HiramHolliday wrote:
I thought it was religious humour.😇
Of COURSE it was.
How old were you when you learned how to play chess and what attracted you to ♟ chess.
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Wonderful to have a female chess player! Good for you, truly! 😊
When I was 7 years old I learned to play checkers and I loved the idea of strategy, so a year later my father taught me to play chess.
May 19, 2023
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I often used to play chess with my father and always lose to him! Now that I know the basic things like Pins, Skewers and Double Attacks, I can defeat him at a certain point of time!
May 20, 2023
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#166
ehm42 wrote:
mishailu wrote:
I often used to play chess with my father and always lose to him! Now that I know the basic things like Pins, Skewers and Double Attacks, I can defeat him at a certain point of time!
You know what a discovered attack is?
I'm still learning!
May 20, 2023
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ehm42 wrote:
mishailu wrote:
Okay, thanks for the advice! @ehm42
btw, what's your favorite opening?
I've not memorised any opening till date but I like Alekhine!
May 20, 2023
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#170
I learned because of the Fisher vs. Spassky world championship match. I watched every move live with my chessboard in front of the TV.
May 20, 2023
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#171
I’m just curious - when I play in person, of COURSE, I practice good sportsmanship but online, when I win, I like to yell things like “Boom!” or “In yo face, sucka!” or other things I can’t write here. Am I the only one?🤭😲😆😁
May 20, 2023
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#173
Baseball was the thing I got most worked up on - especially pitching.
May 20, 2023
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#174
BUCKLE UP!
Here's my story:
I first discovered it when a friend of mine introduced it to me when we were 8.
She spotted a chess board in the room my mum and i shared and insisted she teach me.
Long story short, I immediately hated chess.
I refused to play it.
Until...
2 years later, age 10. We are given 3 Clubs to choose form: Football, basketball and...
Chess.
Me being the frail and insecure kid I was, I chose chess.
I was a God darn slow learner, lost against people 3 years younger than me and couldn't even spot a low rated mate in 2
Years later in quarantine. I downloaded some apps to play chess,played a few times a month, and got better.. I think.
I almost forgot it when school started again in 2021-2022.. But in 2023,
I found myself back to chess.
And that's where my journey began.. On April 1st 2023, I made an account here and on other apps and started playing a bit.
And now. We will see where this goes!
Dad taught me to play about 7 years ago....lost interest as a teenager and played very occasionally until 2018 when I re discovered the game online.
When I retire I intend to join a club and play otb regularly. Unfortunately can't afford to do that just yet, so online it is for now.
So I guess its a genetic thing, I have inhertited my Dad's love of chess. Shame my kids haven't.
Actually, I came here to post that I'm FINALLY over my phobia of playing another person because I kept FREEZING and getting beaten and I don't know why! I spent some time on Puzzles and playing chess bots from 1100-1300 and now I'm doing MUCH better and usually beating people with higher general ratings than mine. Now I just have the mute button on for ALL games!