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.

Sneaky has kibitzed 13504 times to chessgames   [more...]

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 55 OF 58 ·  Later Kibitzing> Feb-08-13    Check It Out: The Simpsons goes deep in to Russian folklore - genius! Mar-15-13    kogyithaung: Dear Mr. Sneaky Thanks a lot for the story of Ossip played I love the story for a fun HAHAHA long time not laugh. May I asked didn't you run like Ossip before or didn't you play Ruylopez again? May-07-13    Tiggler: <Sneaky> This is my first annual greeting on your chessforum. Happy May 7th! May-07-13    Tiggler: I googled deviled ham and found: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped... And then I found your g'friend's avatar: http://bad-girls-kitchen.blogspot.c... May-11-13    Sneaky: LOL thanks Tiggler, that's precious. By the way, I hope you had a nice Fibonacci day, 5/8/13 ;-) May-12-13    Tiggler: <Sneaky> Oops I missed Fibonacci day in the US, but I can celebrate it with our European friends on 5th August, or wait till August 13th, 2134. Aug-08-13    The Last Straw: ♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♫&#- 9835♫♫♫ Aug-08-13    The Last Straw: AARgh... Sep-05-13    Sneaky: Dear diary: Today I found the long lost composition of Genrikh Kasparian that features two crazy-queens in one fabulous study. My mission at Chessgames is complete. Nov-22-13    gauer: Hi <Sneaky>. WCC Editing Project chessforum was looking for a similar solution to your own. Dec-24-13    wordfunph: Sneaky, maligayang pasko! Dec-29-13    Sneaky: Happy X-Mas / Ramadan / Kwanzaa / Chanukah / Diwali / Festivus to everybody! And have a great new year! Mar-27-14    Mating Net: This GOTD merits a place in your Underpromotions game collection. S Schweber vs B Wexler, 1964 Mar-29-14    Annie K.: <Sneaky> Hi, well said at the cg forum. :) BTW, are you familiar with your "namesake" game series by the very talented developer SelfDefiant? Here's a small selection: http://www.melting-mindz.com/games.... Apr-25-14    Sneaky: Thanks Annie! I think I probably spoke for most of the longtime users. If we appear to be an elitist club, it intimidates new people. < my "namesake" game series > No I've never heard of that! Very funny, thanks, it made me laugh. Jun-04-14    Sneaky: It's a bit premature to pop open the bubbly, but next March will be the "Pi Day" of the millennium. If you wait until a little bit after 9:26:53 in the morning, the time will be: 3-14-15 9:26:53 Make your party plans now, this will be the blow-out blast for math nerds everywhere. Jun-19-14    Sneaky: A video I really enjoyed, Numberphile explains the meaning of the graph theory problem in the movie Good Will Hunting: http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/how-is... As it turns out, it's not as hard of a problem as the movie made it out to be. But it is a real problem. Dec-25-14    wordfunph: <Sneaky> Merry Christmas! Jan-10-15    Sneaky: I hereby decree that this the official page for deadheads who use Chessgames: ∞♔∞∞ Garcia ∞∞♔∞ Jan-10-15    Penguincw: Congrats on reaching 13 000 posts. And in a couple of days, you'll reach 13 years as well. Congrats. :) Jan-11-15    technical draw: I concur with <Penguincw>, <Sneaky>. Congratulations on your longevity! Jan-19-15    Sneaky: Thanks guys! 13 years on Chessgames as of today. Wow, hard to imagine. Jan-19-15    Penguincw: Happy 13th anniversary! :) Jan-19-15    wordfunph: <Sneaky> cheers! Feb-16-15    Benzol: <Sneaky> Just want to thank you for the work you've put in to site over the years. I understand that you were responsible for a number of the graphics that feature here, e.g. the knight graphic in the kibitzers café. Cheers matey. :) Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 58) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 55 OF 58 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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