Are there other old beginners here?
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BossBlunder
Aug 24, 2021
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#141
Im 50! Played as a kid. decided to study the game last august.
Aug 24, 2021
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#143
All you old guys 50+ years old why don't you join a club I belong to . . .
The Geezers group . . .
https://www.chess.com/club/geezers
I think you'll like it . . .
BossBlunder wrote:
Im 50! Played as a kid. decided to study the game last august.
Alright. Same as me except I decided to study the game *this* August 
Same here! What is it about fifty year olds and August? Though I have messed around online with chess on and off over the years I haven't actually put serious effort into getting better. I do hope it's not too late!
Hello, everyone! I'm turning 26 and I am a beginner. I mean, I know I'm only mid-20's but I'm still new to playing lol. My brother always offered to teach me but I never took it, I recently started dating someone and they started teaching me since it's their favorite hobby.
Aug 24, 2021
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#147
blueemu wrote:
Come on now... if a 65-year-old can break 2350, then you young sprouts should be able to break 2000.
I am 55 so I have 10 years to get there haha
My grandmother taught me the game when I was 8. The problem was, she taught moves and not strategy. I hit junior high and an 8th grade teacher beat me with "Fool's Mate." 4 or 5 moves and I was done. This was in 1967. I didn't pick it back up till 2 months ago.
There is a moral there when mentoring younger players. I leave it you to apply it.
Aug 24, 2021
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#150
I am 47. I played a bit in my teens then didnt play for 27 years. So I am pretty much a beginner. I now try to play every single day. Keeps my mind sharp. I love chess more now than I did in my teens. So glad I started again
Ddueck wrote:
I'm 56 and rated about 900. My goal is 1200 before I die.
You can do it! (And probably long before you die.)
Aug 25, 2021
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#155
I'm not really a beginner. I've been playing since I was 8, but I hadn't played seriously in over 25 years when I joined this site in November (because of the Queens Gambit series). I'm 67 now, rated around 1300-1400. I feel I'm steadily improving, but it's SO discouraging when I realize that none of my games are won or lost because of either player's sight or vision, but on who sees the last mistake. Because of that I most of my playing against bots, where a loss doesn't hurt as much. I would note, however, that lower rated players seem much more knowledgeable about openings, up to a point, than they were when I was an active tournament player.
Aug 25, 2021
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#156
54 and have had a stroke and play like it! Lol. Seriously it keeps my brain churning away. I hover around a 900. The more I know the more I realize I have to learn!
I turned 65 this year and took up the game after not playing for decades. Was never much good as a kid so dropped it. Now I'm back at it and would like to improve. So far I've played a bunch of 5 minute blitz games to get some idea about how to play an opening and a bit about tactics. But I don't think I'm really improving much because I just can't think fast enough for blitz. So am now looking at longer duration games. Would be really interested in playing anyone in my age range. All friend requests will be accepted!
I'm interested in 25/10 or 30/0 or 2 day games
Hey Yogadad!