re: #180 A Cranky One

I was once into chess and found a partner to play with during high school. Guy beat me consistently and was an insufferable asshole about it.

Found out later he was the state champion but he never mentioned it. If he had, it might have motivated me to learn more. But thanks to him being such an asshole I lost interest.

Looking back, it’s a shame. Too bad he was more interested in winning than the game itself.

That’s one of the issues with chess — it’s only a decent game if the two players are reasonably close in playing strength.

Of course this business of being a bad winner is universal.