our first chess game

jeffrey and i had our FIRST chess game, after dating for 5 1/2 months. why did it take him so long to ask me for a game? well… the reasons are too complicated. but suffice it to say that it was much better than our Go games and we held hands the whole time (mushy, i know).

it was sort of fun. why? i’m a beginner, but advanced play is easier to grasp than Go since there are less possible moves to count. chess is also more finite, less complex, and pieces don’t come back to life… with Go, you have to search for groups that are weak and see how they might connect with other groups, which is a bit more tricky.

there is a great website for Go problems at gobase.org, though i might start getting into chess tactics too. at least it’s more concrete than martin gardener.