cu8sfan Member since Mar-22-04 I live in <Switzerland>. I've been playing chess since I was eight with some breaks in between. At present I am 33. I was in <New Orleans> a couple of years ago and visited Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1 without knowing that Paul Morphy was buried there. I would have loved to visit his grave and pay homage to him. If you're new to this site these are some places you should check out to find out what we do on this site: Oleg Romanishin, City of Moscow, Raymond Keene, ?, Beer, Raymond Allen Weinstein, John Homer Stapfer, Charles Storey, Game Collection: Chessgames.com members in action, User: nikolaas Before I forget: Chess isn't my only passion. <Go Cubs!> This will be the year! Amen to that!!! cu8sfan's Tournament Prediction Game on Chessgames.com is taking a break in 2007. Our friend and fellow User: YouRang has taken over for the Wijk aan Zee tournament. Recent winners: 2005 - User: acirce 2006 - User: iron maiden The final standings predictions are done by User: lostemperor. E-mail to cu8sfangmx.net

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Nov-09-09 Reichert vs E J Diemer, 1950    cu8sfan: It's always a refreshing surprise when the Queen survives a Monday puzzle. :-)      Oct-29-09 Kibitzer's Café    cu8sfan: <tpstar> Those were the days... (-:      Oct-20-09 YouRang chessforum    cu8sfan: Yup! It definitively looks like you need to practice winning against the Phillies a little more...      Oct-15-09 E Berg vs Leko, 1995    cu8sfan: Thank you, cg.com, for honoring my suggestion. A beautiful finish indeed!      Sep-28-09 Fine vs Dake, 1933    cu8sfan: Is this the Arabian Mate? [DIAGRAM] I know many mating patterns but not their names. Where can I find them?      Sep-22-09 Illescas-Cordoba vs Adams, 1992    cu8sfan: The g5-h7# combination was very present in my mind as I've just won a game with it on Gameknot. :-)      Sep-16-09 O C Moen vs A Livner, 2008    cu8sfan: <To me, this could have been a Monday puzzle, the tactics were too easy to spot.> I think the reason that this is not a Monday is the fact that there are too many other tempting lines that need careful checking.      Sep-10-09 cu8sfan chessforum    cu8sfan: My games are up: Spassky vs M Bieler, 2009 (check out the picture) and Morozevich vs M Bieler, 2009 .      Sep-04-09 Uhlmann vs R Schoene, 1991    cu8sfan: <Athamas> Ah, yes, the Knight is en pris as well. Thank you.      Sep-03-09 Morozevich vs M Vachier Lagrave, 2009   cu8sfan: <dTal: Can somebody please tell me what the point of 35 .. a4 was? What's wrong with 36. bxa?> According to Maxime Vachier Lagrave in <New in Chess, 2009/6>, the idea is 36.bxa4 b4! ...

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 46 OF 46 ·  Later Kibitzing > Jul-10-09    talisman: <Jim Bartle> laughed out loud! cu8sfan has got to tell his strategy. maybe he can insist on playing in the ping pong room like bobby did for game 3??? Jul-17-09    cu8sfan: :-) Thank you all! The game will be played in the great hall of Zurich Main Station. If it's too loud I will play under protest. Jul-29-09    Open Defence: hi, your time left is less than 2 days for your move in our Gameknot game, all the best in Zurich!! Jul-30-09    Open Defence: Hi I thought I saw you online yesterday at gameknot, your time is down to 23 hours! Jul-30-09    cu8sfan: Thank you, <Open Defence>. I'm on a tight schedule. It's difficult to handle work, two time intensive hobbies, lady cu8sfan and many, many friends at once. :-) Aug-02-09    Open Defence: <lady cu8sfan> you mean cu8sfan-fan :) Aug-03-09    Benzol: <cu8sfan> How are you my friend? Aug-06-09    cu8sfan: I am taking the simul against Boris Spassky seriously! I had a preparatory simul against Alexander Morozevich today. I lost horribly! But still, August will be the month I play not against one but two world class players. Morozevich was kind enough to sign his book for me. I'll be playing in the Zurich tournament beginning this Saturday. Will I meet any of you there? <Benzol>? <Open Defence>? Aug-07-09    Open Defence: we will be cheering for you, though I cannot be there in person ALL THE BEST! Aug-07-09    tpstar: <Marcel> Good luck!! Here's a helpful tip: don't capture ... Bxh2. ;>D Whatever the result, that would be a great entry for Game Collection: Chessgames.com members in action 2 Aug-07-09    Benzol: <cu8sfan> <Will I meet any of you there?> Only if I win at Lotto. Good luck against Spassky and watch out for the Kings Gambit. :) Aug-10-09    cu8sfan: Well, round 1 didn't go as planned, let's hope today will be better. Aug-11-09    cu8sfan: 2 wins against lower rated opponents, 2 losses against higher rated ones, so far I am playing my rating, no more, no less. Aug-12-09    cu8sfan: 2 heart-breaking losses today. What really bothers me is that I am yet to be paired with a player that is within 150 points of my rating. NOT FAIR! Aug-15-09    cu8sfan: 3.5 out of 9 - not what I was hoping for. My chess was bad but it was a wonderful tournament. Can't wait for my game against Spassky now. Aug-23-09    cu8sfan: Playing Spassky was great fun. He had a mean demeanor in the beginning but started to loosen up towards the end. I lasted 30 moves which was my goal. And he DID play the King's Gambit against 1...e5. Aug-23-09    Open Defence: congrats for your play in the simul! commisserations in our game, things were very even until I was able to trade a rook for 2 pieces and after 17.fxg4 which game me a lot of pressure against your King Aug-23-09    Jim Bartle: Are we going to see the moves?? (I hope.) Aug-23-09    cu8sfan: <Open Defence> I'm going through a bit of a dry spell. I am playing badly and lost about 30 points in my last tournament. Well, I don't get to play often in the summer time, I think things will get better in fall. :-) Aug-23-09    cu8sfan: <Jim Bartle: Are we going to see the moves?? (I hope.)> I'm just about ready to send the pgn to cg.com. Aug-24-09    zanshin: <cu8sfan> I saw the pictures of the simul. Spassky looked white-haired and mean ;-) While we're waiting for <CG> to upload them, maybe you could post the pgn in your forum? Aug-25-09    Benzol: Looks like two games from the Spassky simil are already up Spassky vs NN, 2009 and Spassky vs Stoeri, 2009 Aug-25-09    cu8sfan: <Spassky vs NN, 2009> It's unfortunate that I was not able to get all the full names. Maybe TWIC will have them... Sep-10-09    cu8sfan: My games are up: Spassky vs M Bieler, 2009 (check out the picture) and Morozevich vs M Bieler, 2009. Sep-10-09    Benzol: <cu8sfan> is more than just a patzer. :) Jump directly to page #    (enter number from 1 to 46) < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 46 OF 46 ·  Later Kibitzing >		Take the Premium Membership Tour

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