Saturday, September 9, 2023

First Post! Welcome!

 Smithy's blog has been reborn!

After a nearly three-year hiatus, I have returned to blogging.  I shuttered my previous blog over a perceived lack of interest.  Years have passed, and I still get comments every few months, someone inquiring about my blog and wondering what happened.  Well, if people want to hear what I think about chess, I'm not gonna stop you!

I exported all my old blog posts, but they appear to have been lost when my old computer crashed.  A few have survived here and there.  I plan to import what I have and then start producing new content as my schedule allows.  For those that do not know, I recently became a lawyer, and though it demands a lot of time, it so far doesn't demand all of it.  Might as well spend some of that extra time on a game I love.

If you are an old reader, welcome back, and know that you are responsible for me writing this!  I would never have never returned without the many nice comments I've received from people like you.  And if you're new, welcome as well!  Hopefully you get something out if it, and let's all get better at this great game together.

-- Smithy 


2 comments:

  1. I just came back to chess after a break. As a perpetual beginner, your opening course on Chessable is one of the ones I always go back to, so I was glad to see your return!

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    1. Happy to hear it! I've taken a few breaks from chess as well, and I think I appreciate it more when I come back. Apparently it's true for writing: I have written more on chess in the last month than the last I had my blog. Anyway, best of luck.

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