Matt Nicholson.
Canadian National Master. Paramedic.
I’m not the greatest player in the world but I’m getting better lately. My peak rating was 2346 but I probably needed to lose a few games at that level before I got used to playing against players that strong. I think I’ll probably do better at that level next time I compete. My current rating is 2304 and I feel like I actually deserve it.
I wish I could play in more real world tournaments. ICC is consolation to some extent. A big pet peeve of mine is that most games are 5-10 moves of theory, followed by 2 or 3 serious moves, and then another 60 moves closing out a clearly winning position. In real tournaments people resign sooner, and if they don’t at least I have the satisfaction of watching them suffer.
Maybe we’ll meet OTB one day!
-Matt Nicholson