Does Playing Five-Minute Chess Mean I’ve Given Up on Life?

In retirement, I have more time for pastimes. I just played ten chess games. It took slightly more than an hour to play them all. It was five-minute chess online. When I hit the play button for a five-minute game, the computer matches me with someone of my skill level somewhere in the world. In my most recent session, I played against people from Spain, Paraguay, Pakistan, Sweden, Canada, and a couple of countries I’ve never heard of. Once assigned an opponent, a board and chess clock appear on my screen. Each player is allotted five minutes for moving pieces. If my time runs out, I lose. It is fast and furious chess. No game can take over ten minutes and due to checkmates or resignations, most take less than that. <a href="https://medium.com/crows-feet/does-playing-five-minute-chess-mean-ive-given-up-on-life-d307a5419c9a">Website</a>