I enjoy playing chess.
I like to play humans, not chess engines.
It's my brain against yours, not someone else's.
Whenever possible I like to re challenge players so we both have a chance to play white and black.
I will claim timeouts immediately if Move Timeouts < 3 days.
'If the water in a pool is not moving, it becomes stagnant and muddy,
but if it stirs and flows, it becomes clear again, the same is true of a person on a journey.'
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