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my uncle who is a big chess nerd got me into chess as a kid. i used to play in tournaments as a kid, until about maybe the age 14... probably because i learned it wasn't "cool" to play chess

 

in one tournament i got my name in the l.a. times in '94, came in 2nd place

 

i used to play with this half-chinese half-portugese girl that was good as fuck. she was about 4 years younger than me and would beat me about 60-70% of the time. but i only played her once in an official tournament, and i beat her. she was smart as hell... i found out recently that she attends harvard now.

 

i'm pretty sure i'm washed up now and suck since i don't really play often anymore. back then i used to study all of these openings (the ruy lopez, queen's gambit, fianchetto, etc.) and all these strategies in shit.

 

 

 

 

two books i recommend if you wanna start whooping ass:

 

this book was written way back in 1925... chess theory and philosophy... basically all modern chess players base their style of play on nimzowitch -- developing pieces early in the game and controlling the center squares of the board.

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this one is for when you think you've gotten good, but can't go beyond that. you've basically hit a plateu. this book is for elevating your game above and beyond your current skill level

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What the fuck you know about Backgamon???

 

my gramps taught me when i was 6 years old....id play backgammon with him everytime i visited his house (3 or 4 times/week) till i was about 17....and i still catch a few games here and there....so all in all ive been playing backgammon for the past 21 years...

 

i actually use more strategy than luck....and if there were tournaments around here id buy in....

 

yep.....when it comes to backgammon, im actually really really good at it..

 

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