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 5 OF 58 ·  Later Kibitzing> Feb-08-06    percyblakeney: <EmperorAtahualpa> I think so, in any case it's worth checking out, I like the look and feel of the site... Feb-09-06    Joshka: <Sneaky> Also I "Dechecked" those items, only had to decheck 2, and have NOT seen that beachball!! Although with the weather we are getting now, I might start to look forward to it soon;-)....now my only task will be to transfer my fav. internet sites to the Safari bookmarks. Can one delete the bookmarks that Safari already has inplace?, so I can have more room for my own bookmarks? Also it seems my Safari "window" is not as large as when I use the Aol browser, whatever that is. What type of Mac are you using? Sorry for my ignorance, I'm just not all the booked up on all this tech computer stuff. Feb-09-06    Joshka: <Sneaky> There are many things on my Emac which I have no knowledge in how to use or what they are, like what is "Sherlock" some kind of search engine like "Google"....I probably would benefit by taking Mac lessons from someone. I recall buying a 'Mac for Dummies" book way back in the 90's, do they have them for present time technology?..thanks again, sorry to clutter up your page with NON chess material. Thanks in advance for your helpful insights. Bruce Feb-09-06    Joshka: <Sneaky> Okay at least some chess talk now;-)....I have starting Friday 7 days off work, would enjoy some games with you again on the ICC, let me know when you'd like to play again?..thanks Bruce Feb-09-06    Sneaky: Sherlock is a way to search for files on your computer, but now it's been replaced with "Spotlight." It also can search for files online but in my opinion that's pretty dorky. If you've used Windows XT perhaps you know about "the puppy" which can help you find files on your computer? Sherlock is just like that, the main difference is that unlike the puppy it actually works. Feb-09-06    EmperorAtahualpa: <Sneaky> You were telling me before that although FICS and ICC share a lot of commonalities, ICC does have some extra advantages. Which advantages have you enjoyed the most at ICC? I've noticed that students get a special discount on the membership fee. That might make joining ICC more attractive for me! Feb-10-06    Sneaky: <Which advantages have you enjoyed the most at ICC?> #1 One feature that I enjoy: Live game broadcasts pretty much around the clock. I still like the format of live broadcasts here at cg.com, but they do it so rarely. #2 They have this 5-minute chess option which is done really well. You get paired by random (so no more cherry-picking opponents), and disconnections are automatic forfeits. #3 I know this sounds silly, but I actually get off on their inflated ratings. On FICS I have to struggle to get my blitz rating into 1600's, and even a 1300 player is a threat. Here it's been a breeze getting into the high 1600's. I imagine I can get to 1900-2000 with a little effort. And that's pretty much it. The fact that grandmasters play there doesn't mean anything to me. I don't watch them play anyhow, but a lot of people do. Feb-10-06    Sneaky: <Joshka> I'd love to--we need to play at least one more full length game soon. (Who's ever heard of a three game match?!) Evenings are best for me. Feb-10-06    Sneaky: <Johska> <Can one delete the bookmarks that Safari already has inplace?> Of course. There should be a little icon of an open book in the upper left corner, click on it and you get to the bookmark management area. The first thing I did with Safari was wipe out every link it had by default. Another great feature is how you can make a bookmark appear as a button on the header bar. Just drag the URL from the location bar to the bookmark bar, and there it is. I have chessgames.com up there, so one click and here I am. Feb-10-06    Joshka: <Sneaky> Okay..when I open the "little" open book icon, it still doesn't tell me where to go to delete the bookmark items that Safari already has in place, sorry....maybe I'll catch you at the ICC Feb-11-06    refutor: <sneaky> wow i went over your Dutch game with Joshka...you really put the boots to him ;) <joshka> an idea may be 1.d4 f5 2.Bg5 h6 3.Bh4 g5 4.e3 Nf6 4.Bg3 d6 and i think you're okay 4.e4 Bg7! 5.Bg3 and then not the tempting and greedy 5. ...f4 which is trouble for Black as after Qh5+ White has the e5 push but rather 5. ..fxe4! and Black's got a position similar to a Bishop's Gambit. I think it's good Feb-11-06    Joshka: <refutor> More liked kicked my you know what royal!!LOL:-)....yea I've been experimenting with the Dutch for a month or so, and have not learned the 2.Bg5 lines, trying to just use intuition, but at my patzer 1300 level, this is a big mistake against the <Sneaky> one;-)....he doesn't allow you too breathe, and a couple missteps and he will plow right into your gut!:-).....but a joy for me to have him play me, as he is much stronger, and I can get better if he continues to allow me to challenge him!...here that Sneak?..:-).... Feb-11-06    Joshka: <refutor> Allright thanks for your 2.Bg5 line you give. I of course have commited myself to a full study of this line, and will have to put it to rest until i feel comfortable with it. Don't like putting my King side pawns out like that, but maybe that is the way to handle the 2.Bg5, thanks again for your input! So <sneaky> I'll concede to you the "Dutch" for now!:-)...and see what else I have to pull out for ya!:-)...Bruce Feb-11-06    ketchuplover: Hi everybody :) Feb-12-06    Sneaky: Game #4: Sneaky-Joshka 1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 h6 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. Nh4 d5 7. Ng6 Rg8 8. Nxf8 Rxf8 9. e3 Qe7 10. Bd3 b5 11. Qf3 g6 click for larger view 12. Nxd5! Qd6 13. Nc3 Bd7 14. Nxb5 Qb4+ 15. c3 Qxb2 16. Rb1 Qxa2 17. Nc7+ Kd8 18. Nxa8 1-0 Feb-23-06    refutor: hey sneaky! are you up for a mini-match (G/30 or so), sometime? this weekend's no good for me, but maybe sometime in the evening next week or next weekend? Feb-23-06    Knight13: Hi, Sneaky. I want to know what "put hair on your chest" mean as you have said it in the game. :) Feb-24-06    Sneaky: <refutor> Sure! This weekend's no good for me either but soon we'll get the first game in. <Knight13> I had said that the Linares games <have no increment, that's REAL chess, puts hair on your chest!> It's a figure of speech usually said about alcoholic drinks or spicy foods. The implication is that if a boy drinks/eats this stuff he will instantly become a man, so it must be really strong stuff. A variation I've heard is "That'll make your hair curly." It doesn't really make any sense of course, it's just a humorous figure of speech. Feb-24-06    Knight13: <Sneaky> Thanks for the answer. Nice figure thingy speach(:p). And I live in Central Florida! :) Not much farther than your South one. Hope to meet you in a tournament someday. Have a nice day! Feb-24-06    brankat: <Sneaky> Congratulations for successfuly starting yet another war on RJF page:-) Feb-24-06    aw1988: I don't think no inc means 'real chess', only increased time pressure... first people complain about the rapids, then call it real chess... :) Feb-24-06    Knight13: <aw1988: I don't think no inc means 'real chess', only increased time pressure... first people complain about the rapids, then call it real chess... :)> Yup. But many people don't have that much time to play thoes slow games every day, so they live by the rapids. :) Feb-25-06    aw1988: Completely wrong. If you are going to play a game of classical chess, or in a tournament lasting many rounds, you have already set aside time. Rapid is, of course, fun, but no more than that. Feb-25-06    Raskolnikov: <Other players who I admire: ..., Diemer,... > Diemer? I´ve heard Donner called him "a maniac" in one of his book. Wasn´t he a fan of nazis? Feb-25-06    Knight13: <aw1988> Yeah but still... rapid games everyday??? No, right? I don't have that much time. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 58) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 5 OF 58 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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