Chessplayers Anonymous?
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Anda on Thu, 01/17/2008 at 1:11pm.
Ever since my first husband taught me this great game, I've been hooked. That was back in the 1960's. You'd think I'd be pretty good by now, but I'm not. I'm average at best, with spurts of great moves, but, more often, really careless, poorly thought out moves. Nevertheless, good or bad, win or lose, I simply love this game.
For quite a while, I took a hiatus from chess -- oh, for the past ten years or so. My main chess opponents moved away, or got married and had other interests. Amazingly, I actually managed to live without chess for those years.
Then I discovered Chess.com and everything changed. The thrill of it! I was like a kid who'd found a new playmate -- ten new playmates, twenty! And all of them willing to come out and play at different times, day or night. I couldn't wait until everyone else in the household had settled down for the night and I could be alone with my computer and whatever playmates had "dropped in" for a game. That was all well and good, but I soon saw that this had some negative consequences. First I decided I had to stop playing at 10:00, then I let it go until 11:00, and then it extended to midnight and beyond. That was wreaking havoc with my health. I was draaaaaaaaaaaagging the next day, whether I had to be at work or do things around the house. Does anyone else have this problem -- realizing one should stop playing, but being unable to pull the plug on a game? I realize the games will be there tomorrow, ready to continue, but I always think, "Just one more move..... just one more move.....just one more move....."
Perhaps I should look for a 12-step Chessplayers Anonymous, eh?
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