Hi all, my name is Diavola Vinegar, i'm a 24 year old woman from the south shore of Long Island, NY. I discovered chess watching my significant other view chess content on youtube and kind of watching it with him. It was our very own @hpy and his "hanging pawns" youtube channel actually. I was not yet really a chess player in that I didn't know how to move the pieces or any of that, so I couldn't get into the "Game" as it was going on the screen but what I could understand, was this sweaty Croatian guy stressing out over what was presumably a very wild chess game. He set up a board in a crowded and noisy sports bar to "Mimic distracting tournament conditions" and made moves on a real board as he played them over the phone and everyone thought he was crazy, because he was "Playing chess by himself" and getting stressed about it. Really made an impression on me, I thought it was the coolest thing, fast forward I made my boyfriend teach me the rules of chess and here I am, playing with all of you now!
I can definitely say I am hooked on chess and hopefully I will crush you all!
I can definitely say I am hooked on chess and hopefully I will crush you all!