Rischio

The item that I’ve held throughout my lifespan and criss-crossed the nation with, is a little electronic chess set. It runs on 2 AA batteries and has 8 contrasting skill levels. Of course after 43 years the white pieces are a fleck yellowed and I’ve lost a knight along the way, however for the most part and an exchange of batteries once in a while it has lasted with me since I was twelve years of age.

My chess set has lived in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Alaska and New York. It endured marriage and held up with kids. It stays patiently in a cupboard for me to find a moment for a game. Naturally I’ve never done it justice, only ever making to skill grade five and most of the time being comfortable at level three or four, but it has been a regular friend. It’s hard to think a chess set could be constructed in 1964 and run on until now, but it survived and it’s still here waiting to play!