interview with GM Snuggles McFuzz
and all this time i thought there was no real chess going on in colorado, but it turns out, there is a grandmaster living right in my own home town. he is right in my own home! so i took the opportunity to interview GM McFuzz over a cup of tea, during a casual game (which he won, by the way, playing the “snuggles gambit” pawn shaman talked about, where he takes the pawn and bishop and then rolls all over the board.
chessloser: thanks for your time and allowing me to interview you. ok, first question: beef feast or tuna feast?
GM Mcfuzz: tuna feast. i hate beef feast, you know i won’t eat that crap.
cl: what do you think about the politics in chess, the uproar in the USCF and all that? is there a place for it, or does it ultimately have nothing to do with actual chess being played around the world?
GM Mcfuzz: feed me.
cl: do you think chess could ever be “mainstream”, like poker, being covered on the sports channels, or will it always be a “fringe” interest?
GM Mcfuzz: pet me.
cl: where do you see chess in 5 years? will it change much with all the computer support and technology and databases?
GM Mcfuzz: pay attention to me.
cl: do you have any favorite players, alive or dead, whose games you try to emulate?
GM Mcfuzz: pay attention to me or i’ll knock over important stuff and scratch your damn stereo speakers!
cl: if morphy were playing today, how well do you think he would do?
GM Mcfuzz: i’m gonna dip my tail in your tea.
cl: ok, thanks for your time, one last question, are there any blogs or chess sites you read frequently?
GM Mcfuzz: hey, what’s that over there? *gets up and goes into another room, then lays down and takes a nap*
Edwin said,
January 3, 2008 at 8:56 am
Man, i’m a sucker for cats. I just love those animals. And i loved this post. GM Mcfuzz Looks like one great cat to me.
Jown Kawasika said,
January 3, 2008 at 9:48 am
What does your first name mean? What’s the origin?
pollychess said,
January 3, 2008 at 1:03 pm
LOL. I will have to post a funny cartoon on my blog about cats and chess!
blunderprone said,
January 3, 2008 at 1:31 pm
I have three cats.
(1) The old man… arthretic and on his nineth life after suffering liver disease, seizures ( on heavy barbituates) and a second story tumble out a window. He sits with me while I do ICC and Tactics. I can beat him now… but only because he’s on drugs.
(2) The wise talker…. sleek black siamese female who will kibits during a game. She tempts fate but knows how to avoid getting caught. unlike :
(3) Trouble on fur… maine coon cat… with colors similar to GM McFuzzy. 15 smashed christmas balls was her record this year. She’s all taactics and no strategy. Runs around the house burbling and chasing nothing. Today, we discovered she’s moved to smashing ceramics.
Tacticus Maximus said,
January 4, 2008 at 3:37 am
Chessmaster Garfunkel and his friends
Liquid Egg Product said,
January 4, 2008 at 8:21 am
Wow. This is just somewhere in the realm between funny and strange. Just as I like it.
i’m gonna dip my tail in your tea.
I’d have more respect for GM McFuzz if he didn’t win through intimidation.
peteydaddy said,
January 4, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Dude, this is hilarious stuff. And I don’t even like cats.
chessloser said,
January 4, 2008 at 6:57 pm
edwin - he looks like a great cat, but he is really just a great pain in the ass. thanks though, i’ll tell him….
jown kawasika - uh…which first name?
pollychess - yes, please do…
blunderprone - you describe your cats excellently, hilarious…
tacticus maximus - that is one bad ass looking chessmaster there, i bet he beats those dogs at all the games…
liquid egg product - i dont’ respect him at all. glad you liked the post, i go for the bizarre and ridiculous now and then….
peteydaddy - cool, thanks, glad you liked it…
jown kawasika said,
January 4, 2008 at 9:48 pm
I meant your given name chess loser
chessloser said,
January 5, 2008 at 8:45 pm
jown - well, my actual real given first name is italian, it was my grandfather’s name. all other first names i go by are made up….
Jown Kawasika said,
January 7, 2008 at 1:00 pm
So what brought you to Fruita?
Wahrheit said,
January 8, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Hey Jown, his given name is “chess” and his family name is “loser,” so I leave it to you dude to figure out where he got the given name…
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