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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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   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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Feb-26-06		Sneaky: <Congratulations for successfuly starting yet another war on RJF page> I do my best! ;-) <<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?> Emil Joseph Diemer was more than a fan of Nazis, he was a Nazi. He was the "official chess reporter of the Great German Reich" and got flown all over the world to cover important chess events with Hitler & Co. footing the bill. Of course that's not why I admire him, I admire him for his outrageously original ideas on the chessboard. But since you brought it up, I'll add that I don't disparage somebody because they were born in the wrong place at the wrong time. It's not like German citizens received a ballot one day where they could check off on "Allies" or "Axis", you know what I mean? Look at this game for a real treat - NN vs E J Diemer, 1978 By the time checkmate has come, Diemer has sacrificed a pawn, two rooks, and the queen!

Feb-26-06		Raskolnikov: Thank you for this answer. The sympathies of people are sometimes irrational but as I read the bio of Emil Joseph Diemer I thought thats why some people see chessplayers as "nerds"

Feb-26-06		aw1988: <Knight13> Well, there are rapid tournaments.

Feb-27-06		Joshka: <Sneaky> Hey Sneaky, ya have some time , to go over a Safari question?....When I try to send an e/mail I get a box requesting info such as<Incoming Mail Server, Mail Server Type, POP or IMAP, User Name, Password, and outgoing mail server>??..any ideas what these are?..thanks sorry for my ignorance.

Feb-27-06		refutor: who is your email provider? you need to get the POP3 information from them...the username and password are your email accounts username and password (that was was kinda obvious). for the incoming mail server it is normally something like mail.youremail.com. you'll have to contact your email provider to get the "POP3" settings

Feb-27-06		Joshka: <refutor> Why thanks for taking my question!:-) Ahhh i was afraid of that asnwer;-)...my email provider is AOL. Enough said;-)

Feb-27-06		Knight13: <aw1988: <Knight13> Well, there are rapid tournaments.> Completely right!! <Sneaky> I remember that you were the first kibitzer's comment I've ever read on this site. I think it was in a Benko vs Fischer game or something I don't know.

Mar-01-06		WannaBe: [Event "unrated standard match"] [Site "freechess.org"] [Date "2006.02.28"] [Round "?"] [White "WannaBeCG"] [Black "Sneaky"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B32"] [WhiteElo "1366"] [BlackElo "2087"] [PlyCount "40"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] [TimeControl "300+15"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Nf6 7. a3 Bc5 8. Bd3 a6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 d5 11. b4 Ba7 12. Qe2 dxe4 13. Bxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 f5 15. Qe2 e4 16. Ne1 Be6 17. Kh1 Nd4 18. Qd1 Qh4 19. g3 Qh3 20. f3 Qxf1# 0-1 All moves are recommended by Shredder on blunder check... 5.Nf3 was the last book move 11.e4xd5 Nf6xd5 12.Nf3-g5 Nd5-f6 13.Qd1-e1 11...d5-d4 12.Nc3-d5 Bc5-e7 13.c2-c4 Bc8-g4 14.Qd1-e2 Nf6xd5 12.Bd2-g5 d5-d4 13.Nc3-d5 Bc8-e6 14.Nd5xf6+ g7xf6 15.Bg5-h6 Rf8-e8 16.Nf3-h4 12...Bc8-g4 13.e4xd5 Nc6-d4 14.Qe2-d1 Ra8-c8 15. Bd3-e2 Nd4xe2+ 16.Qd1xe2 Nf6xd5 17.h2-h3 Nd5xc3 18.Bd2xc3 f7-f6 19.h3xg4 Rc8xc3 13.Nc3xe4 Bc8-g4 14.c2-c3 Nf6xe4 15.Bd3xe4 Qd8-f6 16.Bd2-e3 Ba7xe3 17.Qe2xe3 Ra8-d8 18.Ra1-d1 b7-b5 19.Be4xc6 14...Nc6-d4 15.Bd2-e3 Rf8-e8 16.Ra1-e1 15.Qe4-c4+ Kg8-h8 16.Bd2-e3 Nc6-d4 17.Nf3xe5 Bc8-e6 18.Qc4-d3 f5-f4 19. Be3xd4 Qd8xd4 20.Ra1-e1 Ra8-c8 21.Qd3xd4 Ba7xd4 22.Ne5-f3 Be6-c4 16.Nf3-g5 h7-h6 17.Ng5-h3 Nc6-d4 18.Qe2-d1 Bc8-e6 19.Nh3-f4 Be6-c4 20.Rf1-e1 g7-g5 21.Nf4-h5 Qd8-c7 22.h2-h4 Bc4-e6 23.h4xg5 17.Ne1-f3 b7-b5 18.Nf3-g5 Be6-c4 19.Qe2-d1 h7-h6 20.Ng5-h3 Bc4xf1 21. Kg1xf1 Qd8-d4 22.Qd1-e1 Ra8-d8 23.Bd2-e3 Qd4-c4+ 24.Kf1-g1 Ba7xe3 25.Qe1xe3 Nc6-d4 26.Ra1-c1 20.Rf1-g1 Ra8-c8 21.Rg1-g2 Rf8-d8 22.Qd1-c1

Mar-02-06		refutor: sneaky, you're rated 2046 on FICS. you must be an FM or something ;)

Mar-02-06		refutor: are you up for a game tonight sneaky?

Mar-02-06		Sneaky: You vs Yourself vs Sneaky ICC, 15 min + 5/move 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. h3 O-O 9. O-O d6 10. Re1 Be6 11. b3 b5 12. Bd3 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Bb2 f6 15. c4 Nf4 16. Be4 Rc8 17. Bxc6 Rxc6 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Nf1 Qb6 20. Bc1 Rd8 21. N3d2 click for larger view 21...Bxh3! 22. gxh3 Nxh3+ 23. Kg2 Qxf2+ 24. Kxh3 Rc3+? <Not a bad move but I missed the easy win with ...f5!> 25. Re3 Rxe3+ 26. Nxe3 Qxe3+ 27. Qf3 Qh6+ 28. Kg2 Rxd2+ 29. Bxd2 Qxd2+ 30. Qf2 Qxf2+ <maybe not the best idea. Qd5+ and my queen's better than his queen. I just see queens as drawing tools so I wanted to strip of him it.> 31. Kxf2 Bc5+ 32. Kf3 Bd4 33. Rc1 b4 34. Rc6 Kf7 35. Ke4 click for larger view 35...f5+?? <fatigue. this was the 4th or 5th game we had played this night.> 36. Kxf5 g6+ 37. Kg5 Be3+ 38. Kg4 Bd2 39. Rd6 Bc3 40. Rc6 Kg7 41. Kg5> <41.a4! and White has winning chances. we Both missed this resource for the remainder of the game> h6+ 42. Kg4 h5+ 43. Kh4 Bd4 44. Kg5 Be3+ 45. Kh4 Bd4 46. Kg5 Be3+ 47. Kh4 Bd4 1/2-1/2

Mar-02-06		Sneaky: Here's a puzzle of Tuesday/Wednesday level toughness. What would you play, as White, in the following position? (Sneaky vs You vs Yourself, ICC, 15m+5s/move) click for larger view

Mar-03-06		Averageguy: <Sneaky> 1.Bg8

Mar-03-06		you vs yourself: <Averageguy> You're right!

Mar-03-06		64 Squares: Sneaky, what's your rating at these days?

Mar-03-06		Sneaky: I've only played in one tournament in the last 3 years (US Open in '04) so my official rating probably doesn't reflect my true strength. With that disclaimer aside, it's just over 1800. My performance rating at the US Open was around 2000 so I think with a little effort and a return to tournaments I should be able be able to get out of the alphabet-club. And that's all I ever really wanted. The way I see it, experts know things that A-B-C players don't know. But experts and masters pretty much know the same stuff, it's just that the masters, well, they've masted it! <...Bg8> yes that's the tactic. I guess you'd call this a clearance sac? h7 must be cleared out so the queen can get there. ...g6 would let him off the hook if it weren't for the fact that f7 is underdefended. As a GM once said, "all tactics are really double attacks."

Mar-03-06		blingice: <Sneaky> What if black moves g6? Wouldn't the queen threat be taken away on both levels?

Mar-04-06		Sneaky: 1.Bg8! g6; 2. Nxf7+ Rxf7; 3. Bxf7 and White not only wins the exchange but is threatening Qxg6 etc.

Mar-05-06		WannaBe: Got a question for you <Sneaky>. Currently reading 'My System' which I know you have recommended to others and probably have it yourself more times than I can count. Plus you have a great understanding of the game itself. Nimz. mentioned of picking a square and focus on it, (Chap. 2? 3? Don't have the book in front of me.) is this square determined by which kind of opening is used? Or pick the weakest square in the middle game? Or do I arbitrary pick a square? Much appreciated, thanks in adv.

Mar-07-06		Stevens: hey <sneaky>. I wonder if you can help with a question i have. I figure you are a knowledgable (sp) who uses Fritz and the like. My question is : is there a formula of sorts to calculate someones rating if they play a certain amount of games vs a rated opponent. ie if play 10 games vs an 1800 rated opponent, and my rating performance (as calculated by fritz) shows to be -94, does this mean my estimated rating would be 1706? Or would that be true after 20 games? Or 100? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Or if you know anyone who would know the answer?

Mar-07-06		Sneaky: <Nimz. mentioned of picking a square and focus on it, ... is this square determined by which kind of opening is used? Or pick the weakest square in the middle game? Or do I arbitrary pick a square?> This is a deep question and I'd like to tackle it but I don't feel qualified to answer. I will dig up my copy of Nimzowitsch's book and get back here. Anybody else who wants to tackle this in the meantime, be my guest.

Mar-07-06		Sneaky: <Stevens> One way to estimate a rating based on a small number of games is this: make a list of numbers, and each number is (a) your opponent's rating if you drew them, (b) 400+your opponent's rating if you beat them, (c) your opponent's rating - 400 if you lost to them. Then average all of those numbers. The USCF uses that formula to compute provisional ratings.

Mar-08-06		Stevens: hey, thanks sneaky. But i was wondering if a calculation could be done using the performance rating given in the table view of a specific match in fritz. However, in you example, if i play 10 games vs a 1600 player, and i get +4-2=4 my rating would be estimated at (4x2000)+(2x1200)+(4x1600) divided by 10 = 1680. Sound about right with that performance against that rated opponent? I better start playing some games! Thanks again

Mar-08-06		who: <One way to estimate a rating based on a small number of games is this: make a list of numbers, and each number is (a) your opponent's rating if you drew them, (b) 400+your opponent's rating if you beat them, (c) your opponent's rating - 400 if you lost to them. Then average all of those numbers. The USCF uses that formula to compute provisional ratings.> My rating based on Sneaky's performance rater is approximately 2300. I have played many games against Fritz8 (on my laptop maybe it plays like a 2700) and lost all of them. :)

Mar-09-06		Stevens: <who> ha ha! yes, i guess that formula relies on a spread of results rather than all 0's!

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