you know a chess addict when

1.you maintain account at playchess.com and icc beside chessgames.com when actually youre elo rating is only 1300.
2.you play chess at 17 chess site, my friend ketchup lover can attest to it.
3.When kibitzing goes into youre nerve and you become a fanboy of either carlsen or fischer.
4.when admins of chessgames.com start deleting youre post because of hurling personal attack on other fanboys.
5.when you start a chess blog and nobody really is interested reading it except you.
6.when you start living online and all youre friends are virtual friends existing in the forums of chessgames.com and all you talk are about chess and analysis of youre games at yahoo.com and each one praise everyone of the novelty move you made in the game.
7.when you start a website and track down the live rating list of youre chess idol.