[Fast Freddy 944]

Originally Posted by fastfredracing

I started my kid out young, now at 15, he is pretty darn good. He is autistic, and it is the kind of thing he takes to . He joined a chess league for a few years, and plays online all the time .
Once the weather turned to crap here , we started playing a few games a week .
Man, I gotta brush up . I was holding my own for the last few weeks, and we were pretty much heads up , then he just destroyed me 3 in a row like it was his job.
Good fun,
We all used to drink at this dirty little working mans bar after hours, and the bartender put out a chess board. We had a winters long competition . It was funny to see truck mechanics, and construction workers all dirty from a days work, knee deep in concentration playing chess, instead of chasing skirts and fighting .
Any body here ?

I used to, but video games ended it quickly. I still have a nice chess table somewhere, it has a wood base, with drawers, and the pieces are ivory