How did you get into chess?
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I think is fun when i was grade 2
My school used to have a chess club, I was quite interested in it so I joined it. There was a guy who was pretty good at chess, people said the guy was the best in the school. So I wanted to compete with him. I learned openings, middlegames and endgames but I wasn't quite good yet. Then I played a game with him when I was new, of course I got destroyed. So I started to take chess seriously and learn more. Then eventually after I practiced months, I became the same skill level as him, then after I played more chess games and analyzed them I learned my mistakes, then I got tips like "do not blunder" which helped me a lot. So after that I beat him, now I'm trying to reach 1000 at rapid.
My mom taught .e
..me when I was 3, she stopped playing me around age 8 when I kept beating her
1950's kid. Had more fun things to do than chess. Playing ball, riding bikes, fishing and just running around. Fast forward now in my seventies. Was in the army, married, kids the whole life thing. And then covid hit, lockdown!! Learned to play chess. That is how I got into chess.
My me to chess club and after İ found it fun.
My MOM took me to the chess club. Then İ found it fun
because my brother has a high elo and he often talks about chess
Aug 17, 2025
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#11
My parents didnt know what to put me on and there was chess and i wanted to try
my grandpa taught me! he has a chess board that his friends gave him after he left work, his name is engraved on it and pieces are really detailed. I miss him(((
I watched The Queen's Gambit show and loved it
From my school
In school
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#17
At my house, I found chess and it was intresting so I learnt it and in 6th grade tactics
My city had a summer program that taught kids to play chess. My older brother learned the game through this program when he was about 11. He taught me to play when I was 6, so he had someone to practice with. He then beat me in every game we played until I was 13. There was a high school league in the city and I joined my school team when I was 14. I then started reading every chess book I could find and joined the city club. In two years, I was city champ and in three more years I was US Junior Open co-champ.
