Chess or spenting christmas with family?

Which one you choose and why: chess or spenting christmas with family? Or both like me?

I see lot of people here playing chess on christmas.

Just don't jump off the Tallahatchie Bridge!

Hello FM BillieJoe

I Do also both. A little bit chess, after spending time with family

@BillieJoe said in #1:
> Which one you choose and why: chess or spenting christmas with family? Or both like me?
>
> I see lot of people here playing chess on christmas.
No big tournaments for me. I have played a lot this year and also next year is already crammed so I really want to reserve this special period of the year for my family. It doesn't mean no chess at all as I will play some online bullet, analyze some openings, test the new releases of Stockfish/ Leela, continue reading www.qualitychess.co.uk/products/2/395/the_secret_ingredient_by_jan_markos_and_david_navara/

I do a bit of both. I hang out with family when we are doing group activities or they want to do something. I usually play chess when I am alone or have a little bit of free time.

I haven't sacrificed whole christmas for chess :) But only couple times New Year's Eve playing Rilton Cup in Sweden, because as a Finn I don't live far away from Stockholm.

On christmas 24th day I mostly focus spent my time with my mom and only play chess little on internet. Bit of christmas spirit also on 25th day. Also I try to avoid drinking too much alcohol. Some people drink a lot and then there will be arguments in the family or between couples.

I hope noone would be alone on christmas, but life isn't that easy always. Merry christmas :)

I play chess near my family:)

I'm doing both just finding out my brothers both are players and my nephews too so looking forward to playing them all at Christmas

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