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Let's see...do I love a character in several books (and in the movies based on the books)? Hmmmm...I admit he's an interesting character, but "love" is a strong word.

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@Respectful_Dave Thanks for sharing this. I used to try to solve compositions in a book. Maybe I should go back to it...at the very least, it was fun. It also stirred the imagination quite a bit.

He is an opponent in Mike Tyson's Punch-Out. :) I used to love that game...I wasn't very good at it. In my opinion, it was harder than Super Punch-Out on the SNES.

I have heard (from a much better chess player) that it can take longer for Black to equalize against 1. d4 than 1. e4. This would suggest that 1. d4 is more dangerous in some cases. Now, I could be wr…

It's probably a good thing I never had the ability to make my own Mario levels. It would have been a little bit too much fun. I was already hooked on video games...it's amazing I got any chores done a…

I think you've come a long way...I don't honestly know if I will ever earn the title of FIDE Master. I would love to become that good, but I'm 47 years old and I don't even have a FIDE rating...my USC…

My mom's dad and my dad both tried to teach me how to play chess when I was 7 years old. I had to fill in the blanks later in life, as they had forgotten to teach me how to castle and they didn't know…

Chess is a lot more fun for me than Ludo, Aggravation, or any number of games in which the dice (mostly, anyway) determine the winner or winners (depending on whether you are playing more than one gam…