You cannot scape! You are trapped forever ,He will follow You like Your shadow,in Your dreams,You are Dammed and coursed for eternity. Be nice with the chess now and let you be part of your family,teach the kids to play Your wife too and enjoy it.
i can't escape chess but i must!

I'm a hopeless addict too. Started at a very young age when I didn't know no better. Giving it up is easy - I've done it lots of times.


Divorce your wife. She's already given you children, so her best days are behind her.
Sell your children into slavery, preferably on another continent.
Punch your boss and then stand over him, raging at the sky.
Then, and only then, will you be truly free to pursue your latest fad.
p.s. Please don't implicate me, at any of your upcoming trials.

Then, and only then, will you be truly free to pursue your latest fad.
you know me too well.

You should hang glide off of a very tall building.
I'm not sure how this will help your situation but it would be very cool.

the first thing i do in the morning is studying or playing chess for half an hour or maximum an hour and then i can get rid of thinking chess rest of the day and follow my goals.but if i say to my self: "chess isnot my priority.it isnot my goal to become a chess pro i need to take action according to aphorism:"first things first" i am always thinking of chess when i m studying my courses do my job etc.if u love chess never stop playing.you have right to have fun enjoy your life.
if suggestion made on this thread isnot useful for u and you think you re ruining your life u need help from a specialist.but dont try to bury what you love.

Divorce your wife. She's already given you children, so her best days are behind her.
Sell your children into slavery, preferably on another continent.
Punch your boss and then stand over him, raging at the sky.
Then, and only then, will you be truly free to pursue your latest fad.
p.s. Please don't implicate me, at any of your upcoming trials.
OMG! hahahahahahahahahaha this is so wrong! why am I laughing!! hahahahahahaha

ilikeflags, what is the big deal? so you play a little chess. you still have a family that loves you right. why you wanna quit chess?

Because is taking over !!! he dreams with Queens, Knights, Bishops, who knows what else!!! NO GOOOODDDDD!!!!! lol

i've pretty much had enough. chess is ruining my life and my marriage. chess is my mysterious mistress. i'm plunging deeper and deeper into her abyss. i come home and my children stare into my face listlessly -- who is this man? they seem to be saying. who is this man? all i can think about are pawns and queens and pawns capturing queens and queens capturing queens and pawns passing pawns and pawns penetrating back lines over and over and over.... i need my life back. i need more love in my life. i need the embrace of a real queen. help me work through this. how do i quit? can i quit? will my wife ever love me again? is quiting the right thing to do? damn you chess! save me!
Don't blame chess. Have some self control and priorities in life. Don't you dare blame chess. Immature.
The problem with a lot of credentialled professionals is that they assume you have a serious problem by dint of your being in their office, meeting space, etc.. The more you dwell on your "problems" the worse they can become if you don't just get out of your head and defeatist thinking.
Hike, bike, swim, do exercise of any description, attend meaningful meetings and activities of a social nature.
you're right. i could use a good jog. and with the mobile app, in theory i could make moves while i'm resting. what exactly is a meaningful meating?