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Chess
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RE: Chess
(February 9, 2023 at 7:17 am)Gwaithmir Wrote: I learned to play chess when I was in 7th or 8th grade. I've loved board games all my life, but chess was the most nerve-wracking game I've ever played. I pretty much gave it up by the late 1980's.

I once played 3 rounds of full-length over-the-board games in the same day, and it was the most mentally tiring thing I've done in my life.

I don't know if I'll ever do full-length games again.  I like rapid games, but suck at blitz.
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Chess - by paulpablo - February 7, 2023 at 8:35 pm
RE: Chess - by HappySkeptic - February 8, 2023 at 1:37 pm
RE: Chess - by arewethereyet - February 8, 2023 at 1:45 pm
RE: Chess - by Angrboda - February 8, 2023 at 5:33 pm
RE: Chess - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - February 8, 2023 at 5:38 pm
RE: Chess - by paulpablo - February 8, 2023 at 8:46 pm
RE: Chess - by Gawdzilla Sama - February 8, 2023 at 10:16 pm
RE: Chess - by Foxaèr - February 8, 2023 at 10:24 pm
RE: Chess - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - February 9, 2023 at 6:18 am
RE: Chess - by Gwaithmir - February 9, 2023 at 7:17 am
RE: Chess - by HappySkeptic - February 9, 2023 at 1:26 pm
RE: Chess - by John 6IX Breezy - February 10, 2023 at 9:35 pm
RE: Chess - by paulpablo - April 22, 2023 at 6:41 pm
RE: Chess - by Gawdzilla Sama - April 22, 2023 at 7:33 pm

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