I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma with my wife of whom I have been married to for 8 years. I learned to play chess in Jr.High School under my math teacher who hosted the chess club. I'm not a beginner but want to improve my game. I enjoy woodworking and collecting chess sets of classic design.

I have a Civil War chess set that has a very heavy ceramic board with hand painted chessmen, and a portable folding wooden chess set that I purchased some years ago.

I am in the planning stage to build a chess board using walnut & maple hardwoods that I hope will become a family heirloom in the years to come. It will be very nice to make some new chess friends. God Bless.

Mark5Chess