IMBacon wrote:
Well Im 58 and my fascination with chess is long gone.
Why? Too much of a good thing?…
Is chess for old people.
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Sep 20, 2021
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LittlePuffling wrote:
IMBacon wrote:
Well Im 58 and my fascination with chess is long gone.
Why? Too much of a good thing?…
No...chess has a big part of my life for many decades. But i realized I didnt miss it during the pandemic. I missed the people, and playing for the fun of it. But as far as tournaments, studying, students, and all the serious stuff? Dont miss it.
Sep 20, 2021
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#24
So since I'm going to be 84 in December I should quit chess right now ? . . .
You should check my profile before you answer . . .
https://www.chess.com/member/richcolorado
Sep 20, 2021
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#25
IMBacon wrote:
LittlePuffling wrote:
IMBacon wrote:
Well Im 58 and my fascination with chess is long gone.
Why? Too much of a good thing?…
No...chess has a big part of my life for many decades. But i realized I didnt miss it during the pandemic. I missed the people, and playing for the fun of it. But as far as tournaments, studying, students, and all the serious stuff? Dont miss it.
It's always the people we miss, not the places or things... something you realize when you're older.
Sep 20, 2021
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#26
IMBacon wrote:
LittlePuffling wrote:
IMBacon wrote:
Well Im 58 and my fascination with chess is long gone.
Why? Too much of a good thing?…
No...chess has a big part of my life for many decades. But i realized I didnt miss it during the pandemic. I missed the people, and playing for the fun of it. But as far as tournaments, studying, students, and all the serious stuff? Dont miss it.
So it’s not chess as such that you lost fascination with but rather the tedious stuff that helps you get better at it?.. I’ve only just rediscovered chess, everything about it excites me. It’d be really sad to lose this feeling.
Sep 20, 2021
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#27
Speaking of old guys...I am 81 and just started playing chess a couple of years ago with a friend. Don't have any interest in playing competitively but I want to play better than I do now, be nice to beat my friend once in a while, think I need a few basic lessons. Anyone recommend a patient instructor?
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Sep 20, 2021
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#28
I plan on going to Reno in October. Not to play, but to see people, old friends, and I just enjoy watching games at that tournament.
Sep 20, 2021
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#29
Oldfisher9 wrote:
Speaking of old guys...I am 81 and just started playing chess a couple of years ago with a friend. Don't have any interest in playing competitively but I want to play better than I do now, be nice to beat my friend once in a while, think I need a few basic lessons. Anyone recommend a patient instructor?
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Yep...casual friendly play with friends is what i still enjoy.
Sep 20, 2021
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#31
llama47 wrote:
I notice, as usual, no one my age posts here.
What is your age, if you don’t mind me asking?
Yeah
Chess is a game for all ages !
Sep 20, 2021
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#34
LittlePuffling wrote:
llama47 wrote:
I notice, as usual, no one my age posts here.
What is your age, if you don’t mind me asking?
Guess.
llama47 escreveu:
LittlePuffling wrote:
llama47 wrote:
I notice, as usual, no one my age posts here.
What is your age, if you don’t mind me asking?
Guess.
90
Sep 20, 2021
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#36
Immaculate_Slayer wrote:
llama47 escreveu:
LittlePuffling wrote:
llama47 wrote:
I notice, as usual, no one my age posts here.
What is your age, if you don’t mind me asking?
Guess.
90
This is why I feel alone... not because I'm 90 (that was a horrible guess by the way, given the information in the topic) but because I have no one to talk to here.
llama47 escreveu:
Immaculate_Slayer wrote:
llama47 escreveu:
LittlePuffling wrote:
llama47 wrote:
I notice, as usual, no one my age posts here.
What is your age, if you don’t mind me asking?
Guess.
90
This is why I feel alone... not because I'm 90 (that was a horrible guess by the way, given the information in the topic) but because I have no one to talk to here.
I'm jk
you can talk to me 
Sep 20, 2021
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#38
Immaculate_Slayer wrote:
you can talk to me
Well, that's a nice gesture at least 
Sep 20, 2021
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#39
llama47 wrote:
Immaculate_Slayer wrote:
you can talk to me
Well, that's a nice gesture at least
Still waiting to hear your age…
You should always practice you hobbies in a way such that you want to do them again.
I could think up some pretty... let's say controversial hobbies that'd make you rethink that.
Do tell!