Your posts will be deleted ... and you can be added to my ignore list, no problem.

I used to work on cars quite a bit when I was young. So ... a mechanical analogy is quite appropriate here. Turn an engine upside down, and the bottom part is usually pretty filthy. And one oil drain ... looks pretty much like any other.

He very nearly went to 1800 ... in one jump. (He won't be that rating for very long, I think.)

At 79.6%, AJ has one of the highest overall records on CG.com, surpassing the likes of Fischer, Kasparov, Capablanca and even (but only just) Morphy. He hasn't lost a game since 2003 and has won every game he's played for over 3 years. Incredible!

(1. d4) You can see here, the Death Star orbiting the forest moon of Endor. (f5) Although, the weapon systems on this Death Star or not yet operational, the Death Star does have a strong defense mechanism. (2. Nf3) It is protected by an energy shield which is generated from the nearby forest moon. (Nf6) The shield must be deactivated, if any attack is to be attempted. (3. c4) The scouts will show us the quickest way to its generator. (e6) Once the shield is down, our cruisers will create a perimeter. (4. Nc3) Our fighters will fly into the superstructure and attempt to knock out the main reactor. (Bb4) "I have a really bad feeling about this." (5. g3 c5 6. Bg2) Home One, this is Gold Leader, (Ne4) "We've gotta be able to get some kind of a reading on that shield, up or down!" (7. Qc2) The shield is still up! (Qa5) Take evasive action! Green group, stick close to holding section MV-7! (8. Bd2) We won't get another chance at this, Admiral. Han will have that shield down. We've got to give him more time! (Nxd2) Admiral! We have enemy ships in sector 47! (9. Nxd2) I get no reading. Are you sure? (cxd4) Move as close as you can, and engage that Star Destroyer at point blank range! (10. Nb3) It's a Trap!! (dxc3) We must resign - our cruisers can't repel firepower of that magnitude! 0-1

<goodevans> Please! Don't compare me to the greats of chess. My percentage is good, only because I play local folks ... obviously things would be a lot different if I had to play strong players on a regular basis. (Just common sense ... which many of my strongest critics seem to lack.)

Uh, I'm fairly certain he knew this and was being sarcastic.

Now this looks more readable. Kindly delete the first one.

The 1800 - H. Charry - who defeated me in round one - won in round two, drew a 2300 in rd. # 3, won in rd. # 4, and finally lost in Round Five ... to the tournament winner. His post-tournament rating? 1965! (He won over 100 rating points.)