{"id":379,"date":"2021-02-14T17:12:52","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T17:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chessquestions.com\/?page_id=379"},"modified":"2021-12-03T13:30:37","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T13:30:37","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chessquestions.com\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About ChessQuestions"},"content":{"rendered":"

⭐⭐⭐ Take 1 minutes to read and improve your chess game ➡️ : This article was first published on, and is Copyright of Chessquestions.com<\/p>\n

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Hi, I am Steve<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I first started playing chess in 1979 at the age of eight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My mother was a good player and a teacher so it was only natural I should pick the game up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I became super proficient and skilled and [without official competition], I could and would beat anyone and everyone I played [Mostly]. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aged 12 or 13, I started discovering things that 12\/13-year-old lads discovered and my rather expensive Studio Anne Carlton Chessmen were packed away, never to see the light of day again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast forward 30+ years and I still have the set and have rediscovered the game, albeit with a lot of what I learned and knew a vague recollection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joining chess.com<\/a>, I now struggle to raise my rating to even average levels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So this is my journey in rediscovering the game and starting at ground zero to ensure I employ best practices along the way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I endeavor to answer all of the relevant questions I am asking as well as anyone discovering or revisiting chess and wanting to learn from the bottom up<\/a> once again might ask<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are a lot of questions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve Not Written All The Answers Myself<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are many things I am no authority to write on, so at times I have leaned on a friend of mine, Ranveer Mohite<\/a>, who is better placed to provide insider knowledge. As a 2277 elo Rated Chess professional, he has been able to provide insight that might not otherwise be available generally outside the chess community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being impacted by the events of 2020, he was unable to travel and play tournaments as a chess professional and was looking for some work writing about chess, and we were fortunate to find each other, just at the right time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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