How did you get into chess?

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

My parents didnt know what to put me on and there was chess and i wanted to try

In school

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(((

a cousin that only taught me half of the rule then proceded to win multiple time... and i chose vengance

I watched The Queen's Gambit show and loved it

i my school all the club were deleted, but someone who ended in podium for national made a chess club and put it at lunch, and now we are 30 members... and the coding and card games group joined

Chess is the safeties sport.

My brother and father taught me how to play chess.

From my school

In school