Are there other old beginners here?
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I'm in my late 50's, I too learned the game really young. thru the years i picked it up sporadically. but it wasn't till I retired in 2019 that I took the game seriously. My goal is to reach the highest rating I have the potential for.
While having fun!
Aug 21, 2021
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#84
If you we start a club could we be charged for reverse age discrimination lol, 50+ to be member
Aug 21, 2021
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#85
millerd66 wrote:
If you we start a club could we be charged for reverse age discrimination lol, 50+ to be member
Who will we give unsolicited "wisdom" to though? I could be in to hear more about the Danvers opening...
Isn't that what the Vintage Patzers club is for? 
Aug 21, 2021
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#89
Old guy here. Never played as a kid. Watched Queen's Gambit and thought I would give it a try. Beat the easy bot thanks to chess.com programming the bot to throw the game and let me win. Got hooked and here I am.
Aug 21, 2021
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#90
Unfortunately the vintage patzers club has become inactive, but it certainly started off well
Aug 21, 2021
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#91
Boogalicious wrote:
Unfortunately the vintage patzers club has become inactive, but it certainly started off well
Inactive or arthritic?
I’m 51, and have been playing for 40 years. I bet you’re better than I am at chess! My ranking is probably about 100! I have absolutely no aptitude for the game but tragically I can’t stop playing it!
Aug 21, 2021
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#93
swalker8 wrote:
I’m 51, and have been playing for 40 years. I bet you’re better than I am at chess! My ranking is probably about 100! I have absolutely no aptitude for the game but tragically I can’t stop playing it!
that's a really interesting situation. 40 years.. and nevermind. I admire your perseverance
SINCE THE AGE OF 11?!?!?!?!? SUS
66 and 2 months into it. If there is such a thing as a negative rating, I have it!
Aug 22, 2021
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#96
48 here. Longtime casual player but only began *studying* chess this year. Trying to learn openings and tactics, sticking to mostly daily games because I just can't think fast enough for the others, ha.
Aug 22, 2021
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#97
swalker8 wrote:
I’m 51, and have been playing for 40 years. I bet you’re better than I am at chess! My ranking is probably about 100! I have absolutely no aptitude for the game but tragically I can’t stop playing it!
try daily chess!
Aug 22, 2021
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#98
I'm 60 (61 in two weeks) & got into chess with the Spassky-Fischer battle in'72. Fischer brought chess where people could make a living from it; well before cricket & the varied codes of footy here!
For decades, it never occurred to me to check libraries for basic info about chess: i.e. openings, strategy, tactics, endgames & other basics. I bought Nunn's Openings, intro books by Burgess & Schiller, etc. I quickly realised that publishers' are the winners in published literature.
I live on a pension - mainly psychosocial - & I find it hard to play live chess. I'm trying to find the confidence to play live chess (e.g. 15/10 minimum), although I want to. (Ultra-bullet, bullet & blitz hurt my brain just watching!) Hope I haven't over-shared! Cheers from the chilly realms of Oz..
I will like to play more .. please kindly add me and if it’s possible we get to play in person
Nice to meet you all
Nice to meet you all
WhiteyOz wrote:
I live on a pension - mainly psychosocial - & I find it hard to play live chess. I'm trying to find the confidence to play live chess (e.g. 15/10 minimum), although I want to. (Ultra-bullet, bullet & blitz hurt my brain just watching!) Hope I haven't over-shared! Cheers from the chilly realms of Oz..
I just started a game with my sister (She got me started and I beat her the second time we played!). We each have up to 2 weeks(!) per move. I'm sure you could find someone who would be willing to play under those circumstances. I'm 2 months along and I, too, like a more leisurely game.
We were getting tired of Words With Friends!
Maybe what we need here is a club for old foggies...you know ...veterans of life, but, novices , learners & returners to chess...
Anyone up for it?