I started playing chess at a young age, and even took a small folding magnetic chessboard with me when I joined the Army and spent a year in Vietnam in 1971. After the war, I moved to Alaska and spent 25 years in that state, just recently returning to my hometown of Olympia, Washington, in 2001. I have never played the game competitively, but chess has remained one of my favorite hobbies for over 40 years......:)
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Because of recent commitments outside of chess, I must reduce the number of games I have going. This means that I can not accept any new challenges at this time. I will delete this portion of my profile when my situation changes. Thank you for your consideration in this matter. --Rick
