G'day! I'm Ricardo Bedin Franca, TheHeadMan from 2000 to 2004. I'm aged 31, my hometown is Floriano'polis (Brazil) and after a pack of years in Toulouse (France), I'm living in Sao Jose dos Campos, again in Brazil.
More than one opponent complained about my bad chess, which shouldn't suit even a FM. I'm trying to play at an acceptable level but I'm not a pro!
This note is to remember Planck the Chinchilla, who was a good friend who had to leave way too early.
Here goes my behavioral code for playing in ICC:
I won't ask for a takeback, and I might give takebacks if my mood is good enough for this (and if there are no BettingBot chips involved)
When short of time in a winning position, I might offer a draw, but you don't need to accept it! Conversely, I might accept a draw when winning on time in a lost position, but i might refuse it, too...
| Type | Rating | Best | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Wild | Rating | 1718 | Best | |
| Type | Blitz | Rating | 2160 | Best | 2722 (29/Nov/2009) |
| Type | Standard | Rating | 2242 | Best | 2250 (11/Feb/2014) |
| Type | Bullet | Rating | 1912 | Best | 2312 (24/Oct/2010) |
| Type | Crazyhouse | Rating | 1775 | Best | |
| Type | 5-minute | Rating | 2351 | Best | 2401 (02/May/2018) |
| Type | 1-minute | Rating | 2127 | Best | 2443 (24/May/2010) |
| Type | 15-minute | Rating | 2092 | Best | 2092 (24/Jul/2018) |
| Type | 3-minute | Rating | 2099 | Best | 2318 (22/Mar/2018) |
| Type | Chess960 | Rating | 1658 | Best | |
| Type | 25-minute | Rating | 1500 | Best |