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goldentweety 14-Jun-16, 13:50	Introduce Yourself !! Use this thread to share with the club facts about yourself such as your name, country of origin, family, and career. Share what you are comfortable with but enough that the club may get to know you. I am Joseph Belanger from Canada. I am recently divorced. I have three children and eight grandchildren. I owned my own business for 25 years in the commercial drywall and painting until the collapse of the global economy. After that I went back to college for three years and studied Computer Science. I was subsequently hired by the Government of Canada to participate in the creation of Canada's first online live election voting results reporting. I then spent 5 years working for the Information Technology Giants: Compaq, HP, and Dell. Due to illness, I am now retired and living on a disability pension. I am now a co-captain of The Knight's Templar International Chess Team
analog_king 14-Jun-16, 15:21	Player introduction My name is Doug. Lord Doug, if you will. I am originally from San Jose, CA. and transplanted to North Carolina in my teens. After high school, I served eight years active duty U.S. Army, including three years in Germany where my unit was deployed for five months to the Persian Gulf War in 1991. My team leader in Germany taught me chess. These days I am medically retired from the military. I live in a small NC town with a wife and our five cats. I have been playing on gameknot since 2004. Now, I am a proud member of The Knights Templar International Chess Team.
royal_knight1 15-Jun-16, 00:30	Introduction Hi the names Geoff i am originally from Hull East Yorkshire UK i now live in perth west Australia with my wife 4 children and 3 grand children just a 5 min drive from the Indian ocean. When i left school i joined the British Army were i served for 9 years in Cyprus, Ireland, Canada and Germany, and after all that i started a career truck driving around Europe. My last job was as a bus driver in Perth i now work part time. I am now a co-captain of the Knight's Templar International Chess Team.
noosagreg 16-Jun-16, 18:14	Another New Member Hi everyone, thank you for inviting me to join the club. My name is Greg and I live at Sunshine Beach in Queensland, Australia. I retired to live on the Sunshine Coast with my wife a few years ago after 30 years in the banking and finance industry, the final position being within the investment banking community (No, as a risk analyst, I did not cause the GFC!) I have 2 children and 5 grandchildren and enjoy travel, surfing, tennis, bushwalking and of course chess. I appreciate a lively discussion on any contemporary matter, keeping in mind the rules of engagement.
mate-1 17-Jun-16, 12:13	My name Darren stain , I am half German I have three children 2 with my X to boys and have a girl with my lovely wife Samantha who been married 27years never look back, I am 61 years old , I still play (OTB) chess every Tuesday at my local club chelmsley worries we finished 3rd in league I drive the min-bus to all away matches
snowman100 17-Jun-16, 12:52	The Snowman Hi. Tim. Bristol, UK. 62 Years Old. Play in Bristol League Division 2 for Clifton. Play for the County (Gloucestershire). Play in a few 3 day tournaments in SW England. Strength about 140 over the board. Aiming to increase team work rate to 50 team games. Married to Julie for 33 years. 2 Sons Michael (27..diplomat in New Delhi), Edward 22 (lives at Home. Many years ago I lived on Indian reservations in North Canada for 2 years and am ex Condor (Royal Engineer Arctic Commandos). Support Man U...go to Old Trafford once a year with Edward. Like reading, music, gardening, sports, walking in country, sea fishing (not been for ages though), family activities. Current project...Just building pond/patio/BBQ area and re-landscaping the garden. Other current project...Just bought a 180BHP 3 door coupe...growing old disgracefully. The Snowman.
sylvainc911 17-Jun-16, 13:39	sylvainc911 Hello everybody ! You look like an interesting gang !I am a french-canadian who was a long-time member of CCCA (Canadian Chess Correspondence Association) while I was a seaman,back in 1970 . Answered all my games when I reached port every week. I am now 65 ,and still working as an accountant ,to pay the bills... My first wife a french woman from Calais died back in 1999,and my second wife , a french-canadian is still alive and kicking although quite senior at 80 ! I do not have any (known) children and probably prefer it this way. I have been member of Mensa but not active since 1972 . My chess rating went as high as 2410 ELO in the nineties but is now definitely lower . I was also a fantasy pool player quite highrated back in those years but has now difficulty holding my cue due to lack of practicing . I read a lot,even now ,(probably over 20,000 books in my life ) and my education is all selfmade through books as I quit school quite young due to unfortunate circumstances . My interests are worldwide and rather scientific.Pleased to meet you all! Sylvain
rayz88 19-Jun-16, 07:40	Rayz88 Howdy from Dallas, Texas. Name = Gary Hewitt. Final uscf rating is 1900. Regards to all !
captron 22-Jun-16, 06:51	New guy in the chess club I'm basically a Kansas farm boy who likes to fly airplanes and go fast and make animal sounds while doing so. After a seven year gig in the USAF (starting just after the collapse of Saigon...I flew numbers of refugee evac flights from Guam to Hawaii to California as one of my first C-141 missions) I flew in the airlines for the next 36 years (just retired from American Airlines on the A320). I've played chess off and on my entire adult life, so I've figured out on my own how each and every chess mistake can be made. The beauty of the game, though, includes the fact that there is NO luck or chance involved (except of course which player gets the right to play as White). The rules are understood by both players and you either win or you lose or you draw.
mistee 22-Jun-16, 09:38	Hi new club I'm Terri from the US. I live in North Carolina, I'm married with two daughters and two grandchildren. I attempt to play chess, I like to read, learn new things, and I try to be creative. I work part time in finance and support and spend the rest of my time taking care of my parents and family and trying to find the meaning of life. I'm so happy to be a part of your great club. I'm also happy to see the Snowman again.
snowman100 22-Jun-16, 14:34	Newbies welcome to all new members. I'm fairly new myself. Hi Mistee....I remember you from Immortal Kings...welcome aboard...it's great that you are with Knights Templar now as you are a superb motivator and organiser. It's an honour to be on the same team. The Snowman.
mistee 22-Jun-16, 14:49	Thank you, Snowman, but... I just joined this wonderful club founded by your great team of Knights. I'm still an Immortal King, but please don't hold that against me.   Although....King trumps Knight....right? Just kidding. I'm so happy to be a part of this club.
the-jim 22-Jun-16, 15:08	Deleted by the-jim on 14-Jul-16, 16:10.
capa1 23-Jun-16, 09:46	introduction im david and im 50 soon. Ive played otb since 1980. gameknot not quite so long. im on chessworld too and a couple of others. all the best.
fluster0 29-Jun-16, 22:17	Hello all, I am Jouni from Finland, age 36. I work as an IT consultant with a master degree in mathematics. Currently I can't play chess as much as I might like and I don't see that changing in any near future, since there are also a lot of other things I have no time to do as much as I'd like. I played and practiced chess a lot as my late teen years and some in my early 20s. On some years I was also part of my club team in the 2nd and 3rd level of Finnish national league and participated team blitz championships every year. Without any coaching I was unable to take leaps in my development and got stuck in national rating of some 1950. My best wins in tournaments were a few 2100-2200 players. With little or no signs of improvement I got bored and quit playing completely as a sudden decision, including abandoning my GK account and resulting all my games at the time to time out. After that I didn't play a single game of chess in some eight years, excluding a few blitzes at work against low level opponents. I got a new sparkle three years ago in Facebook where I played some games, then logged back to my old GK account and started playing again. I also started playing some online blitz, but quit that again last year. I haven't returned to live chess yet, but have thought about participating some tournament.
goldentweety 04-Dec-16, 06:39	New Members We welcome the new members to the club Hopefully they will bring enthusiasm and fun to the club. |The club will be hosting an under 1600 tournament in January. I am very excited about this. Your Captain Joe

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