¡Hola! Soy Jesús...

Hello,

My name is Jesús Morales and I am a proud ajedrecista from the fertile central valley of California. I have recently recaptured the hobby of my youth and now endeavor to become the better chess player in my adulthood.

Sadly I have been described as an unambitious player with a penchant for defense. I have yet to achieve an ELO rating and my close companion is defeat. Never the less, in this state I have, more times then not, been reminded of a quotation in time.

"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill

I am building a repertoire of literature as well as other forms of instructionals such as this very forum and most astutely plowing through them. I am a better chess player now then I was last month or even last week. Furthermore I hope to be a better chess player next week and even tomorrow. With that in mind, and the hope for a more victorious future, I make my move.   1.  e4...

My short bio:

When not studying chess I enjoy pondering American English grammar and I dabble in linguistics when I have time. I have a ridiculously uncanny fear of technology. But I own an mp3 player, use my ATM more then frequently and make a living at a computer station; so ultimately I have become just another whore to the machine. (Please forgive my breech in language.) I have recently come into an enjoyment of abstract mathematics on a purely recreational level. And finally above all else, I enjoy pouring over the ancient texts (and their modern translations) of my Christian faith.

As for literature, I am engaged in an love affaire with science fiction and can also be caught flirting with classical American horror from time to time. Two of my favorites are “Battlefield Earth” and “Something Wicked This Way Comes. “

With music I span the gambit between Electric guitar and the cello, as long as it is melancholy in mood.

Aside from chess, weight lifting is my only other means of stress relief.