WHO TAUGHT YOU HOW TO PLAY CHESS
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I too learnt at school with friends in the 50's, we had a chess ladder which encouraged games. On leaving school played at work during break and lunch times. A hard school to learn in, no mercy !!
I learned chess from an old chess book called hoffers if i remember correctly because i asked my brother to teach me since he was the best at it my family and he just gave me a chess set travel one and that book and said here u go if u want to learn go for it and then i went from there played in a chess club 6mths later and of course got beaten alot and i just kept learning from my mistakes and studying the game and playing against pc's and all that stuff u do to get better and thats basicaly it from my story anyway
I started learning from that book in mid 1996 by the way in case u were curious
yes I started with my grandfather too, a long time ago. It became a serious hobby a year ago, when I bought the book "My System". Interesting book, but difficult to read.
My cousin taught me
Sep 22, 2007
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I got sent to some special weekend school thing when I was little, because I was considered "gifted" at my school, and it was thought important to keep my mind active in case I got bored or something. Whilst there I learnt the basics, played a little bit more in secondary school, then never again really until just recently, having discovered this site :)
Oh and for anyone interested, the early intellectual promise I showed in school has long since evaporated.
Sep 22, 2007
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I taught myself pretty much. My mother showed me which pieces did what when I was about 5, but we never really played much. I've always found it a fascinating game though, and always enjoyed the few occasions I played it over the years. Never really thought about it seriously enough to learn any theory, but this site has inspired me to do so. I love trying out risky gambits, but usually they just end in failure so it's time to get the books out, and start studying the game...
What is a chess ladder?
When my sister and I were kids, chess was one of several board games that our parents gave us. The set we had was one of those cheapy plastic sets with the instructions in the box top that didn't cover everything. That's how I learned how to move the pieces and what checkmate is, but it didn't cover things like castling, pawn promotion, en pessant, etc. I played a couple of times with that over the years, but never really seriously.
I became somewhat of a "gamer" in high school, back when D&D was big in the 80's. The concept that there were books on chess strategy and people took it so seriously always fascinated me, but I didn't know where to start in looking into it, so it was a little intimidating, too. So I never got around to looking into it seriously until I was an adult. One day, I played a casual game of chess against a friend, and it reminded me of my earlier curiousity. Wanting to make sure I knew all the rules of the game and learn something about the strategy, I checked a local used bookstore and found an old copy of "An Invitation to Chess" by Chernev and Harkness for under $2, which is pretty much the 1948 version of Chess for Dummies. I started playing on the internet, eventually joined USCF, and the rest is history.
--Fromper
Self taught with a little handheld chess computer about 5 yrs ago. I had never played another human since I joined this site. I do not know anyone that knows how to play or has the interest to learn.
My dad taught me when I was about 5, and I've been playing ever since. I could never get a good game because none of my friends or family play chess very often, but then I found this site. Even though it's not as good as playing someone on an actual chess set, it's still fun.
I found an old cardboard "Chess Teacher" game in my basement when I was 8 or 9. It had flat cards for men with how each piece moved. Then I learned the rest from the box top of a Milton Bradley plastic chess set I got a year later. I didn't know anyone who played until I got sent to a private school for 5th grade and everyone played there, so it was good I already knew how.
I was also taught by my dad at about 5 years old, and for around 10 years he was my only opponent as no other family member, or any of my friends played the game. He's still the only person I've played over a board, but thanks to the internet I've now been able to play many others.
My dad taught me and my brother when I was in 10. Then, I and my brother, taught, this beautiful game to some other family members.
I am not sure, it was a long time ago. The first recollection I have was at school. When I was about 13 or 14. We had several people at school that would play during study hall, lunch, after school. There was no chess club, just some people who enjoyed the game. I learned some basics from some of the players. Also I remember checking out some books from the school library.
My brother taught me how to play at the age of 10. He brought me my first book, which was Bobby Fisher teaches chess.
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My brother taught me how to play at the age of 10. He brought me my first book, which was Bobby Fisher teaches chess.
1.also bobby fischer teaches chess and many other books,2.i was fortunate that in college they offered a chess class taught by a semi-master(could play simultaneous chess with 20 others and was first in a local chess club-which has since vanished).
Let me start this topic.
I learned to play chess when I was in high school watching and playing with my friends in the early 1960s. I stopped playing the game because I was dancing the ballroom dance, appeared in the movies and I was studying. I haven't played chess for a long time. I just resumed playing chess more or less ten years ago. I like playing chess now because it exercise my brain with the combination of my hobby ballroom dancing which also exercise my body.
How about you? Thank you in advance.
Ray
Ray Duque III (GMBD), USA