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How I Got Started Playing Chess!!

I have played and enjoyed the game of chess since I received a small portable set from a neighbour at the age of 12 and well in advance of the more commonly found electronic hand-held games now available.  I advanced to the computer-based form of the game with the arrival of the ZX Spectrum which included a basic chess program in it's range of software.  I then got a Kasparov Chess Trainer desktop game to play my moves on and would commonly set it to play at the highest level.  I then added chess software to my Macintosh Computer system and found the challenge a real bonus when human players were thin on the ground.  Over the years I had mainly played casual games versus players of unknown ability. It seemed that chess players tend to be either well camouflaged or remain out of sight for the most part and are infrequently found in the mainstream of life.

When I discovered Internet Chess sites, which I will provide a list of below, it was an absolute joy to behold and I have since played almost every day without fail as of 1999. Of primary importance is the GUI (Graphic User Interface) as that will determine your playing experience and thus enjoyment of the game. I won't by any means infer I have played on all the possible chess sites that are out there but have experienced enough to be able to recommend some that I regard as possessing the quality to match the demands of the game.

Strategy - Training - Playing

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Chess Playing Sites

This is intended as a "starter" area if you've yet to venture on to a site which offers chess playing opportunities. Be aware that chess comes in different packages online, there is the "correspondence" style game as well as the "real-time" version with variants (other types of chess games) available on both of these type of sites.

The list includes sites I have played on myself as well as others I have yet to try but I limit myself to around 3 sites that I have found satisfy my needs.

Your votes here may well encourage me to look outward and take a visit on the ones voted for here.

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IchessU - Learn to play chess at the University of Chess , online ...

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Free Online Chess

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Play Chess at Chess Corner - Tournaments, Team Play and much more!

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Chess Training Sites

There are various methods and strategy trainers which I have selected from to give a broad view of the ones available now.

The beginner may find some of the material a step too far but by choosing one to get the foot on the step to brilliance you are almost there as far as taking the road to mastering the game.

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  • flyingscot Nov 5, 2008 @ 11:28 am | in reply to WebGuy | delete
    Thanks for the suggestion and will take a look.
  • flyingscot Nov 4, 2008 @ 3:37 pm | in reply to WebGuy | delete
    Thanks for the suggestion and will take a look.
  • Mel-Chess-Openings Nov 15, 2007 @ 10:03 pm | delete
    Wow, you have some good stuff here!
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  • Gunnar Jul 6, 2007 @ 9:09 am | delete
    Hi there, nice lens! If you have time, take a look at my chess lens at http://squidoo.com/StartPlayingChess and join the new chess lens group at http://squidoo.com/groups/chess !
  • vikkigig Apr 5, 2007 @ 4:54 pm | delete
    Ken, thanks for that info, will check out those online resources!

    Vikki
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