I think Chess trains the mind and makes a person better at concentration, planning, and helps improve attention span. So becoming a better chess player is my stated goal, but I like the side benefits of it, too.

I’m not that bad right now. I’m not tournament level, but if I play a random person in a social game I’ll win most of the time. Chessmaster rates me at 1045.

It’s my goal to get my rating over 1200 by September. I think 1200 is the line between average and good. I intend to do it by playing a bunch of games and maybe learning one opening from a book really well, so it’ll help me when I’m playing as White.