Since several people are asking, I haven’t given up chess. But I am taking a breather from the intense study and playing I had been doing. It had started to become a grind and I needed a break. I still play a weekly online slow game with Fussy Lizard, buy and read new chess books (an addiction all its own), and keep up with the big super-GM tournies, such as Wijk aan Zee. My USCF rating dipped back into the B class from my last couple of tournaments, and I don’t want to play in them again until I’m serious about my preparation and play.
