winning at chess
So last spring I beat Jingwei at chess for the first time ever. Last night I managed it for the second time. Yay!
I'm always conflicted about beating J at chess because it only happens when he's exhausted. If he'd slept more than 3-4 hours a night for the last week I'd never have managed to take his queen, & without the queen out of the way the checkmate wouldn't have happened. (To prove this, after I won we rewound the game to give him back his queen & played through again, this time with him paying attention. He trumped me soundly.)
It is nice to know that, after 5 year of practice, I am slowly getting better. I wonder what will happen if I ever play someone who isn't J? I'll have to get over my anxiety about these things & play a few games with clashfan next time I'm in her neck of the woods.
I'm always conflicted about beating J at chess because it only happens when he's exhausted. If he'd slept more than 3-4 hours a night for the last week I'd never have managed to take his queen, & without the queen out of the way the checkmate wouldn't have happened. (To prove this, after I won we rewound the game to give him back his queen & played through again, this time with him paying attention. He trumped me soundly.)
It is nice to know that, after 5 year of practice, I am slowly getting better. I wonder what will happen if I ever play someone who isn't J? I'll have to get over my anxiety about these things & play a few games with clashfan next time I'm in her neck of the woods.