George Duval
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| I was 5 when I first learn the moves from my father. My father being a big influence on my chess, organized the local chess club for years in Brunswick, Maine. I really wanted to play in the local club but my father used reverse psychology and said I wouldn't like it and probably get bored. He handed me a book when I was in 4th grade titled " How to play the Chess openings". I learned the Ruy Lopez and begged to go to the club. Again he used reverse Psychology, "You're not quite ready." For the next couple years I played him on a regular basis. One day, with the Red Sox playing in the background on the television… I drew a game with him. He started to take me to the club at that point. | ||
| In 1979 I scored enough points at the Maine State Championship to earn the "top student" in the state. I started a high-school team and played through into my early twenties. I even tied for third place in the Maine Open in 1989. Then, life happened, kids were born, marriage, career, and all those things taking priority over the chess board. | ||
| Fast forward and in 1995 I moved to Massachusetts via Digital Equipment Corp. I briefly started to get hooked back into the chess scene in the Worcester area but a divorce and life events stopped that activity until recently in 2003, being remarried and kids interested in chess… I sought the MetroWest CC and started playing on a regular basis. I am trying to bring my rating back up to pre-1990 status in the 1600s but find it harder than ever with the talent in the area. It's all good. | ||
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| 2005-12-21 | HTML | Essay Part 6 - My Long Winter | ||
| 2005-12-21 | HTML | Essay Part 5 - Time to Regroup | ||
| 2005-09-01 | HTML | Essay Part 4 - Rude Awakening | ||
| 2005-09-01 | HTML | Essay Part 3 - Life Happens … a Chess Hiatus | ||
| 2005-08-25 | HTML | Essay Part 2 -- "Out of Book" | ||
| 2005-08-25 | HTML | Essay Part 1 -- "Opening words" | ||
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