Hi Reyth, welcome to the group, hope you'll have fun! Check out forum topics for incoming tournaments.
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HI. I was just thinking, does this group involve any live chess games? Because if we are talking about online chess I am a rapid player by preference...

Right on! Hey you guys, you might wanna check this post out:
http://blog.chess.com/slimedog/what-is-it-about-chess
In that post there is also a related link to another post of mine that you may want to check out.
I have had a deep flash of insight about the game of chess that would apply directly to our group!
You can check my live games, they are all long time controls.
I personally don't feel comfortable unless I have at least a 60 60.
I play my best when I take time to think.
Hey, so am I on the mailing list automatically?
Thanks,
Reyth