AndyClifton: I used to do things to make a living, then I was downsized ( yes I used to be taller lol ). One reason that I play Chess is because I like the game however I also have a rather selfish reason for playing, as we have been covering here in this thread.
Sorry Pellik, didn't know that you were coming to visit this thread or the timing of starting on a new page might have been better.
I do things to do things. I don't need some abstract background reason (like "stimulating my brain") to do it.