I am an ok player. But you don't have to do it correspondence. You can go over and sign up at http://itsyourturn.com/ and be able to play through there. As a non-paid member you get something like 15 moves a day you can do which is plenty for the person I play chess with. Plus it keeps all the stats and stuff. Not at good as here, but not a bad site. If you go over, you can find me there under the same username.
The only thing more fun than playing chess is heckling people who are playing chess. This is all in terms of chess, of course. Super Smash Bros. > Chess.