It's like riding a bike bean. Sure, your legs might grow weaker if you don't go riding in a while, but you don't forget how to ride it. Sorry to see you taking a hiatus, your profile pic always brings about a smile (Mr. Bean needs to make a comeback!)
So It finally comes to this point.
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Looking back and looking forward, chess has become part of my life. There is some beginning, and there is an end. It is not an end yet. But I just have to give up chess for a while.
I will still finish the games and tournaments. But I just cannot devote as much time as before. I will make moves very quickly something like in the blitz.
I am proud of what I have achieved. I know I can do it again.
And the important thing for me is that I don't use chess engines.
So good luck to you all.