I am a 22 yr military retiree. I first started playing chess when I was stationed overseas in Spain. I reside in dallas, but I am originally from Va.
I love the game of chess because it is so much like life. You have an opening(birth) middlegame( 30-50yrs of age) and an endgame( senoir citizen ). You must prepare yourself for each stage and live right and make the right choices in order to progress to the next stage.