Life After Checkmate

Rediscovering my love for the game that broke me

Source: stanhua

For the first time in more than a decade, I went to a chess club last night.

I used to be a pretty good chess player in my teens. Good enough to place #5 at a national championship in my age group. Not as good as #1, #2 and #3, who all became grandmasters later. I once beat a guy who beat a guy who beat the current world…