My Chess Time at San Quentin Prison

Thanks for posting this. Very enjoyable.

same thing, rook doesn't HAVE to take

DENVERHIGH you're my favourite poster, just thought i would let you know

I just read all the post comments and I really enjoyed it again. Thanks for posting. I had forgotten them.

When I went to play at San Quentin I was a beginner and I only got up to a "B" ranking. I don't know what the number value that was.

Bye for now.

Thanks for the Great Story!!  I got here from your page on teaching blindfold chess via HERE.

Hi Bat Girl.

I alway wonder if members go to the links I put about a suject. I like when someone makes a comment and adds a link. I usually follow them, except religious of political ones.

Thanks for your comment.

I read the whole thing, you are such an amazing writer.

Thanks for the read and comment. I started writing when I retired nine years ago. I am a beginner at this stage. I am taking writing at the local Jr. College.

Well My friend, this makes you an excon in a way having spent time behind the bars. I would think your apponents would be quite strong what with all the free time they can spend studying the game! Nice story!

When a match is played against prisoner. The matches are arranged so players on each of the seven boards have almost matching ratings for opponents.

The "C" board is for the beginners and no mater where you are, players have to start at the lowest board.

I only spent 4 hours at San Quentin as a visiting chess player and never went back for another match.

Thanks for the read, but I don't know what tldr, means.

tldr= (perhaps) too long, didn't read?

Why didn't you ask him what he was in for?

I have played chess in prison with prison inmates--one thing you do NOT do is ask why someone is in prison.

the reasons are obvious.

Not to me. Some tell me without me asking. One I knew served time for burglary, one for embezzlement, and one got 12 years for manslaughter. Almost forgot to mention one on death row for "Killing a pig."  Not meaning the animal.

In prison there are crimes which other prisoners think are worse than say murder. These include child molesting and any kind of crime which results in death or terrible harm to a child.

There are "famous" criminals who gain stature because they are famous but on the other hand other inmates become jealous.

Every crime known can cause problems to an inmate--have to remember where you are.

Thus prisoners use "dont ask, dont tell"

Interesting story. Not to rain on the parade, but anyone who bangs the pieces down or bangs on the clock, regardless of the venue in which the game is played, is an insufferable prick

Not trying to stir anything, but I heard that in tourneys, you're not supposed to say check to your opponent, because it disturbs the other players. If they don't see it, you can point it out, but don't say it loud. One guy on here was griping cause the TD made him forfeit his nearly won game, cause he kept saying it.