a 2100 CM, but he taught us so many memorable things!
So, we are just getting started on my Journey. I am now quite a good player, but I am looking up to the strong guys right now which now I can defeat comfortably
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This is for players from new to chess - Intermediate levels. This is my Journey in chess.
I found chess by players playing in Hyde Park when I was visiting the City Sydney.
Chess in Hyde Park
I was 6 years old, and I asked my father "What is that?" He replied "It's called chess. But I do not think it is your type of game" But then I convinced him that I actually really liked the look of it. So my very kind parents purchased a program called "Fritz & Chesster" I am sure you have heard of it, as now some of the best young guns learned from Fritz & Chesster. It is a fantadtic program that teaches kids the game in a fun way. Some adults even like to learn from Fritz & Chesster. I loved the game so much, that at age 7, I tried to teach my Grandma how to play. She learned how to play, then 6 months later she forgot, and decided to borrow Fritz & Chesster to remmember.
Fritz & Chesster
I continually kept playing chess every weekend with my Dad (he went easy on me) And I remmember the first time I ever beat my Dad at chess. It was in the Blue Mountains in the suburb Blackheath and the house was called "Log Cabin" I will never forget it!
Before I knew that I had to control the centre, this was my setup everytime!
Then, at Age 8, we purchased its sequel "Fritz and Chesster Part 2: Chess In The Black Castle" We loved it! It was such a fantastic way to remmember. The 1st part talked about how to move the pieces, then the second part talks about Forks, Pins, Skewers, Opening rules, middlegame rules, but what they did best was to boost your memory. Then, from that point on, I played this setup:
When I switched schools at Age 8, when they knew that chess was our hobby, it then became one of the most popular things to do at lunch time. Unfortunately, I could not find any friends at that school, but I enjoyed playing chess every lunch time. My brother became school champion just like my Dad did. Everybody thinks that he could have been a truly good player, but we can beat him quite comfortably now.
A snapshot of Fritz & Chesster 2
Otherwise, I just loved the game and played my brother at least a few times every week, playing my dad every week, and occasionally played my mum.
I was nearly 9 years old, and now my Dad had to go hard on me. I was finding it difficult to beat him now. And, at Age 8 I beat my Mum for the first time. Then, we were on holiday down in Dubbo and nearby, Orange was holding a Junior tournament. This was my first ever tournament I played in. Before I played this tournament, I was not confident as I had lost to my brother the past 20 times I played him, and I soon gave up chess. But, at this tournament, I was the 3rd best Under 12 performer and I took home a trophy! I was so excited and now I was starting to take chess seriously. Due to financial problems, I had a choice on what to do because I was currently doing all 3: Chess, Soccer or Cello. I decided to play 1 year of soccer than leave, and do 1 more exam for Cello, but Chess was the only one I was going to try and be really good at. At Age 9, we got us our first coach. His name was Blair Mandla, who was only a 2100 CM, but he taught us so many memorable things!
So, we are just getting started on my Journey. I am now quite a good player, but I am looking up to the strong guys right now which now I can defeat comfortably