grandrascal

I learned to play chess when I was around 10 but didn't get into it very seriously until a few years ago. I was reading a biography of Stonewall Jackson that was very heavy on military tactics and strategy. While I was reading it I played a couple of games of chess and decided to try the strategy advocated in the biography, attack in the center and then hit them on the flank; and it worked! That piqued my interest enough to make me want to learn and play more.