User Profile: Thrajin

Thrajin
Member since Mar-07-06 · Last seen Nov-29-09

Greetings, salutations, and what's up! I'm James. These days I make my living managing government proposals, and playing/composing music on the side; I'm also in love with chess. I believe there is a correlation between chess and art that transcends our current level of understanding. I aim to be creative on the board, and my tendency is to continually present difficult problems for my opponent to test his/her ability. Sometimes I succeed like the great romantic players of old; other times I fail dismally. Such is the life of an artist.
I have an ongoing project, for my own amusement really: Using Chessmaster's Personality Setup, I have been constructing personalities of formidable GMs (and non-GM players of quality caliber) who were not included in the standard Chessmaster lineup. I have spent literally hundreds of hours compiling opening books unique to each personality (based on their winning games -- I obtained my information from the databases of Fritz/Chessbase, Chessmaster, and Chessgames.com, and each opening book contains moves from EVERY SINGLE GAME I could find by that player, in which that player won). In addition, I have done intense research on each player's style, which I used to create their various settings (attacker/defender, positional/tactical, piece value, etc.) for Chessmaster. So far, I have complete opening books and personalities (and pictures as well, in all cases but a few) for the following players:
Michael Adams, Evgeny Alekseev, Ulf Andersson, Levon Aronian, Maurice Ashley, Yuri Averbakh, Etienne Bacrot, Evgeny Bareev, Thomas Wilson Barnes, Alexander Beliavsky, Joel Benjamin, Pal Benko, Pavel Blatny, Viktor Bologan, David Bronstein, Walter Browne, Bu Xiangzhi, Magnus Carlsen, Rudolf Charousek, Ivan Cheparinov, Edgar Colle, Emil Joseph Diemer, Leinier Dominguez-Perez, Jan Hein Donner, Alexey Dreev, Vugar Gashimov, Boris Gelfand, Svetozar Gligoric, Florin Gheorghiu, Gioacchino Greco, Alexander Grischuk, Ernst Grunfeld, Boris Gulko, Isidor Gunsberg, Pentela Harikrishna, Vlastimil Hort, Hou Yifan, Robert Huebner, Humpy Koneru, Dmitri Jakovenko, David Janowski, Sergey Karjakin, Rustam Kasimdzhanov, Alexander Khalifman, Ratmir Kholmov, Lousi-Charles LaBourdonnais, Joel Lautier, Ljubomir Ljubojevic, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Geza Maroczy, Tony Miles, Henrique Mecking, Alexander Morozevich, Hikaru Nakamura, David Navara, Rashid Nezhmetdinov, Ni Hua, Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu, John Nunn, Alexander Onischuk, Jonathan Penrose, Alexander Petrov, Andre Philidor, Albin Planinc, Ruslan Ponomariov, Lajos Portisch, Teimour Radjabov, Krishnan Sasikiran, Carl Schlechter, Alexander Shabalov, Tal Shaked, Ivan Sokolov, Jonathan Speelman, Rudolf Spielmann, Howard Staunton, Leonid Stein, Sultan Khan Mir, Peter Svidler, Mark Taimanov, Emory Tate, Veselin Topalov, Carlos Torre-Repetto, Wolfgang Unzicker, Loek Van Wely, Milan Vidmar, Alvis Vitolinsh, Andrei Volokitin, Wang Hao, Wang Yue, Gerard Welling, Xie Jun, Xu Jun, Artur Yusupov, and Vadim Zvjaginsev.

If anyone would like an opening book from my collection, or would like the personality file and picture for a player, feel free to email me: thrajingmail.com

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   Thrajin has kibitzed 900 times to chessgames [more...]

   Nov-25-09 Open Defence chessforum

Thrajin: Thank you for the friendly remind about our game, Sangeeta. I've made my move accordingly.

   Nov-21-09 Thrajin chessforum

Thrajin: <just a kid>, I just put you in for two more matches. Nice game. You missed a piece-winning shot on move 17 (I'll let you figure it out). ;-)

   Nov-17-09 Resignation Trap chessforum

Thrajin: Thrajin: <Resignation Trap>, your name has been mentioned in a chessbase article! Congratulations. http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

   Nov-16-09 James Kulbacki

Thrajin: <Resignation Trap>, your name has been mentioned in a chessbase article! Congratulations. http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

   Nov-13-09 Carlsen vs Ponomariov, 2009

Thrajin: <tamar: For a real Tal tribute, Magnus should have shown up in full Haz-Mat outfit, then played this sterling game.> Haz-mat? That sounds more like an Ivanchuk tribute to me!

   Nov-09-09 Reichert vs E J Diemer, 1950

Thrajin: <MaxxLange: these guys were not Grandmasters> True, but for me Diemer's games are so much more appealing than those of many grandmasters. He had great tactical awareness and could find ways to press the action in almost any position, for better or worse.

   Nov-06-09 Carlsen vs Morozevich, 2009

Thrajin: Huge time advantage for Carlsen. Not sure if he can make effective use of it in this type of position though, or if Moro will have any trouble making 15 moves in 30 minutes.

   Oct-29-09 Red October chessforum

Thrajin: <meth0dSNK: lol u guys are crazy how do i open my own forum> Surely a 2700+ chess player's mind can figure that one out.

   Oct-23-09 Morozevich vs Adams, 2001

Thrajin: <SirChrislov>, Michael Adams is known in chess circles as "The Spider" because of his precise and constricting play.

   Oct-21-09 A.G. Argent chessforum

Thrajin: <A.G Argent>, Glad to have you on the gameknot team. Go forth and kick ass!

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Oct-09-09		Thrajin: <chessamateur>, Hello Ben. I think about you often when I visit chessgames. Though I am disheartened to hear that you aren't doing well, I am glad to see a response from you after not hearing from you in a couple months. I was beginning to worry, based on how serious your condition is. Please drop by and keep me posted as often as you'd like. If you ever have the strength and inclination to play chess again, you're always welcome to join our gameknot team; we'd love to have you. I sincerely hope you continue to fight the good fight and overcome the formidable obstacles that have been placed in your life's path. I'll always be rooting for you, and I can promise you that you'll always find encouragement when you visit this page. Hang in there, friend. - James

Oct-09-09		Jimfromprovidence: James Sure, I'll take a look-see on what you guys do over on gameknot. Thanks Jim

Oct-10-09		WannaBe: Are tablebase allowed for endings in corresp. chess games??

Oct-11-09		chessamateur: <Thrajin> Thanks so much for the kind words. Its good to be on here again even for a little bit. I will let you know a little bit more what is going a little later as I'm quite exhausted and need sleep. -Ben

Oct-15-09		Thrajin: Here's a very interesting puzzle I came across recently in a training match I played against a chess engine (I was on the losing side of this game). White to play: click for larger view 34.?

Oct-15-09		Thrajin: Game from previous message pasted below: [Date "2009.10.14"] [White "Sultan Khan Mir"] [Black "James"] [Result "1-0"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.h3 Na5 9.c3 Nxb3 10.axb3 Bb7 11.d3 Nd7 12.Nbd2 f5 13.exf5 O-O 14.g4 c5 15.Ne4 h6 16.b4 cxb4 17.Qb3+ Rf7 18.cxb4 Qf8 19.Be3 Rc8 20.Nfd2 Qd8 21.Nc3 Nf6 22.Rac1 d5 23.Nf3 Bd6 24.Bc5 d4 25.Ne4 Bb8 26.Qe6 Nxe4 27.dxe4 Qf6 28.Qb3 Kh8 29.Nh4 Rd8 30.Ng6+ Kh7 31.Rc2 Re8 32.h4 Rd7 33.g5 hxg5 34.f3 g4 35.fxg4 Qf7 36.Qf3 Kg8 37.g5 Red8 38.Qh5 1-0

Oct-17-09		chessamateur: Hi James, I just wanted to update you on my condition a little. The general consensus (though I have my doubts at times) is that my condition is not dangerous now however is it one of great suffering. Fortunately the IBD is under control now but the IBS is ravaging. I won't get to into but I;m a ton of pain all the time and have very little energy. I'm working with another nutritionist and just got the results from a food sensitivity test (LEAP test). Hopefully this will help but I should know soon. In the meantime I try to stay occupied as it helps. I had been playing poker at bars for awhile and now have recently gotten back into chess. Played in the Maryland Open recently and got 4/5 though I played quite badly. Played a simul against GM Roman Dzindzichashvili yesterday and lasted 60 moves. Maybe I'll post the game. In closing... I just hope I didn't give you the wrong impression with my first message about not doing well. I'm really not so I can't lie but from a danger point so they say its not bad anymore. If your wondering I know weigh about 170. P.S. Might join the gameknot team depending on how often do you play? -Ben

Oct-17-09		Thrajin: <chessamateur>, I suppose that's a mixed bag of news there. I am glad to hear that your life is not in danger, though I can empathize with your chronic pain (mine comes in the form of severe migraine headaches, though they have been getting better with medical help). I do hope that a specific diet plan can help you. I've heard many stories of people who have cut certain things out of their diets and then their health dramatically improves. I wouldn't mind seeing your game against Roman D.; lasting 60 moves is pretty commendable. About the team: Our gameknot team (Team Chess Games) is basically an extension of chessgames.com, in that we promote community, player interaction (including mentoring, analysis etc.), and team spirit. Each player on the team has his/her own schedule, so as captain, I cater to everyone's preferences, and we haven't had any problems so far. If you join our team, I'll ask you a few questions: How many games are you willing to play simultaneously? (even if you say "zero" you can still join - we have a few members who don't play, but like to watch the games and chat); What is your preferred time control? How much notice, if any, do you need before playing a team match? Our team is really flexible. Gameknot is set up so any number of members can play in a team match; it doesn't have to be everyone. Some of our players are currently involved in 3 matches , while others have been playing the same match for months.

Oct-17-09		dakgootje: <even if you say "zero" you can still join - we have a few members who don't play, but like to watch the games and chat> awesome! xD Think it is interesting to see how you all have been so very succesful. I mean, of course, the team rocks, but it's not as if the assigned opponents are that much worse rating-wise.

Oct-28-09		chessamateur: 1. Team matches - yes 2. I don't know, what is the usual amount of games people play at once? I know in the chessgames.com tourney I was playing 4 max. I think I could handle that but don't think I would want to go over that and if so not by much. 3. Longer than 7 days is good for me. Between 7-14 days would be good. P.S. You'll see in the Simul that Roman didn't play up to par and I promptly made a few bonehead moves under pressure even though I saw the right move. I'll have to annotate what I was thinking during it sometime.

Oct-29-09		Pyke: Hi <Chessamateur>, welcome aboard and enjoy your stay!

Oct-31-09		chessamateur: <Pyke> Thanks, hope I do well.

Nov-01-09		Open Defence: btw weaponofchoice-gangstaman is a French MacCutcheon :)

Nov-01-09		Thrajin: <Open Defence>, I will watch with great anticipation to see how you handle the white side of such a sharp opening.

Nov-01-09		Open Defence: well I hate fighting against my own weapons of choice... which is why I open 1.d4 more and more these days, on a lighter note.. today when I wanted to sign on to gameknot I was typing www.weaponofchoice.com in the browser heheehehehe

Nov-01-09		Thrajin: <Open Defence> Is it a coincidence that www.weaponofchoice.com has a picture of the Taj Mahal in the upper left? :-) I mean, what are the chances, right?

Nov-01-09		Open Defence: hehehe!

Nov-13-09		NakoSonorense: My opponent right now is a slowpoke. I am available, so please take me into consideration if a new team match opens up.

Nov-13-09		Thrajin: <NakoSonorense>, absolutely I will. Thanks for the notice.

Nov-20-09		just a kid: Please get me some more games!I always play better when it comes to the team...

Nov-20-09		just a kid: For Example check out this game [Event "Team match"] [Site "http://gameknot.com/"] [Date "2009.11.17"] [Round "-"] [White "jefmans"] [Black "rookie879"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1574"] [BlackElo "1510"] 1. c4 e5 2. e3 g6 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. d5 Nce7 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. Nge2 f5 8. O-O Nf6 9. e4 f4 10. b4 g5 11. c5 g4 12. cxd6 cxd6 13. Bd2 h5 14. Rc1 h4 15. f3 g3 16. h3 Bd7 17. Bb5 Nh7 18. Bxd7+ Qxd7 19. a4 Ng5 20. Nxf4 exf4 21. Bxf4 Nxh3+ 22. gxh3 Qxh3 23. Qe2 Bd4+ 0-1 My opponent admitted he didn't see 23...Bd4+

Nov-21-09		Thrajin: <NakoSonorense>, I just put you in for a new team match. If the opposition accepts it should be starting very soon, just letting you know.

Nov-21-09		Thrajin: <just a kid>, I just put you in for two more matches. Nice game. You missed a piece-winning shot on move 17 (I'll let you figure it out). ;-)

Nov-21-09		just a kid: Yeah 17...Qb6+.Pyke told me.

Nov-24-09		Open Defence: Hi James! your time is down to 3 days in our game, dont delay the move on my account :)

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