Sneaky Member since Jan-19-02 I live in South Florida USA. Rated USCF ~1800 A long time ago I was a new player in a Miami chess park, and one of the stronger players thought I had real talent, so he suggested that I play the park champ, a Cuban master. After the master destroyed me in a few blitz games, the question was posed, "Is he any good?" The answer I took as a great compliment: "Ehh... he tries to be sneaky." The greatest chess player of all time is Robert James Fischer. The greatest chess problemist of all time is Sam Loyd. The greatest chess site of all time is chessgames.com! Other players who I admire: <Morphy> Possibly the greatest natural chess talent ever. Like Steinitz who followed, he taught the world how the game should really be played. <Najdorf> He was smart enough to make his money outside of chess, so he played for the pure joy of it. <Tal> Proved that even in the modern era, chess is an art more than a science. <Blackburne> Sacrificed his queen more times than I've had hot meals. <Diemer> One of the most original thinkers the game ever has known. His ideas were not always right, but they were HIS ideas. <Topalov> He hates draws so much he'll gladly risk losing to avoid one. I can forgive him for the Elista debacle; his chess is payment enough. <Lembit Oll> When on the attack, Lembit Oll said "Dambit All!" <Kasparov> Strive for perfection, one move at a time. <Alekhine> Swashbuckling play culminating in booming sacrifices. And countless others: Nezhmetdinov, Shirov, Nunn, Shabalov, Nakamura, basically, anybody with cojones. Addendum 2015: <Magnus Carlsen> has to be on the list. He's a modern day Casablanca. The way he squeezes wins out of the tiniest advantages and grinds his opponents down through sheer stamina is right up there with Robert James. You can find me on FICS (freechess.org) ... and lately, on ICC as well. I'll gladly play anybody within 1000 points of my rating. I also really like the site http://www.lichess.org but so far have only played anonymously.

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Jul-21-18 Kramnik vs Giri, 2018    Sneaky: I like the new Giri photo. Sharp dressed young grandmaster.      Jul-21-18 Duda vs Nepomniachtchi, 2018    Sneaky: For those who care what engines think... 52.b4! retains the initiative according to Stockfish. If true, that’s a hard move to see. And I’m not sure if it isn’t just having horizon blindness. It’s in love with the idea of getting Qa2+ in.      Jul-20-18 Biographer Bistro    Sneaky: <if I said "I live 90 minutes from Miami" I am not being ambiguous.> That's entirely ambiguous! 90 minutes by airplane? By automobile? By foot?      Jul-20-18 Chessgames Bookie chessforum    Sneaky: The first music I ever owned in my life were two eight track tapes my mother gave me. One was the Eagle’s Greatest Hits; the other was Pink Floyd’s Animals.      Jul-20-18 Nepomniachtchi vs Kramnik, 2018    Sneaky: <Marmot PFL: <c5/d5 are “hanging pawns” right?> Not really, black doesn't have an open c-file.> You are colorectal. (I’m sorry, I meant “correct.” Stupid auto-colorectal.)      Jul-18-18 Kramnik vs Duda, 2018    Sneaky: Who is it who mockingly said “All rook endings are drawn?”      Jul-10-18 Dortmund Sparkassen (2018)    Sneaky: Coors is like making love in a canoe. It’s ****ing close to water.      Jul-03-18 S Vaibhav vs Carlsen, 2018    Sneaky: <vabe vs vibe> ssssshhhh... don't spoil morf's fun. He lives for this stuff. So what's White's error here? I've never seen the Scandi get so much counterplay so quick. Is 4.f3 the culprit?      Jun-28-18 Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa    Sneaky: Returning to India with a very warm reception :D https://twitter.com/maxinmathewTOI/...      Jun-17-18 E Terpugov vs Petrosian, 1957    Sneaky: The pun is a reference to the movie "300", specifically https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZe... .

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 39 OF 58 ·  Later Kibitzing> Mar-26-08    Knight13: <Sneaky: You gotta hand it to acirce, first to the 10K line, first to the 20K line, and what's more he posts real messages and not just stupid little jokes.> You're insulting me, right? :=p I said Congrats to you in the Kibitzer's cafe and I'm gonna say it in your forum again: Congrats! Apr-05-08    refutor: Hey Sneaky! Do you ever go to FICS anymore? Haven't seen you around very much ;) Apr-09-08    brankat: <Sneaky> An International Chess Collector's auction to take place in West Palm Beach, Fla, May/01/2008. I wish I could be there. Would You happen to live somewhere near by? :-) http://ecommwire.com/?id=5240&keys=... Apr-10-08    Sneaky: <refutor> Oh I stop by every few days. I started to get depressed after I lost a bunch of games to some 1200-rated players and my rating dipped massively. <Brankat> It's probably about 30 minutes from where I live. I imagine you can't expect to get anything without spending a pretty penny, but maybe I'm wrong. Are you really serious about investing in some hand carved set? Apr-12-08    brankat: <Sneaky> No, not really. If I hand some extra money, I would not mind then. One of these days ;-) Apr-19-08    positionalgenius: <sneaky> How have you been buddy? Are you on schemingmind? Apr-24-08    Sneaky: Hey <positionalgenius>, no I don't have an account at scheming mind. Just ICC and FICS for me. Lately I've been playing 2 minute chess. Apr-24-08    positionalgenius: <sneaky> OK. Do you still play on yahoo? Apr-24-08    Sneaky: No I never play at Yahoo unless its to meet somebody I know from somewhere else. A long time ago a bunch of us from chessgames met a few times at Yahoo to play. Just informal blitz games, nobody was keeping score, a "king of the hill" type thing. The chess was fun but the conversation and joking around was even better. Somebody should set that kind of thing up again. Apr-24-08    positionalgenius: <Sneaky> I was there; those were good times. I still have a few of the games played there, in feb 2007. I called it a "blitzfest". Apr-25-08    Sneaky: Well let's do it again! I bet an open invitation at the K-Cafe, placed well enough in advance, would attract a small mob. May-20-08    whiteshark: <Sneaky> 1,361 days ago you ask for a study on Genrikh Kasparian page: <A long time ago I saw a composition by Kasparian which was one of the most incredible chess positions I've ever come across....> Meanwhile there were two suggestions you may like to answer... :D May-27-08    Sneaky: <whiteshark> Thanks for the heads up! I almost thought that tpstar found it but upon close inspection I don't think that's it. The one I saw was chock full of stalemates. Still a gorgeous problem. Anyhow let me check out the compositions and I will know for sure if I see it. May-27-08    positionalgenius: Its time for a blitzfest soon <sneaky>. You game? I turn 20 on 6/2, so maybe it would be a birthday blitz bash?? May-27-08    Sneaky: <positionalgenius> Sounds like a capital idea! Want me to advertise for it at the Kibitzer's Cafe? What's the best venue for the widest group of players, Yahoo Chess? May-29-08    positionalgenius: <sneaky> Lets do it on june 1, say 930 or 10 PM central USA time yahoo new chess room <weasel way>. Sound good to you? May-30-08    Sneaky: <positionalgenius> Perfect! Weasel Way isn't normally busy right? We'd hate to have it on some channel that fills up. May-31-08    Open Defence: <Sneaky> <PG> if it is ok with you all I would like to take part in the blitz fest, hope I am not butting in May-31-08    positionalgenius: <sneaky> Yes weasel way might have 3 or 4 players there but we might have 20 or more players. Sounds like a plan! Tomarrow night. Jun-01-08    positionalgenius: tonight! Jun-01-08    positionalgenius: <sneaky> I'm there. So is <kingg>. Its 953 here Jun-01-08    positionalgenius: add three others... are you coming buddy Jun-01-08    positionalgenius: <sneaky> Lets do it this tuesday instead. Besides I need time to deal with <kingg>s sicilians.:) Jun-02-08    Rod Serling: Sneaky "you little devil" You were quite the star on my television show! I produced at least four Twilight Zone episodes with you as the main character! 1. Escape Clause 2. The Howling Man 3. Of Late I Think Of Cliffordville 4. Printer's Devil Jun-02-08    positionalgenius: Tomarrow night- blitzfest. See you there. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 58) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 39 OF 58 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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