I'm crazy about chess... I started playing at school, between classes with my friends, and got hooked. Simple as that! Later I joined a competition in my school, and was ranked third or fourth.
Its a great thing to do when your bored, instead of wasting time on other things wich you don't have any use of.
Anyway, I come from Norway (in Europe), and I'm just an amateur, playing chess as a sort of hobby.
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