buzzymind Member since Aug-08-05 · Last seen May-22-13 I was an 1800 player 25 years ago. I played in about 6 or 7 tournaments to reach that rating which could have been a bit deflated as I was a young, improving player at the time. But, at the time, I was a top Michigan Junior player and played Michigan Champions. My late grandfather, George Eastman is in the Michigan Chess Hall of Fame winning the state title 8 times. He was also Toronto champion six times spanning from the 20’s and 30’s. He was Canadian champion in 1931. He played some of the legends, Alekhine, Fine, Reshevsky to name a few. I got into the IT field 25 years ago and I didn’t have much time to devote to chess. Now, I’m getting back to chess as time permits.

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Feb-01-08 Nunn vs J Van der Tuuk, 1986    buzzymind: <dzechiel>, After 37. d4 f3 38. b4 and now if 38.      Sep-07-06 Judit Polgar vs I Rogers, 1993    buzzymind: Also in my above comment, we may consider that white doesn't even need to play 46. fxe6. He may be better off leaving the e-file closed, maybe 46. f6.      Aug-02-06 A Kovacevic vs Kramnik, 1991    buzzymind: <Brent> Yes, of course it is always better to avoid mate quickly. I don’t have a chess board or a computer, but from what I can see off the bat is perhaps after 38. e3      Mar-30-06 S Kuemin vs R Staechelin, 2005    buzzymind: <Sleepeyeguy> I also saw your line 19.c7 d8 20.d7      Mar-23-06 Kasimdzhanov vs Judit Polgar, 2005    buzzymind: <The17thPawn> I was wondering the same thing how 49.e8+ leaves the queen hanging. But, I was thinking the same as some others here. I actually picked the immediate ...      Feb-10-06 Larry Evans vs Uhlmann, 1971    buzzymind: Like some others here I thought of 36. f7. Not that I didn't consider 36. xg5, I liked 36.      Feb-07-06 Hromadka vs Tarrasch, 1922    buzzymind: Like others I saw 29.h6.      Nov-08-05 Ed Lasker vs F Englund, 1913    buzzymind: <patzer2> Yes, I don't have this kind of a computer and I don't have a board with me right now, but I was thinking along the lines of your #1 line if black were to play 15...c6. The idea is after black goes Qc7, white can strive to double the rooks on the e file, white's Q ...      Oct-27-05 Karpov vs G Needleman, 2005    buzzymind: Just maybe I’m getting my old playing strength back (I haven’t played serious chess in 25 years but at the time I was 1800 rating, but 2000+ strength as I was young and improving). I’m not expecting to ever be as good as my grandfather (George Eastman, Michigan Champion 8 times), ...      Oct-24-05 Anand vs Van Wely, 1997    buzzymind: The position reeks of a potential zugswang from the get go (maybe this weeks theme?). Just look how black is tied down. This is probably why I saw this quickly. Whenever things are tied down, zugswang becomes a possibility and should be explored. Now, sure Bd6+ wins, because the ...

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