My Anniversary With Chess

Submitted by teal604 on Mon, 02/25/2008 at 9:06pm.

Well it's been 2 whole months of bliss. There's been good times and bad times, but I love chess even more today than ever before.

What a great Christmas present it was to play my first game of chess with a friend. How appropriate it was, when on Valentines Day my package from wholesalechess.com arrived in the mail, containing my first chess set.

When I was in school I remember a question that we were told to contemplate when we found ourselves in the midst of strong emotions...'Is it love? Or infatuation?' It's become clear that in my case it's a deep obsessive type love. Hopefully not a harmful, dangerous type love, but only time will tell.

So I thought I'd mark this little occasion with my first 'blog' ever. I've just started on this journey with chess and I can see already that it will be bumpy, but I couldn't be more happy trying to figure it all out. Here's hoping that it goes well.

Cheers chess!

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by kimdeal54 - 3 months ago
Seoul South Korea

Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 32

Had to comment... I agree with you completely. I'm also quite a new player, just marked my 6 month anniversary recently, and, while we're still getting to know each other, it's nice that the chemistry hasn't faded yet. :)

by seuss68 - 3 months ago
Brattleboro, Vermont United States

Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 183

I knew it said "men" and that it was an appropriate statement in the era it was said, but I could not help but change it to reflect modern times.

I am curious, which set did you purchase? I personally like to go to the Staunton website http://www.houseofstaunton.com/index.shtml to look at the sets.

by teal604 - 3 months ago
Winnipeg Canada

Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 93

I know that quote from Siegbert Tarrasch, but I've seen it many times as:

"Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make MEN happy" I always cringe at that man thing. So I like it better the way you put it, and the way I'm sure Tarrasch actually said it :)

by seuss68 - 3 months ago
Brattleboro, Vermont United States

Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 183

I saw a quote once and it read like this, "Chess, like music or love, has the power to make people happy"

by Rael - 4 months ago
Calgary, Alberta Canada

Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 2018

Interesting Ms. Teal - is it infatuation or love? So cool that you got a chess set on Valentine's day! I liked this blog, keep it up.

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