I spend most of my spare time playing chess either online in chess.com or playing over the board with other players. I used to play chess from my 5th class. My father was the one who taught me how to play and that's where I started. I used to participate in school tournaments casually. I didn't had any formal training in chess at that time. I just knew the basics and played whatever came to mind. Slowly, I started playing better, then I started exploring more and learing theories etc. I watched some very nice chess players like Pragnanandha , Hikaru Nakamura etc. Also I got more exposed to chess comminity watching Samay Raina. Even though I am so interested in chess, I haven't got chance to play any rated tournaments. I just play chess for fun and it also improves your creative thinking. Chess is definitely the go to game when I have less time and want to relax.