I'm just getting back into chess after quite a few years away from the game. I used to play a lot when I was a kid. I remember playing with my grandfather, who was an incredible player, he would give me these outrageous handicaps and still clean up. Of course it isn't a stretch for a nuclear and electrical engineer to outdo an 8 year old at a game of chess :) None-the-less, he was still a great player who taught me to love the game.