Enjoying retirement after practicing law for 37 years.
CapilanoBridge(GM) kibitzes: This isn't math. You cannot calculate this to the end.
GM Igor Smirnov: There are club players who can solve complicated tactical puzzles yet they do not really understand chess.
TheMissingLink(IM)(103): you may be old, but even an old alligator still got some tricks :P
Currently reading two fine chess books: Mastering Chess Strategy by Johan Hellsten, and Recognizing Your Opponent's Resources by Mark Dvoretsky
Emanuel Lasker: Search for the combination that brings home your advantage. Believe in the existence of that combination and seek to discover it. And, if you have searched in vain 100 times--continue.
Favorite chess book: The Art of Positional Play by Sammy Reshevsky.
The first one to get angry---loses.
When I get in a tactical mood I enjoy studying the games of Kasparov, Tal, and Polgar.
The blunders are all there on the board waiting to be made--Savielly Tartakower.
| Type | Rating | Best | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Wild | Rating | 1026 | Best | |
| Type | Blitz | Rating | 1595 | Best | 2010 (20/Jun/1998) |
| Type | Standard | Rating | 1561 | Best | 1861 (24/Sep/2003) |
| Type | Bullet | Rating | 1623 | Best | 1677 (12/Dec/1999) |
| Type | Loser's | Rating | 1539 | Best | |
| Type | 5-minute | Rating | 1657 | Best | 1657 (16/Jul/2007) |
| Type | 1-minute | Rating | 1222 | Best | 1325 (17/Dec/2004) |
| Type | 3-minute | Rating | 1234 | Best |