I enjoyed many years playing OTB during the '70s, '80s, and '90s. During that era, my fascination with Chess caused my Wife to consider herself a "Chess Widow." Priorities being what they are, and with the advent of faster TCs, I have limited my OTB play to friendly games -although there seem to be not many players interested in casual games...

Cheating is a perennial subject in sports. And chess has been no exception. It seems to me cheating to win a game of chess, where the only reward is ranking, is at best a meaningless accolade. The whole concept is foolish. If you are cheating at anything for the accolade of accomplishment, then the only thing you've accomplished well is cheating. What I like about correspondence chess is it doesn't matter if I'm playing a person or a program, I'm still playing the best I can against an opponent. A software program will outplay my best replies more than likely, as would a Grandmaster, but I will still enjoy the struggle. And no, I won't play you for money.

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