Born July 5th, 1980 in The Hague, The Netherlands. Live in Enschede. Personal opinion: all humans, including me, suck at chess. I suspect word may be out that I’m in the Mini Chess Players Anonymous therapy group. I mean, really? It’s only 5x5.
Didn’t really have the opportunity to practice chess when I was younger. Currently a casual chess player analyzing the game further to get to a higher level than my current level.
I love to gamble in games, which gets me in trouble in Chess sometimes, at least when playing my computer, because I sometimes make a mistake on purpose to see whether I can make it out again.
I don’t play my opponent. I play either the board or, when I get myself into trouble, me.
In case you’re curious, if you want to know what is behind everything, it’s the board. Your intentions aren’t my concern. In fencing, when people invite you to attack the hand, why not stab them in the face?