Hi.
One of my posts from a previous thread covering this very subject.
Thread 120290
We just play for fun here. "
Fun....?
You play Monopoly for fun, you play Scabble for fun.
You go to work get married and have kids for fun.
Chess is a living breathing entity that demands from you everything.
It's a demon that can only satisfied with the blood of victory.
There is no such thing as a friendly game of chess. It's war.
dog eat dog. Ask for and give no quarter.
Turn off the lights, place candles around your computer and slowly
click the grinning skull.
Yell out aloud as you feel of the power of the win surging through
your veins. You taste the sweet flavour of extra grading points.
Your thirst has been quenched.
You don't get that by shouting 'Rent' or placing an 'X' on a triple score.
"What is the fun of taking skulls?"
It boosts your win ratio, have you forgotten that the more wins you
have the lower your annual subscription.
posted October 2009.
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"He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself
is mightier still." - Lao Tzu
Lao Tzu is always saying things like that after he has lost a game on time.