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"Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, but for me the ultimate human experience is to witness the flawless execution of a hit-and-run." --BRANCH RICKEY * * * * * * nice miniature! lichess.org/LHCYzUOH/white#23

USCF rating: 2178

Member since Mar 3, 2020

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Time spent playing: 2 hours 22 minutes

"Danger, danger!..."

Recently I sat through all 83 episodes of this camp-classic weirdfest extravaganza...sorta like Batm…

LESSONS: "8... d5! with equality"

Way back when I gave a great deal of credence to the pronouncements found in opening books...so much…

Just how good was Tal?

Here's the example that always comes foremost to mind whenever I think about what a huge freakin' ge…
Activity87 games

Posted 1 message in Please give us more Voices!
I thought this was gonna be one of those Underrepresented things.
Posted 1 message in Brilliant sacrifice to win the queen!
Not so much brilliant by White as lamentable by Black.
Posted 1 message in really bored
wdym??????
Posted 1 message in Why do people say Beginners shouldn’t learn the Ruy Lopez?
In truth though most every opening can get pretty complicated.
Posted 1 message in For those of you that are Sicilian players, how do you deal with the s…
But one of the reasons the Sicilian can be so difficult to play.
Posted 1 message in What does this Chinese Philosophy mean?
@keisanki said in #11: > Strawman argument. uh-oh...Critical Thinking
Posted 1 message in 1200 fide rated player is rated 2400 in bullet on lichess...
Or he hasn't played OTB in a long time.
Posted 1 message in White opening attacks on g6 pawn in KID
"East Indian Defense"...yeah sure
Posted 2 messages in Who are the record holders for most forum posts on lichess ?
@justme23 said in #10: > He/She who writes in the forum's > rolls there stuff in little balls. > He/She who reads those …
@Noflaps said in #11: > As Polonius would say, when Shakespeare speaks through him, brevity is the soul of wit. If only …
Posted 1 message in Site declares a player as having left the game and declaring a forfeit…
Could be Indians they don't like!
Posted 1 message in Is the King's Gambit dying out?
You mean since the 19th century?

Posted 1 message in Unlikely Dialogues
The only thing I don't like about Diogenes is that he took philosophy much too seriously. How about Eleanor Roosevelt an…
Posted 1 message in coolchessplayer10's random tips and facts
only if you get sucked into the vortex
Posted 1 message in Benefits of Chess
The sole "benefit" of chess is that it is an enjoyable pursuit. Apparently though that's not enough for some people.
Posted 1 message in The panda flairs
panda bear flairs?
Posted 1 message in Do you sound smarter when you write?
than what?
Posted 1 message in Is true randomness real
Hey hey, this isn't your film thread!
Posted 1 message in flairs are too nice. i hate it
There could well be an eggplant flair...but conveying eating it presents a bit of difficulty.
Posted 1 message in Which country do you all like the best
If WW2 is the reason that you like something...you might wanna rethink that.
Posted 1 message in Woohooo. Second smothered mate ever
With 13 sec left, I probably would've taken the perpetual (38 Nf7+).
Posted 1 message in SOF olympiad
Quit hitchhiking so much, Trig. ;)
Posted 1 message in To adopt an axolotl
yikes!
Posted 1 message in Bobby Fischer
words of wisdom?
Posted 2 messages in Songs that are dynamite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2ws6vMFF3c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44F34jc7wGI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=…
(Not that easy of a subcategory btw...although I still do have a KTEL called Dynamite.)
Gained 1 new follower
itsapigeon

Posted 1 message in A sea of salty tears... Am i cruel here?
And if we say yes...what then?
Posted 1 message in How to retrieve "very" old games on Lichess?
Didn't you already ask about that?
Posted 1 message in Film Thread (the fancy kind)
Over The Edge (Matt Dillon's first) has long been a favorite of mine. My review from criticker: The only problem was I t…
Posted 1 message in I can't change my flair
And I cried because I had no shoes!
Posted 1 message in Rise to Prominence:A tribute to Magnus Carlsen
Dang, I missed that drunken rowdiness thing!
Posted 1 message in Which came first: a Hungry mind, or a Hungry body?
And if your body's hungry, which do you eat first: the chicken or the egg?
Posted 1 message in Exemplary Games: Terry vs Sanchez (Panama city, 2023)
Apparently I can only say that it's exemplary.
Posted 1 message in Answer this question
Vaporize this question
Posted 1 message in Lichess exercises makes me hates chess
@Favabeansandchianti said in #5: > Local vibes are so iwannavomit-friendly, that we urgently need to bring some toxicity…
Posted 1 message in I assume haiku has been done before here
wanting a hot dog there's no mustard in the fridge I'm off to the store
Posted 1 message in It does not accept my account even though I follow the rules
Well-done! You seem to have solved the problem.
Posted 1 message in Maybe new pattern from e4 that resist stockfish
I made it as far as "permissive move."
Posted 1 message in How do I get as many players as possible if I want to start a new tour…
"If you build it, they will come."
Posted 1 message in Kramnik moment. I beat 6 players in a row that have an average rating …
2221.5. And fide master level? No (besides which, that's an OTB title--not blitz).

Posted 1 message in omg i had 2 secs left on the clock and almost got mated
"Checkmate is now unavoidable"...lol
Posted 1 message in Swiss + correspondence
and this is a rather old topic around here...
Posted 1 message in Any GM that makes bad moves in the opening then wins?
Not if he knew what was good for him.
Posted 1 message in Riddle for solving
The same thing I've always held (as I found out with some relief the time I broke my right arm). ;)
Posted 1 message in Thumbnails you would click on!
The only comparatively non-stupid title was #3 (although even that contains the rather suspect "Road To 2200" thing).
Posted 1 message in Fantastic ideas about romance mafia thriller story?
@clousems said in #12: > How about a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet, but with a few subtle tweaks? And don't forge…
Posted 1 message in How to Gain Knowledge?
Coming from a titled player, sounds like a trick question.
Posted 1 message in What do you think of this chess comedy?
merciless overacting
Posted 1 message in Hans Niemann Wins In Zagreb
Not to mention being a big blubberin' baby.
Posted 1 message in How to crush 1 b4?!
As usual with these things, you didn't "crush" anything. He just hung a mate (and a very nice one btw). :) And I had a f…
Posted 1 message in Sponsors
Sponsored? You mean like they're all wearing the same T-shirts?
Posted 1 message in What is the best Opening for a tournament??
Swiss Gambit
Posted 1 message in I'm wanting a weighted chess set or wood pieces help please...
"Bobby Fischer Edition"? Anyway, looks kinda stubby to me.
Posted 1 message in Mood: Games vs Puzzles
They aren't really all that comparable.
Posted 1 message in what would you do in this situation?
D: give a rather enigmatic smile
Posted 1 message in How funny patterns recognition works
Your opponent missed a mate in 1. And yes, that sort of mate in 3 does often come up in puzzles. But I doubt your analys…
Posted 1 message in The crudest but funniest win ever
My sides still ache from laughing!
Posted 1 message in Pure Memorization Technique to Increase Rating
It's quite absurd...another one of these guys who thinks that chess is all "just memory."
Posted 1 message in Will Lichess be still online in 100 years?
Things will be like Childhood's End by then.
Posted 1 message in Chess drama 2023
I thought Niemann started it.
Posted 1 message in Most Blog Posts Record Holders
Oh, "useful ones"...so there's a Scorekeeper now?
Posted 1 message in Swiss + correspondence
Now where have I heard that before?
Posted 1 message in innapropriate username
How about PhyllisMaximus?
Posted 1 message in some tips for a beginner in this game
It's dangerous to allow your opponent a free run in the center with his pawns so early. And incidentally, by the third m…
Posted 1 message in Group lessons
you mean free?
Posted 1 message in Do you want to see Betelgeuse supernova?
It'll be pretty damn bright...that's all I know.
Posted 1 message in Odd game result (Maybe bug?)
Yes, it seems your opponent was the bug. :)
Posted 1 message in Spot the difference
how edifying!
Gained 1 new follower
megashark23

Posted 1 message in Are you fast at typing with the keyboard?
Yes, too damn fast (I keep getting those "Too many messages..." things). :(
Posted 1 message in The Pepe flairs were removed. Why?
I hope the Pepe LePew flairs are still extant.
Posted 1 message in just another post
en croissant
Posted 1 message in Most horrifying horror ideas
ideas for what?
Posted 1 message in One of my more harder engames.
Another opponent who needs to read up on basic pawn endings.
Posted 1 message in Which is the best horror game ever? For you guys ?
pool (you should see the way I play it)
Posted 1 message in They took down the Among Us guy!
So LSC is threatening to become a Vague One?
Posted 1 message in The appearance of the website "lichess"
You do have the Scarlet Letters (if that makes any difference).
Posted 1 message in White falls into a marvelous mate!
https://lichess.org/jSUM0w6r/black#88
Posted 1 message in Is anyone here
Oh great: The Roll Call Game.

Posted 1 message in Chess
Answer in google
Posted 1 message in How many languages can you speak? And which ones?
Cuss
Posted 1 message in What year is your favourite? 2020 or 2021
they were both Plague Years
Posted 1 message in Lenier Dominguez Perez and age
@symmetricdynamite said in #1: > One wonders if these are simply outliers, or if the correlation between spatial intelli…
Posted 1 message in what is the king's purpose?
"royalty" has very little to do with any of this
Posted 1 message in What is good about hobbit homes?
The doorknob illustrates the principle of centralization.
Posted 1 message in Make a list of the players who left the team
It would be a kind of memorial.
Posted 1 message in The Story Of Among Us
Okay, so if the aliens seemed friendly at first, why did the crew call them Impostors?
Posted 1 message in Why does a monkey have a better chance of beating a stockfish than Mag…
I want it in French!
Posted 1 message in Funny openings and crazzy ones
too crazzy for me!
Posted 1 message in I cannot choose a chess opening.
@DisquisedProdigy said in #1: >please recommend an opening for white or black which is attacking, aggressive, forcing an…
Posted 1 message in I 'd like to be.....
@JackStone73 said in #12: > it's been a while since they banned me For being unassertive, no doubt.
Posted 1 message in Strange chess problems
these aren't really so strange
Posted 1 message in Hulk's opinion on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict (from the 1970ies)
That guy went through more shirts...
Posted 1 message in What will happen if someone tries to advertise in forums or blogs?
they are flogged!
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polina_ef, vihaan_the_Gder

Posted 1 message in My opponent blocked me
@CaptnMeddl said in #1: > It ́s a not very nice behaviour in my opinion. > Is there somehow a chance to sent a message t…
Posted 1 message in What is your favorite flair in Lichess?
@beginnerdev said in #6: > @MrPushwood the world is changing No, actually sites are just copying other sites (again).
Posted 1 message in My Quickest 960 Game Yet
I've seen several three-movers. :)
Posted 1 message in Are Bullet games worth playing?
You might want to become acquainted with the concept of "fun."
Posted 1 message in What is 911?
It's odd however that they would put a 9 in the number for emergencies (back in the days of dial phones).
Posted 1 message in Are you fast at typing with the keyboard?
About the only useful thing I ever got out of secondary school. :)
Posted 1 message in Just learned to do annihilations! Thanks Avetik Grigoryan.
Next you need to practice your "Be awesome!!!" skills.
Posted 1 message in Do you work or are you a student?
@HailstormChessPlayer said in #18: > Not that, @beginnerdev #15 gave you treasure. Your profile is suffering from lepros…
Posted 1 message in How to delete profile smile
I will have a flare. A big stinky acrid thing.
Posted 1 message in Books Recommended
Famous last word!
Posted 1 message in Are there any animals that are overrated?
condors--it's just a big vulture
Posted 1 message in 3 billion games of chess have been played on lichess
And I would like to arrest you anyway.
Posted 2 messages in Beeyoootiful classical smothered mate! :)
@Wasted_Youth said in #5: >Thanks for your comment, really nice to have a much better player than me show that he ́s sup…
@pretty_chicken said in #8: > I heard it’s the Philidor smothered mate. It actually dates back to Greco (as far as the w…
Posted 1 message in Nice tactic against Busch-Gass Gambit
Busch-Gass (pay attention, Prikly)
Posted 1 message in Useless endgame to study
@Brian-E said in #11: > KQ vs KR is very hard. I can't do it. And everybody used to think it was a snap!
Posted 1 message in Ruy Lopez Alapin Defense.
Looks like the main idea is to lose a tempo.
Posted 1 message in Do you enjoy cake on the beach?
I do not like cake on the beach I do not like cake on a Sneech I do not like cake, eggs and ham I do not like them, Sava…
Posted 1 message in What sold you on an idea?
Yeah. Just like there are some OP's who don't know how to type.
Posted 1 message in 13 seconds left! So close! (With neat tactic)
25... Qf2+ (24...Rxf3+ was another mate in 4)
Posted 1 message in I lost five 'dead draw' rapid games because of time pressure.
Since you're better than most everybody here, not sure why you're asking here.
Posted 1 message in what is the worst chess move in your opinion?
1 e4 d5 2 ed Qxd5 3 Ke2
Posted 1 message in Does it annoy you that somebody accuses you of something they actually…
@WassimBerbar said in #10: > What's happening right now is beyond annoyingness. Invador plays the victim while ethnicall…
Posted 1 message in SOF olympiad
@ArgMon09 said in #4: > No but it would be tough time for the Invigilator to correct these mistakes. Some new comic-book…
Posted 1 message in Thoughts on France
Kurt Cobain didn't like Europe because you couldn't get macaroni & cheese there. He probably had a point.
Posted 1 message in do toasters toast toast?
do roasters roast roasts?
Posted 1 message in Your most goofy ahh names
@alexObby21 said in #54: > Could you explain the pun, Pushwood? Nope, you'll have to get it first.
Posted 2 messages in Your favourite mating pattern ?
https://lichess.org/editor/5brN/6kp/7p/4B3/8/8/8/8_w_-_-_0_1?color=white
and a bit more plausibly: https://lichess.org/editor/8/8/8/8/8/8/PP6/nK5r_w_-_-_0_1?color=white
Reconnecting