Chess

I learnt chess at a relatively young age. I had misconceptions about myself to be a good player. Guess I was. If you don't take my haste into consideration. With delusions of being a rapid good player, I often lost in hands of some friends. If I took my time, I often won over them.
But when it mattered most, like in tournaments, I lost. :(
While in college, I was playing this girl who was super slow. And here I was, being an exhibitionist (that's for some other time) I was taking a walk (literally) while she was contemplating my destruction. On mis-step, and I was staring into defeat. And I lost.
How I regret to this day? She will be boasting about either her chess skills or lampooning lack of mine. ;)
Did I tell you people my son is a good chess player, like me, that is. ;) :(
He learnt at a vry young age. 3.5 yrs. About 2 yrs ago , that is. He has brains, but not enough concentration. He participated in a tournament and even won a round. Suddenly one fine day, he says "I am bored of chess". There goes crashing my dreams of having a world champion in house. :)
To while away my time, I used to play chess on computer. (Chessmaster 9000) I guess my ranking was somewhere around 1600. I stopped playing on computer a while ago. I restarted a couple of days ago. My score stands at 1400+. Hopefully I will reach atleast 1800 in a month's time.
Wish me good luck.