My years at Chess.com - Ray Duque III

I'm now 17 years at chess.com and still counting. On this day, I registered to this site on September 21, 2007, 17 years ago today.

I'm one of the oldest Filipino-American members in this site. Some of the Filipinos and Filipino-American who registered here before and after I registered here were no longer here but maybe they came back with another name or username.

In my 17 years at chess.com, I'm an owner, SA and admin of several Filipino and non-Filipino groups/teams. I created a several Filipino groups/teams at this site.

I founded the Pinoy Chess Philippines on November 27, 2009. Pinoy Chess Philippines - Chess Club - Chess.com

I'm posting at the notes, forums, news, events of some Filipino and non-Filipino groups/teams and also posting at the forum and blogs of chess.com. I'm playing chess online, live chess, team matches, chess tournaments. I have some friends here and chat with them at the group/team notes. I posted some stories at the notes, forums, news, event. I have also some pictures in almost every group/team I joined. I'm creating team matches with my name as a title of the team matches.

I'm also mentioning to my friends about the ballroom dancing which is my hobby. I like Ballroom Dancing so much. My name also appeared at the chessopedia when there was still that article but I think it was already abolished. My name is also on the Internet and anywhere.

I'm enjoying my stay here at chess.com and hopefully I will be here for many, many more years to come.

Thank you all,
Ray Duque III (GMBD), USA

I sincerely dedicate the poem entitled...R A Y !...for the poetic honor and satisfaction of my dearest Kuya Ray Duque III, my only dancing and handsome elder brother in the whole wide world!!! The short but very beautiful poem where each and every line starts with the letter of the sacred name of my elder brother goes...RAY!...Ray ang ngalan mong kay sarap sambitin!...Ang mga paa moy kay husay kumendeng!...Yayaman kang tunay mahal na Kuya Ray!... Hangad ko, Kuya Ray, na mrami ka pang mapasayang mga kapwa Filipino sa kinalalagyan mo sa Nueba York sa Amerika at sa iyong mahal na lalawigan nang Pangasinan sa ating tinubuang bayang Pilipinas, ang perlas nang silanganan! Mabuhay ka at ang lahat nang iyong isang rekwang mga katoto at laksalaksang mga kaibigan!! Palagi kang maging masayahin ngayon at sa lahat nang mga panahon!!!

Thank you (Salamat), Ed for the poem you posted here. Gusto ko ang sinabi mo dito lalo na sa sayaw. Baka naman gusto mong lagyan ng English version so we can post it in OD and OI.