User Profile: chessamateur

chessamateur
Member since Apr-12-03 · Last seen Nov-25-09

I've played since I was 5 but never really studied chess that hard otherwise I'd have a much higher rating than 1800. Maybe someday I will try but for now I just enjoy playing and that's enough for me.
Other Chess Info:
Favorite Player: Garry Kasparov because of his fierce competitiveness over the board.
Favorite Current Player: Viswanathan Anand , though I respect Vladimir Kramnik greatly.
Style: Safe and Positional Classical Style with an Occasional Affinity for tactical and dynamic play.
Favorite Chess Quote
"If there was no time I'd never lose a game"
-chessamateur, (reacting to yet another loss caused my time pressure in a drawish position)
Notable Accomplishments:

Not many, but one of them is something that not many can claim. I've beaten someone who has beaten Robert James Fischer

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chessamateur has kibitzed 924 times to chessgames [more...]

Nov-24-09 talisman chessforum

chessamateur: I thought I remember reading your an O's fan somewhere, me too. If you want to talk about the O's and baseball that'd be cool.

Nov-04-09 Kibitzer's Café

chessamateur: <martin moller> 1.Rd1+ cxRd1=N!

Oct-31-09 Thrajin chessforum

chessamateur: <Pyke> Thanks, hope I do well.

Jun-10-09 chessamateur chessforum

chessamateur: <thrajin,all> Short Update: I'm off the psych meidince and feeling better (before i didn't have enough energy/patience to watch a TV SHOW). Still the original problem exists. My physical condition is better at times but other certain intervals of the day, no so. ...

Feb-26-09 Kateryna Lahno

chessamateur: <acirce> Good one.

Feb-26-09 Linares (2009)

chessamateur: Dominguez Perez,Leinier (2717) - Wang,Yue (2739) [C42] Linares 2009 Linares (7), 26.02.2009 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Be3 Nc6 8.Qd2 Be6 9.0-0-0 Qd7 10.h4 h6 11.Nd4 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Rg8 13.c4 0-0-0 14.Qc3 g6 15.g3 Qa4 16.Kb1 c5 17.Bf6 Bxf6 ...

Feb-26-09 Topalov vs Kamsky, 2009

chessamateur: <Nigel Short> It's been an honor to have you here. Thanks for all your terrific insight. Hope to have you do it again sometime!

Feb-24-09 L Dominguez vs Radjabov, 2009

chessamateur: <jeeky1996: Btw, what's going on with Grischuk-Carlsen?> It looks drawish. [DIAGRAM]

Feb-21-09 Kamsky vs Topalov, 2009

chessamateur: <Nigel> What are the chances a Top GM would find Bxf8!! over the board?

Feb-17-09 H Cohen

chessamateur: Is this Harry Cohen, Former Maryland Chess Association President?

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