Chess. I love games, gaming, and just hanging out over a board with pieces on them… I’m quite good at checkers, pente, risk, miniatures wargaming (like car wars, Angriff!, OGRE or see icon of Danny playing Pirates), assorted icehouse and bar games, but…I simply stink at good ol’ classic chess.

I’m generally better at tactics than strategy, but I just can’t get an opening set of moves that is acceptable at all. I’m not sure why my skill with that particular game is so low – I suspect a mental block or some working of my brain just doesn’t visualize the pieces as well.