Chess has not, as a matter of fact, ruined my life, not in the slightest manner.
How has chess ruined your life?

I was all set to go into the ministry but then I was defeated by an obviously cheating chess player and that is when the murders started. 20 years and counting
What have you done???

show don't tell
Yep, that is what passed for entertainment back when I was young. The Banana Splits were almost as painful to listen to as was the theme song to the Bugaloos.

I was all set to go into the ministry but then I was defeated by an obviously cheating chess player and that is when the murders started. 20 years and counting
It's always inspiring to read stories of how chess helped people turn their life around.

I thought Chess as stupid too. Just like Dating women. Stupid stuffs attracts both stupid and smart people.

Einstein disliked the competitive aspect of chess, but that is not to say, that he abhorred the game at heart. In fact, Einstein was a reasonably good chess player, and we can infer this from a game he played against Oppenheimer.
If it wasnt for chess I probably would have had kids and a wife, or ex-wife.
Omg😹😹und jetzt?😹
I am now living a sad life, knowing I did not win the game of life because my seed will not be spread. It amazes me how Darwin analyzed my situation 200 years ago.
It's not too late to have family. Considering Foreign Bride from Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand?
Or from Ukraine.