Hello everyone. I live in the USA. I've been a chess player for 14 years now. 6 of them have been competitive. Not only am I a chess player on chess.com, I am also a member of lichess.org. I've had the opportunity to compete against some rather strong opponents in my time. Including Candidates Runner Up and who will be challenging Ian Nepomniachtchi, Ding Liren. He and I have a 1-0-1 record with one another and I hope to someday have our tie breaker. The game you see above was played on August 18th, 2022 on lichess.org and my opponent was the 19th highest rated female player in the USA. GrandMaster Sabina-Francesca Foisor. I had the white pieces and opened with 1.d4, she responded with 1...f5 signaling the Dutch Defense. While I haven't played against the Dutch Defense for some time, I had a fairly simple idea that, originally when I had trained for this particular set up, I had prepared 2.g3 which often has successful positions. While there were some mistakes on my part, I am quite pleased with the completion of the game in my victory.

I have also had the opportunity to compete against Fabiano Caruana, Alexander Lenderman, and Mackenzie Molner. As a tournament chess player, I often prefer to play 1.d4 but I also play 1.e4 and 1.c4. As black I respond with the Sicilian Defense, and 1....e5 depending on whether or not my opponent plays the Ruy Lopez, the Italian, or the Scotch. Against 1.d4, I play the Nimzo Indian, the Queens Indian, the Bogo Indian, the King's Indian, and the Grunfeld which has to be one of my favorites.

When I'm not playing chess, I am a nerd and proud of it. I love Pokemon, DBZ (original, kai, and super), I love star wars, harry potter, anything to do with fantasy. I am a huge fan of greek mythology. I love biology. My occupation is in healthcare and I will be attending nursing school soon, Some of my favorite sports are bowling, table tennis, badminton, golf, boxing, martial arts, and I am also very active. I enjoy Deadlifting, Bench Pressing, Power Lifting, Leg Pressing, and Squat Pressing.

If anyone would like a game of chess, please feel free to send me a game challenge, a friend request, and or a message. I'd be happy to play.

McBlunderNuggets2022