@marisabel, I really enjoyed reading your post. I like that you describe a before and after in chess; however I believe there are many before and after in chess on different levels.

I agree! I can’t imagine anything being bigger for chess than the internet. In a recent post I was reminiscing about how difficult it was to find chess players to play against many years ago. . Finding an opponent now is not an issue at all, it’s like any time and any place.
This is an issue I struggle with in many of my online games. Thank for communicating and posting your article.