While my name is Thomas, and I don't know squat about the game, I'll be the last one to proclaim myself a guru...
Meaning of names - in chess
Aaron - a patzer, if ever there was one
Adam - tells everyone that "chess sucks", secretly plays Chessmaster every day
Albert - a rusty oldtimer, will kick your butt if you are not careful
Alexander - participates in chess tournaments only to flirt with the girls
Andrew - a naive woodpusher, goes for Scholar's Mate every time
Anthony - a French defence buff, pretty dangerous in the endgame
Arnold - a chess hooligan, slams the pieces into the board
Bradley - expert strength player, plays boring openings though
Brandon - an opening specialist, needs to work on the middlegame
Brent - hates chess, will punch you if you ask him why
Chad - capable of downing unbelievable amounts of brew during the game
Christian - claims to be GM strength, noone has ever seen him play
Christopher - a gracious loser, easy to beat, too
Cody - weird guy, carries a miniature chess set with him at all times
Craig - likes to give you odds of a pawn or two, then loses
Daniel - offers draw all the time, go figure
David - keeps losing won games
Dennis - tenacious player, fights to the very end
Derek - strong endgame player, average otherwise
Donald - a coffehouse player, likes to tell stories during the game
Douglas - will not play chess unless given at least knight odds
Edward - chess addict, will badger you for a game for ever
Erik - an immensely wealthy guy, collects antique chess sets
Evan - trained by a chess coach, an insufferable buffoon
Frank - likes to talk about chess, and... yeah, just talk
Gary - grandmaster material, will beat you blindfolded
George - a duffer in the endgame, otherwise quite good
James - could become a grandmaster, but for his lazy attitude
Jared - a strong tactician, weak in the endgame
Jason - claims to be a patzer, in fact an expert strength player
Jeremy - a Sicilian specialist, almost a grandmaster
John - likes to spice up brilliant play with inexplicable blunders
Jonathan - envokes the touch-move rule in blitz, would you believe
Justin - likes to boast about his wins, did not learn the en passant rule yet
Joshua - an unimaginative player, rarely makes mistakes though
Joseph - chess and alcohol don't mix, enough said
Keith - an average woodpusher, plays terribly slowly
Kevin - a chess hustler, pure and simple
Kyle - owns tons of chess books, a consummate theoretician
Magnus - a future world chess champion, stay out of his way or be crushed
Matthew - a future grandmaster, if trained non-stop for the next 20 years
Michael - never finishes a game, always claims timeouts
Nathan - not to be underestimated, a Caro-Kann expert
Nicholas - suspected of cheating by many, in fact a very capable player
Patrick - opens with 1.a4, no comment
Paul - a great strategist, loses it completely in complex positions
Richard - an expert to some, a patzer to others
Robert - a kingside attacker, never castles
Ryan - more interested in girls than in chess
Samuel - complains about the unfairness of ratings, arbiters, players, pairings, etc
Steven - walks away from a game to get a brew, never returns
Thomas - a self-proclaimed chess guru, doesn't know squat about the game
Timothy - a decent enough player, often gets into time trouble
Wesley - an enthusiastic little patzer
William - can get really upset after losing a game, watch out
i love brent. anyway why did you come up with that list, did you make character up for a chess novel you are going to write?

Bizarre how all the names are Anglo male. Could we at least get a Vladimir, a Luis and an Alexandra?
ok,.. I'll try
Alexandra --> Prefers bishops over knights
Luis --> Knows the basic rules. Poor loser. Better at coaching football
Vladimir --> Prefers to play at night
Antoinette --> The bitch of the board
Afaf --> One of the pretiest female chessplayers
Alia --> Sings while playing
Dacio --> Plays romanticly
Daisy --> Does more quaking then playing
Dora --> Adventerous moves
Jill --> Plays at home against her husband because he likes chess. She honestly doesn't care.
Lakeisha --> Always shows up on tournaments with her lovely sister Leticia
Laura --> Cheats, kicks you under the table, pulls hair, lies.
Madonna --> A bit of a showoff
Mae --> Yes you can.
Mathilda --> Unbeatable. Off the board very nice girl
Olga --> Bold player, will go for an attack on the king every time.
Ventura --> Content with a draw, also content with losing.
Vikki --> Not really good at chess, keeps beating male opposition for some reason
Xen(i)a --> Warrior of and on the board
Yelena --> Average player, lets her children win to let them gain confidence. Her husband loves that, but is unknowing that she treats him the same.
Yvette --> Keeps moving the opponents pieces.
Zelda --> Keeps losing the Queen

Could this be done with nicknames or is it limited to names only?
lol, I dont think that this is meant as a serious post...So do as you please :-D

Aaron - a patzer, if ever there was one
Adam - tells everyone that "chess sucks", secretly plays Chessmaster every day
Albert - a rusty oldtimer, will kick your butt if you are not careful
Alexander - participates in chess tournaments only to flirt with the girls
Andrew - a naive woodpusher, goes for Scholar's Mate every time
Anthony - a French defence buff, pretty dangerous in the endgame
Arnold - a chess hooligan, slams the pieces into the board
Bradley - expert strength player, plays boring openings though
Brandon - an opening specialist, needs to work on the middlegame
Brent - hates chess, will punch you if you ask him why
Chad - capable of downing unbelievable amounts of brew during the game
Christian - claims to be GM strength, noone has ever seen him play
Christopher - a gracious loser, easy to beat, too
Cody - weird guy, carries a miniature chess set with him at all times
Craig - likes to give you odds of a pawn or two, then loses
Daniel - offers draw all the time, go figure
David - keeps losing won games
Dennis - tenacious player, fights to the very end
Derek - strong endgame player, average otherwise
Donald - a coffehouse player, likes to tell stories during the game
Douglas - will not play chess unless given at least knight odds
Edward - chess addict, will badger you for a game for ever
Erik - an immensely wealthy guy, collects antique chess sets
Evan - trained by a chess coach, an insufferable buffoon
Frank - likes to talk about chess, and... yeah, just talk
Gary - grandmaster material, will beat you blindfolded
George - a duffer in the endgame, otherwise quite good
James - could become a grandmaster, but for his lazy attitude
Jared - a strong tactician, weak in the endgame
Jason - claims to be a patzer, in fact an expert strength player
Jeremy - a Sicilian specialist, almost a grandmaster
John - likes to spice up brilliant play with inexplicable blunders
Jonathan - envokes the touch-move rule in blitz, would you believe
Justin - likes to boast about his wins, did not learn the en passant rule yet
Joshua - an unimaginative player, rarely makes mistakes though
Joseph - chess and alcohol don't mix, enough said
Keith - an average woodpusher, plays terribly slowly
Kevin - a chess hustler, pure and simple
Kyle - owns tons of chess books, a consummate theoretician
Magnus - a future world chess champion, stay out of his way or be crushed
Matthew - a future grandmaster, if trained non-stop for the next 20 years
Michael - never finishes a game, always claims timeouts
Nathan - not to be underestimated, a Caro-Kann expert
Nicholas - suspected of cheating by many, in fact a very capable player
Patrick - opens with 1.a4, no comment
Paul - a great strategist, loses it completely in complex positions
Richard - an expert to some, a patzer to others
Robert - a kingside attacker, never castles
Ryan - more interested in girls than in chess
Samuel - complains about the unfairness of ratings, arbiters, players, pairings, etc
Steven - walks away from a game to get a brew, never returns
Thomas - a self-proclaimed chess guru, doesn't know squat about the game
Timothy - a decent enough player, often gets into time trouble
Wesley - an enthusiastic little patzer
William - can get really upset after losing a game, watch out
a few of them were so funny.i burst into laughter.thanks.

Aww was disapointed in my description (Michael) haha . Probably somewhere inbetween Timothy and Wesley. Fun thread though
N2UHC wrote:
Isaac - Wants his name defined in a thread on chess.com
Come on give me a real definition

I'm a Robert. While I'll happily attack the kingside if the opportunity presents itself, I usually only do so after castling.
My first impression was that this list might be a description of the lobotomized computer "players" in the Chessmaster series, so I first checked to see if Muldoon was listed. I checked my name only after seeing that he wasn't there.
I see Magnus in the list, but are most of these names actual Chess.com players?
Thanks for the vote of confidence about my endings, but a French Defense buff?! lol
oh andy...you came and you gave without taking..but i sent you away ohh...andy...(from a barry manilow song)