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Can you play chess?

In grade school I used to play chess with a friend of mine cause I didn't get a long with others at play time. Wasn't bad at it, wasn't good at it either.
 
In grade school I used to play chess with a friend of mine cause I didn't get a long with others at play time. Wasn't bad at it, wasn't good at it either.
I am either really good at it or I just haven't had a good opponent. :p
 
As an update to my previous post, I just hit a new personal best rating, of 1405.

Whether I can stay in the 1400s is another matter, but I'm glad to have got there!
 
Right now, my Chess.com Rapid rating sits at 1511.

One of the problems I have is that my record against the Sicilian Defence is abysmal. (I usually play the Smith-Morra Gambit against it, but I play it pretty badly :p . So, I'm weighing up whether to try and get better at playing the Smith-Morra, or just to play something else. As a Formula One fan, I quite like the sound of the Grand Prix Attack, for the name alone!)
 
I used to play it a lot in my younger years and likely still can today, but I might need to refresh on the rules.

Side note, I always wanted a battle chess follow-up, mostly a digital chess game that had animations when making moves and battle animations when taking pieces.
 
I used to play it a lot in my younger years and likely still can today, but I might need to refresh on the rules.

Side note, I always wanted a battle chess follow-up, mostly a digital chess game that had animations when making moves and battle animations when taking pieces.
Ah yes, I remember that Lego Chess had something similar - although I suspect the animations will have been quite different from those in Battle Chess!
 
To the original question.. yes & relative to my recent competition (my 13yo son) I am quite good. Lol.
 
Do you go easy on him?
No opportunity to sweep the leg will go unused... in truth, I don't go easy on him per se - what I do is explain what I see and why I think the counter is a good move. This way he picks it up quicker and, hopefully soon, beats me on his own. We're trying to raise a 2.0!
 
I can, Not the greatest, havent played much. I can get by but i get the concept
 

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