Would being a good chess player be a good "hook"?

melin720
Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:38:44 +0000

By the way, regional tournaments I’ve played in last one day. I only play in adult tournaments so the only reason I ever joined High School Regionals was to go in, bash the hell out of arrogant high schoolers who think that by being #1 in their high school means they’re some kind of hot shot at chess, walk out with 1st place trophy, have a fake smile when they take a picture, walk out of the tournament with a “what a joke” smirk and never think about it again. Those people know absolutely nothing about chess to begin with.

In short, I do it to decorate my college application resume… Wasted my time, now I realize.

Agreed, DwightEisenhower, so I’m not really relying on chess. This game is useless to me now that I’ve learned all I can about life and crap from this game. The only thing I can ever learn from chess now is how to form better strategies, make better moves, plan more effectively, etc. etc. etc. etc. ETTTTCCCCC.