Hi there! I'm Jack.

I'm going to update this regularly, so check back whenever.

Disclaimers:

I am not going to accept your random club invite since I don't know you, and I'm already too busy.

If I don't know you, please don't send me a friend request. At least send me a message first, ok?

If you make a joke, and I take it literally, I most likely do get the joke, and I am not actually concerned. So please just keep rolling with it instead of pointing it out.

I do not play chess anymore. When I did, my account was closed for fair play, and I really don't want that to happen again.

Facts about me:

I am a Christian. God is my everything, and he will be there for me when everything else is gone. I know that no matter what happens, he has saved me, and there is nothing for me to fear. About my username, John 15:13 says that "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." That is what God did for me, he laid down his life so that I could be saved. If you want to know about the greatest being in the whole universe, who died for you to save you from everything you've ever done wrong, message me. God is life, and if you don't have him, you do not have life. I'm on a mission to share God with everyone, so that all may have true and eternal life.

I like chess. I've played my whole life, but only playing seriously from about March 2023 to February 2025.

I play villagers chess. I do free coaching if you want to get better at it, also join the club www.chess.com/club/villagers-chess-club/join

I am a custom variants tester. If you'd like me to review your custom variant, feel free to message me. Include a screenshot and a brief description please. (Update: I have quit the testing team, but I will still help you with your variants.)

I'm in Stoa speech and debate, which is one of my favorite things ever, it has the best people and everyone is friends with everyone else! (I finished 98th in debate last year out of over 750 teams!)

If it seems like I am so happy that I'm going insane, that's because there is no other way to express my joy and gratitude for God, and for my amazing friends.

I have 7 siblings. Yes, they are a handful, but it is a blessing from God.

Some Cool People:

If you're not on here, I'm sorry, but I have so many great friends, it's really hard to choose just a few.

@Idril_CelebrindaI My sister. Also my debate partner. I love playing variants with her, she's one of the few people who can occasionally beat me at villagers chess.

@Bsrti The head of the variants server, we play together sometimes. He's the guy I turn to when I get too full of myself and beat everyone, I can't beat him at anything.

@AidanMckinnon A really cool guy. I know him from speech and debate, he beat me in the finals of our last chess tournament together after beating my sister in semis. (Update: I beat him once, and now he's scared to play me, claims we both know that he's better.) (Update: He continues to say it everytime we see each other irl.)

@Kingsgambit_Unknowngamer3 Sometimes the definition of crazy, sometimes a very bad chess player, sometimes a great friend. He always brags that he'll beat me and never does. I know him from Stoa, at least he's good at that.

@ShinetheLight2 A super encouraging friend who's always kind to everyone no matter what they think, and always ready to brighten up your day with God's love.

@SusieMacd04 Update: @ESE_04 Why did you change your username? Anyway, a great friend to talk to and to stay up late chatting with. So yeah, she's the source of much of my bad sleep habits.

@Ezraand07 Update: @ESE_07 This guy is always there for when you need someone smart to jump and and bring order to the chaos. Very logical and smart all the time, and a reliable friend.

@Emma_Lynnae Update: @ESE_09 What a great friend. I really can't begin to describe how awesome she is. But yeah, just like the rest of the notorious Todd gang. Be warned, all of you.

@Maethehuntress The 3rd member of the notorious Todd gang. Also the shortest. (Please don't kill me, Abby) She's also super fun to talk to, play Mafia with, and just about anything else.

@AlasseEstel You will not meet a nicer girl in your life. She is always so encouraging, wise, and responds perfectly to every situation that I see her in.

@Avabava10 I don't really know where to begin. She is one of the most friendly, encouraging, God loving girls I ever met. She declared war on me, so we are now officially frenemies. But I love talking to her, doing our role play game, and literally anything else CHT related. Ava, you are truly a gift from God. (Why did you close your account???)

@Dranyam00 He's a smart and interesting guy, we also play variants together. Sadly I don't see him very much anymore, but I'll still remember him as quite possibly my first good online friend.

@Morgoth_Belegurth No words are sufficient.

My favorite clubs:

There used to be more but I'm not into clubs anymore, my life is just so good they mostly seem worthless.

https://www.chess.com/club/christian-homeschool-team This club is one of the oldest on chess.com, and it has the best forums ever. Especially the memes forum. It also has the BEST people ever. And I mean that.

https://www.chess.com/club/the-great-war-of-jack-vs-ava This is a war game club that me and my friend @Avabava10 are running, it's turning out to be a ton of fun. Join if you like war, but not if you don't have a decent amount of time to spend on it, it takes a lot of attention.

https://www.chess.com/club/villagers-chess-club A club for villagers chess, my favorite variant! We have tournaments periodically, and they are loads of fun.

Quotes (Cheesy/Funny/Wisdom):

The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what we want most for what we want now.

Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you do criticize him, you're a mile away, and you have his shoes.

Your mind is a garden, your thoughts are the seeds. you can grow flowers, or you can grow weeds.

Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift that is why it is called the present.

Being an adult is like folding a fitted sheet. No one really knows how.

If you're waiting for people to deserve your forgiveness, you may as well wait until you deserve God's forgiveness.

I stayed up all night wondering where the sun went.

It's bad luck to be superstitious.

Been outside too long, had to come touch keyboard rq

Oh, and here's a great poem I got from @sealteamaquaa

in a field of yellow flowers
underneath the sun
bluest eyes that spark with lightning
boy with shoes undone
he is young, so full of hope
reveling in tiny dreams
filling up his arms with flowers
right for giving any queen
running to her, beaming bright
while cradling his prize
a flickering of yellow light
within his mother's eyes
she holds them to her heart
keeping them where they'll be safe
clasped within her very marrow
dandilions in a vase
she sees love where anyone else would see weeds
all hope is found, here is everything he needs
fathomless Your endless mercy
weight i could not lift
where do i fit in this puzzle?
what good are these gifts?
not a martyr or a saint
scarcley can i struggle through
all that i have ever wanted
was to give my best to You
Lord search my heart
create in me something clean
...dandelions...
You see flowers in these weeds
gently lifting hands to heaven
softened by the sweetist hush
a Father sings over His children
loving them so very much
more than words could warrant
deeper than the darkest blue
more than sacrifice could merit
Lord, i give my heart to you
Lord search my heart
create in me something clean
...dandelions...
You see flowers in these weeds

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