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Chess is a lot more fun for me than Ludo, Aggravation, or any number of games in which the dice (mostly, anyway) determine the winner or winners (depending on whether you are playing more than one gam…

I once made a huge blunder and got snared in a windmill. My opponent, who is a good friend, hadn't been beating me very often and discovered my mistake. I felt pretty foolish, but at the same time I w…

@dboing Yeah, there are other things about chess which are fun. Maybe I am taking the wrong attitude towards chess. I don't need to improve my game to enjoy chess, but improving gives me a lot of sati…

In my opinion, chess is most fun when one is measurably improving. In my case, I was above 1700 for a time in classical chess. It wasn't just the rating increase, but also the feeling that I had a cha…

@Marakuya I hope you will be safe and sound. I don't know you, but you seem like an okay person to me. Take care...

My mom, brother, and I met Bob Hope when I was about 6 years old. I got to jump on the bed in his hotel room. Yes, I was not very well behaved, but he wasn't mean about it. He was very patient with me.

Happy Mother's Day to all of the moms on here...may you make lots of happy memories with your loved ones. For those of us whose moms are still around, I hope you enjoy every minute you spend with them…

Happy Birthday @kabug

Thanks for sharing "11 things" with us. I hope to improve my game over the next decade or so. One of the things I enjoy most about Lichess is reading advice from better players. Granted, I don't remem…