Chess
Once upon a time, I did dabble with chess a long while back in Yahoo! Games. However, I did not go far; and the ranking play somewhat discouraged me. Yet, for some reason, I bought a Judit Polgar book of chess puzzles but never went into it. I still have it collecting dust.
Fast forward to my A4 years and eventually Facebook, I played some more via Facebook chess. Then here and there, I occassionally looked at Chessgames to think about the puzzle of the day. Most of the time, I failed to think them through but it was still amusing looking at them. Just once in Facebook, I managed to pull the bishop sacrifice into the king side to set up an attack towards mate. Doubtfully, I may not be able to pull that game out; but it was a good memory.
Then to the present, I have been watching Agadmator's channel. He has an approach of telling a chess game in somewhat of a story mode fashion, while explaining the different lines. That got me to pick up the game again. This time, I turned to Lichess. I play at a low level; but it does not matter. As long as I enjoy it, I keep playing.
I naturally get rank conscious, where ever a rank or rating is displayed. However, I am not letting that bother me, until I contend with my current peak. Eventually, I may look into some chess books as a means of mental enrichment. Until then, I get to resume playing and watching.
Fast forward to my A4 years and eventually Facebook, I played some more via Facebook chess. Then here and there, I occassionally looked at Chessgames to think about the puzzle of the day. Most of the time, I failed to think them through but it was still amusing looking at them. Just once in Facebook, I managed to pull the bishop sacrifice into the king side to set up an attack towards mate. Doubtfully, I may not be able to pull that game out; but it was a good memory.
Then to the present, I have been watching Agadmator's channel. He has an approach of telling a chess game in somewhat of a story mode fashion, while explaining the different lines. That got me to pick up the game again. This time, I turned to Lichess. I play at a low level; but it does not matter. As long as I enjoy it, I keep playing.
I naturally get rank conscious, where ever a rank or rating is displayed. However, I am not letting that bother me, until I contend with my current peak. Eventually, I may look into some chess books as a means of mental enrichment. Until then, I get to resume playing and watching.
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