I have never taken chess genuinely seriously, however have a natural talent for it… People who play chess are usually genuinely dour and thoughtful, not prone to conversation or jokes, but i have never fit in with other chess players, and unfortunately I have to spend a lot of time around them, because my natural skill for the game often sites myself and others in high-stakes matches and tournaments.
If you are nice enough at chess you can make a living at it, but this is what brought myself and others to Denver, CO, for the annual chess event called the national championships. The main reason I went wasn’t for chess at all, however because I had wanted to visit Denver for a long time; Where I live the political atmosphere is dominated by religious conservatives, so the two of us don’t even have legal medical marijuana yet. I knew that Denver had legalized recreational cannabis, so I didn’t need a nurse’s note to get high. I signed up for the Denver chess tournament to have an excuse to explore Denver and sample some of its famous cannabis strains. Who cares if I won or lost, the trip to Denver itself was a big win for me. It turns out that I am a better chess player after I’ve smoked some cannabis. The Denver dispensaries are out of this world, and after a few hours of smoking cannabis, I really did genuinely well in the tournament, and best of all, I was able to purchase a giant amount of cannabis from a single of the Denver dispensaries and have it shipped back to my home.