I've recently rediscovered chess and have found the online format to be the perfect means of endulging in a once lost past time in a way that fits into my busy schedule. Seriously - who has time to sit down and play an entire well thought out game nowadays? Chess satisfies my hunger for cerebral competition whereas hockey, soccer and pinball satisfy my more physical and/or kinetic competitive desires. I'm 30 and I live in the beautiful and horribly overpriced California Bay Area.
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