• Member Since: Feb 6, 2009
• Last Login: May 25, 2012
• Profile Views: 10886
• Points: 8220
• Homepage: www.chess.com/groups/home/the-thunder-knights
• Birthday: Jun 4, 1996
• Occupation: student
• USCF Rating: 1525

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Hi! My name is:

                             

        Hello! I am a guy from California, age 13, that likes to play chess. I consider chess not only a hobby, but a competitive sport. To me, chess is generally about psychologically defeating the opponent, not really tactically or strategically. The first player to let go of their plans and react to their opponent loses.

 My favorite chess players are Chris Ward, Bobby Fischer, Yasser Seirawan, and Garry Kasparov. Specifically, I enjoy playing the Queen's Gambit as white. It is an aggressive, space coiling, center gaining, piece activating opening, my style.

 Music means a lot to me. Many of my favorite bands and artists include: Sara Bareilles, Ellie Goulding, Coldplay, Katy Perry, Adele, The Script, Train, Bruno Mars, and Owl City. My favorite songs include:

• Lights by Ellie Goulding
• Uncharted by Sara Bareilles
• Paradise by Coldplay
• It Will Rain by Bruno Mars
• The One That Got Away by Katy Perry
• King of Anything by Sara Bareilles
• Rolling in the Deep by Adele
• Hey Soul Sister by Train
• For the First Time by The Script
• Not Afraid by Eminem
• Fireflies by Owl City
• Save Me San Francisco by Train
• The Light by Sara Bareilles

If you have time, check those songs out! 

  For those of you who don't know, I play the piano and the clarinet. 

Here is a piece I played in 5th grade:

     Now one in 6th grade:

Now on in 7th grade:

If you liked my videos please subscribe to me channel!

http://www.youtube.com/user/Empoleon6498?feature=mhum

A huge hit in my forum is Chess Player of the Month. This is a forum where you nominate and vote for members as Chess Player of the Month. There are prizes involved: diamond memberships, platinum memberships, and gold memberships; all one year!

I have one major group that I run on chess.com. It is growing fast, but we still need help! You can join by clicking the link below:

               www.chess.com/groups/home/the-thunder-knights

So why join The Thunder Knights ?

• We will help you improve on chess through: puzzles our members have created, thematic tournaments, and analysis of games by our members!
• Member service! You can request for a team match, vote chess game, game analysis, or fun games within the group and we WILL make it happen!
• We have many team matches and vote chess games for you to play!
• We are a strong group: on the 96th percentile for team matches and vote chess and still improving our rank!
• You can talk and connect with us: meet our wonderful and friendly knights!

Here is a nearby city I live in: Santa Cruz. It is a beautiful drive in the mountains and there are a lot of theme parks near the beach, such as Boardwalk. Visit the link below to see how the place looks like:

http://www.checkmycity.com/1588-travel-to-Santa-Cruz-California.html

And here is the city of San Jose, the city where I live in: 

 

[X] Correspondence Chess (“Turn-Based”)

[X] electronic Over-The-Board (“LiveChess”)

[X] physical OTB

[X] some other chess variant (Chess960)

[ ] don’t play chess

Correspondence Chess facilities (major) used during a game { Tick any that apply }

[X] books (i have bought)

[ ] opening databases

[ ] Game Explorer

[ ] the web or other legitimate resource

[ ] none of the above

Correspondence Chess facilities (minor) used during a game { Tick any that apply }

[X]  Analysis Board

Cheating { Tick any that apply }

[ ] get help from 3rd party

[ ] use a Chess Engine

[ ] use End-Game Tables

Ease-of-Play / Multiple Game Management facilities { Tick any that apply }

[X] press SUBMIT to move (i.e. not Touch Move)

[ ] make notes during the game (either on paper or in the Notes tab)

[X] use the Moves tab to rewind the game

[X] use the Details tab to show captured pieces

[ ] use the Details tab to flip the board

[X] display the algebraic co-ordinates on the board

[X] highlight the square of the last move made

[X] use Conditional Moves

Learning Attitude { Tick one }

(X) Determined to improve at chess

(X) Social player

(X) Serious player

Competitive Attitude { Tick any that apply }

[ ] Never resign!

[X] Resign when appropriate

[ ] Let ‘lost’ games time out

Speed of play { Tick one }

( ) Very Fast ( < 3 hours/move)

(X) Fast ( < 6 hours/move)

( ) Average ( < 12 hours/move)

( ) Slow ( > 12 hours/move)

Courtesy { Tick any that apply }

[X] Say “Hi!” (or equivalent) at start of game

[X] Say “gg” (or equivalent) at end of game

[X] Award trophies (sometimes)

Verbosity { Tick one }

(X) Chat freely during game

( ) Chat only if opponent starts chatting

( ) Disable chat

Participation in non-Chess Activities { Tick any that apply }

[X] Post in the forums

[X] Belong to group(s)

 

Hope you enjoyed my profile! Feel free to message me about any changes I should make and opinions! I will try to updated my profile once a month or so. Go chess.com and the glory of chess!