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I play far too much Chess on FICS and Gameknot. I’m trying to get back into playing competitive OTB chess but the city I live in doesn’t have a registered club. Chess is just as addictive as video games and probably no worse for you in the long run.
Chess is a paradigm for war, a language, a metaphor for the yin/yang cosmic duality, a good pastime and a way to meet really weird, eccentric and interesting people (anyone who’s frequented a chess club in a major urban center knows what I’m talking about)
In addition to all of those things…
Being a chessplayer also makes you seem ‘offbeat’ and ‘mysterious’ to the ladies for some reason. This is a good thing… It has gained a coolness effect since all the geeks who used to play chess are off playing Halo on their XBOX.
Thx gamers.
