Friedrich Volkmann, Vienna, Austria http://www.volki.at/
See my HP (in German) for mountaineering in Lower Austria and for my pet line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nxe4.
Nobody was able to refute that line yet. The books keep ignoring my work, though.
I rarely play chess these days, because I realized that I can't get better by normal means any more.
It would take a lot of time and money. Much effort, no benefit. So I use my spare time for my other interests.
On ICC, I just play 1 or 2 games for distraction every now and then.
Chessplayers would benefit a lot from Fischerandom, because they would save a lot of time (preparation). Unfortunately, most people dislike whatever they don't know.
If you are an arbiter, don't read my last note.
I hate arbiters. They behave like self-declared gods. They terrorize the players. They take most of the money. They don't even know the rules. Let's have a revolution and get rid of them!
| Type | Rating | Best | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Wild | Rating | 2080 | Best | 2118 (31/Jan/2006) |
| Type | Blitz | Rating | 2568 | Best | 2790 (19/Sep/2004) |
| Type | Standard | Rating | 2535 | Best | |
| Type | Bullet | Rating | 2225 | Best | 2273 (30/Apr/2006) |
| Type | Crazyhouse | Rating | 1729 | Best | |
| Type | 5-minute | Rating | 2281 | Best | 2476 (01/May/2006) |
| Type | 1-minute | Rating | 2123 | Best | 2123 (02/May/2006) |
| Type | 3-minute | Rating | 2183 | Best |