Chess is only a game

Sometimes when I lose a game in chess I tell myself it is only a game. Saying this would alleviate the pain of losing. The energy and the time needed to bring up my ratings requires a relentless and endless time of practice that of which I don't have the time for. In fact I have scaled back way back on my practice time which means my ratings have fallen. Just because I have written a blog on what it is like to play online chess doesn't give me a ticket for bragging rights in fact quite the contrary chess the game keeps me humbled but it isn't easy to walk away from the game even though it is recreational. For me there is light at the end of the tunnel always and forever if not then I might as well pack it up and go on with my other endeavors. But most of the people I know just don't play chess for ratings and if they tell me how much smarter they are than me I might be tempted to say go ahead make a move make my day. Rumor has it that the number one ranked woman chess player Susan Polgar has read some of my chess blog. If this is true certainly she has made my day.