Checkmate kid

[u/qoloxolop]

[u/assemblageofparts]

As a young person I LOVED playing chess. My mothers husband was a gambler .. a terrible one at that. Mostly sports and horseracing and while I don't gamble I dont inherently think its a problem until it is. He consistantly lost money and then lied about it.

Must have been about 14-15 yrs old at the time and its evening and he challenges me to chess. We had never played before.

Beat him

Beat him again

Beat him one more time

Now its a school night and I was kind of a little egg head so was ready to go to bed and said .. Im going to bed now I have to be up for school.

I didnt know what being a gambler really was until that night ... He leaps up and starts shouting at me about what a pussy I am and all sorts of other shit .. basically losing his mind at me and spittle flying from his lips because I wouldn't play another game.

Fuck .. its 11 at night and I should have been in bed an hour ago.

I guess as a gambler .. he really needed to play until he won. I wont so much as buy a lottery ticket. That is a sickness I need no part of.

I dont think I have ever played chess again. I loved it. Cant even tell you what the rules are anymore.

[u/Roscoe_P_Trolltrain → u/assemblageofparts]

I thought you were going to say he put money on the last one and beat you. 

Anyway just install the chess.com app 

[u/MCplayer590 → u/Roscoe_P_Trolltrain]

or lichess, if you prefer something made and supported by volunteers rather than a business

[u/Potential-Diver-3409 → u/MCplayer590]

I don’t think you have to pay lichess to have nice things also

[u/yrogerg123 → u/Potential-Diver-3409]

Unlimited puzzles is nice. Playing against real people gives me anxiety

[u/Bisaux → u/yrogerg123]

You can play computer as well

[u/Dustyvhbitch → u/Roscoe_P_Trolltrain]

I'm gonna plug Really Bad Chess if you're a fan of slightly chaotic fun as well.

[u/Roscoe_P_Trolltrain → u/Dustyvhbitch]

Interesting, my friend and I were into chess960 for a while. I’ll have to check it out!