We've got about 15 active members in our humble, correspondence-style chess club here at Thinklings.

I'm proud to say that one of our chess club members, Robofriven, has an excellent interview on chessvideos.tv with International Master and chess author, Jeremy Silman.

Here's a taste:

Q: What was your training schedule like when you were competing the most?

JS: If I played in an international tournament, I would live, eat, and breathe chess. In Hungary, I would prepare for 4 hours in the evening for the next day's game, then another 4 hours in the morning before the game. Then I would repeat that over and over for each game. There were, of course, distractions (women, insane directors or players, money issues, sub-par accommodations, lack of edible food, etc.), but such things are also part of the whole experience of competitive chess. I have to admit that I really miss the intensity of those years!