Something nobody cares about but I think it's interesting.

At https://lichess.org/ there are more than 5,400 games in play. That's more than 10,800 people playing chess right now at my favorite chess website which is totally free with zero ads including free computer analysis of games. Since I discovered this wonderful place in April 2015 I have played 5,408 rated games. The rating which goes up or down after every game helps me keep track of my progress. People can also play games that are not rated.

I never wait more than 5 seconds for an opponent. My opponents are from Russia, Iran, Europe, South America, Australia, Africa, Asia, Mexico, Canada, and the United States where I live. One game I played my opponent lives in North Korea. We are all friends because we share a love for chess.

My favorite quote about chess which I found in one of my numerous chess books:

"Winning or losing is not the main idea of chess at all. A chess game is in fact a friendly exchange of intentions, hidden in individual moves. You always have the choice either of putting into action your planned move, or of first calmly preventing the intended move of the friend with whom you are playing chess in this brief, finite moment of your life."