HALO! YOU MAY REFER TO ME AS TOM,I STARTED PLAYING CHESS AT A TENDER AGE OF 9. I'M 54 NOW,YOU MAY THINK THAT I'LL BE A COMPETITIVE OPPONENT,BUT ACTUALLY I NEED MUCH IMPROVEMENT. I HAVE PLAYED ON CHESSWORLD.NET ,THEY START YOU OUT AT 1400,I GOT AS HIGH AS1795 ,WHEN MY MEMBERSHIP EXPIRED I WAS APPRX.1200,SO AS YOU MAY SEE I NEED IMPROVEMENT. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING ON CHESS.COM.                       TOM;