I like chess because of it's 'eternity'. One board. Two opponents. Last King standing wins.
I'm a beginner at Chess. To gain maximum experience in minimum time I play fast and thoughtless. This often result in ugly-looking mistakes and easy ranking points to the opponent. But of course, some games are more interesting than others and therefore given more attention.
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