O-O

I'm O-O /oh-dash-oh/ (Kingside Castle Notation), I started playing chess as a hobby and now I am fascinated by the game and it's complex strategies, and concepts. I plan to get good, in fact I have some very ambitious goals. I am more of a spectator of chess though I plan to get better and become more of a player, I also have a goal of looking through every single game José Raúl Capablanca has played.

I am a huge fan of José Raúl Capablanca, he is my favorite chess player. Here is a picture of him. (Also he is my chess.com profile picture and he is also my chess.com background.)

José Raúl Capablanca (Right), Emanuel Lasker (Left), This is a photo of the Amazing José Raúl Capablanca versus the Almighty Emanuel Lasker in 1921. Capablanca won the match by a score of 9-5 (4 wins, 0 losses, 10 draws) to become the third World Chess Champion. He would hold this World Champion title up until 1927 in which he lost to the Great Alexander Alekhine.

My Favorite Quote by Capablanca: "You may learn much more from a game you lose than from a game you win. You will have to lose hundreds of games before becoming a good player." ~ José Raúl Capablanca”

I like this quote because I struggle with losing, me and many other people take losing like a shot to the gut. Believe it or not I have heard how others are when it comes to losing and some people take the hit harder than others, but losing gives me a feeling I have yet to overcome. However Capablanca makes losing feel okay… in fact he makes me feel like it’s normal, which is how it should be.

One of my biggest issues is I don’t play a lot of chess so lack of consistency equals lack of improvement. During the 2 months I went from around 400 elo to 1200 I was playing every single day, then one day I just stopped I became fixated on my elo I thought of it as an Identity which may seem overdramatic but when you put a lot of time into something with a number you are not content with it gives you a very discomforting feeling. I hope to come back to chess with a better and more sound mentality and mindset. 

This is a picture of José Raúl Capablanca being sculpted by Gleb W. Derujinsky, Who was a very famous sculptor with some of his most famous sculptures being sculptures of people like Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and even John F. Kennedy.

A picture of the Talented José Raúl Capablanca playing multiple games of chess with multiple boards in a simul. 

This picture displays the Amazing Capablanca in this simul he played 65 boards against 84 opponents, ending with a score of 48 wins, 5 losses and 12 drawn games in the span of 6¾ hours.

This concludes my Chess.com profile. I hope to get more involved in the chess community, as I have never been involved in a community of people who share the same interest as me, though chess seems different hopefully whoever is reading this knows I am an ambitious person with ambitious goals and looking to make new friends who have an interest in chess and especially chess history.

Rest in Peace - José Raúl Capablanca
(1888-1942)