wicksta85

Speed Bump
The Nasty 'Nati, Ohio,, United States

Member Since: Jul 20, 2008
Last Login: Nov 20, 2009
Profile Views: 2967
Points: 697
Status:   Sycamore chess: 1-0 Personal record:1-0 (8 days ago)

Homepage: www.chess.com/groups/home/free-chess-help

Birthday: Mar 20, 1993

Occupation: student

USCF Rating: 1379

About Me:

Hi, I'm Wicksta85, a.k.a. Speedbump.  I am a high school junior in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.  In school, I enjoy math, and of course lunch!  In my spare time, I play a considerable amount of chess, along with a few other hobbies.  I thouroughly enjoy playing Ultimate frisbee, and my team travels throughout the midwest.  In addition, I enjoy my church youth group, Younglife, and tennis.  I am also a huge sports fan; my favorite teams are the Cincinnati Bengals, Reds, and the NC State Wolfpack. 

While playing chess, I generally open with e4.  As black, I play the tarrasch against d4 and kings pawn openings against e4.  My rating is most likely near 1400 USCF.  Also, I am currently 2nd board on my high school chess team.  Our team has been champions of our league the last 5 years, going a combined 83-1-6.  Hopefully we can repeat last year's undefeated season again this year!

Online, I tend to take a more professional approach to the community.  I am hoping to major in finance in college, so the practice can't hurt!  I am currently looking at the University of Alabama, Auburn University, and Clemson University.

And feel free to join my chess group, Free Chess Help!

http://www.chess.com/groups/home/free-chess-help

Enjoy!

-Wicksta85

 

wicksta85's Latest Blog Post

Improve Your Rating- 7/19/09

Submitted by wicksta85 on Jul 19, 2009 4:47pm.

Well, the articles in this series seem to grow less frequent as time progresses, so I'll do one when I can. In a few recent games of mine, I've encountered an opening pattern that can be seen from many different opening paths. The main characteristic...Read more »

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