Already by this time he had become fascinated by the game of chess which he took up when he was 14 years old when he began to attend a chess club with his brothers Thomas and Isaac.
Na sa pamamagitan ng mga oras na ito niya maging nabighani sa laro ng chess na kung saan siya kinuha up kapag siya ay 14 years old kapag siya ay nagsimulang dumalo sa isang chess club sa kanyang mga kapatid na lalaki Thomas at Isaac.