spectare

Learnt to play at an early age but only relatively recently began to dabble in competitive games. So at the age of 59, then, and 66 now, I am still a learner. I have found age counts in the faster versions, my reactions simply aren't quick enough for bullet or blitz, but at the more sedate pace of correspondence I sometimes have good games, although sometimes too the soporific ambience of correspondence makes me play like someone asleep!! I have also discovered it is not a good idea to make a move after three or four bottles of wine, preferably red and French in my case. Terrible things can happen, particularly to your Queen.  Is there a technical name for this anybody? On an aside, I think the finest player I have met on the boards at chess@com was someone I beat 2-0. I've met stronger players, but his play had an artistry the others lacked. It's a game of imagination as well as brute force. 

PS recently I made the astounding discovery that being hospitalized with Covid-19 (not the friendliest of bedfellows) can have an amazingly deleterious effect on your game. Has anyone else noticed this?