Play For Fun

Preparing to play another game but first the need to ingest a pill of caffeine or two.  Can't I lose gracefully and not take this game of chess so seriously?  Chess is a game of skill to me at the present I see the game of like a test of intelligence.  I understand that I'm losing dopamine as I get older the mental functioning deteriorates thus the ratings fall in tennis the embarrassment of defeat becomes more apparent.  The older players playing the younger in tournaments have the greater disadvantage.  This we all know.  I'll play chess when I want to where I....okay you get the point.