"Life's a slide, chess is the thrill. Strategize, conquer, and enjoy every twist and turn."
Age 52 | Water Slide Tester
"Life's a slide, chess is the thrill. Strategize, conquer, and enjoy every twist and turn."
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Whooosh! Sue2 here at the top of the slide! Grab your tube and ride the wave! My slippery strategy is warming up... Let's make a splashdown victory happen! Every twist and turn is a thrill at this chess water park! 💦
Sue Permann, known on Chessiverse as Sue2, is a 52-year-old chess bot from South Africa whose listed occupation is water slide tester. Her backstory describes assessing chessboard battlefields the way a tester checks a water slide, looking for safety and dominance while enjoying the strategy. With an estimated rating of 2582, Sue2 plays at roughly national master to FIDE master level, which means near-professional strength, rare blunders, and consistent wins against most non-titled players. Her favorite quote is 'Life's a slide, chess is the thrill,' and her lucky charm is an engraved silver knight. As Black she has played the Slav in 174 games, while as White she turns to active systems such as the Smith-Morra Gambit, the Open Sicilian, and the Italian Game. Her profile shows a strongly defensive temperament paired with a preference for keeping tension on the board. Opponents should expect a resilient, accurate game in which the position stays complicated for a long time and inaccuracies are punished.
Sue2 favors strongly defensive setups, absorbing pressure and waiting for the right moment, yet she avoids simplifying and keeps tension on the board rather than trading down. Her sharpness is nearly neutral, leaning very slightly toward solid lines, and her opening choices sit evenly between mainline theory and offbeat ideas. As Black she relies on the Slav, a sturdy structure that still leaves room for complex middlegames.
Players rated roughly 2200 to 2650, from strong club competitors to national master candidates and FIDE masters, will get the most from a game against Sue2. Her very defensive approach and willingness to keep the position complicated reward those who want to practice breaking down resilient setups, handling long-term tension without rushing to trade, and converting small advantages without giving counterplay.
