I STARTED PLAYING CHESS IN MY COLLEGE DAYS WHEN I WAS DOING MY ENGINEERING IN SRINAGAR KASHMIR.TO START WITH I WATCHED TWO OF MY FRIENDS PLAYING THE GAME AND UNDERSTANDING BASICS ABOUT IT.I THEN, VENTURED ONE OF THEM TO PLAY WITH ME.HE WAS RELUCTANT FOR OBVIOUS REASONS BUT SEEING ME PERSISTENT ABOUT IT HE AGREED AND ASKED ME TO ARRANGE THE PIECES,WHICH I COULDN'T DO CORRECTLY,HE TOLD ME TO LEARN ARRANGING FIRST AND THE ASPIRE FOR A GAME WITH HIM.BUT I INSISTED AND THE GAME STARTED.I CONCENTRATED ON ONLY ONE WAY OF FINISHING THE GAME THE QUICKEST WAY.I WAS SUCCESSFUL IN ACCOMPLISHING MY PLAN BECAUSE HE WAS TOO COMPLACENT AND NEVER IMAGINED IT TO BE SO QUICK.HE OF COURSE, RUBBISHED IT AND RIGHTLY SO,BUT IT BOOSTED MY MORALE TREMENDOUSLY,SO MUCH SO THAT,AT A LATER STAGE WHEN I GAINED LOT OF EXPERIENCE AND CONFIDENCE, HE AND HIS OTHER FRIEND WERE NO MATCH TO ME.