An Electronic Chess Game is Like Playing Against an Actual Opponent

I have always had a great love for the game of chess, and last year my wife bought me an electronic chess game for my birthday. I was not sure how complicated it would be or whether or not I would even like it, but very soon I discovered just what a wonderful present it actually was. It has different levels of difficulty and is not hard to use at all. I would honestly say that using an electronic chess game is like having an actual opponent sitting across from you.

I was a bit hesitant when I first saw the game, because I thought it would be hard to figure out. My wife does not play, however, and I don't see my brother often enough to get to play chess on a regular basis with him, so I decided to give it a shot. I took me less than a minute to figure out how to play the electronic chess game, including how to move for the opponent. I was thrilled and decided to take on the game for my first-ever chess match with my new "friend."

I am proud to say that I smoked the electronic chess game the first five or six times we played. At that point I did not realize that there were different levels of difficulty, so I started to feel a little disappointed, thinking that it would be really easy to beat. Then I read the instructions, and saw that there were 10 different levels of difficulty. I figured out how to move the game up and down in levels of difficulty, and immediately shifted it up to a level 10, to see if there really was a noticeable difference in the level of difficulty.

The electronic chess game had me in a check-mate within about five moves, and I knew that it would be a challenge for me. I decided to drop the game back down to a level 2. The first time that I played at that level, I still lost. It was close, though, so I played it again. This time I won, but again, it was close. I played it at a level 2 until I reached a point that I could beat it pretty much every time out. It was not an easy task, but I finally reached that point.

Today, I am on a level 5. I am at the point with the electronic chess game where I beat it about three out of every five times that I play at that level, and I have definitely seen my skills improve. My brother can beat me occasionally, but none of my friends can, and they all say they can notice how much better my game has gotten. The electronic chess game has been one of the best presents I ever received, and I make sure to let my wife know about this every chance I get!