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Robert Burger

Number of games in database: 16
Years covered: 1953 to 1976
Overall record: +8 -6 =2 (56.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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ROBERT BURGER
(born Jun-21-1931, died Feb-06-2019, 87 years old) United States of America

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Last updated: 2019-02-28 03:40:15

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A J Fink vs R Burger 0-1201953Mechanics Institute CC v UC Berkeley matchC44 King's Pawn Game
2. R Burger vs L Spinner  1-0131953North-South California MatchC15 French, Winawer
3. W E Kaiser vs R Burger 0-146196162nd US OpenB28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation
4. A Bisguier vs R Burger  1-050196162nd US OpenA31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation
5. R Burger vs J Blackstone 0-139196162nd US OpenB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
6. R Burger vs S Tresz  1-029196162nd US OpenC41 Philidor Defense
7. K Bendit vs R Burger  0-128196162nd US OpenA00 Uncommon Opening
8. R Burger vs T Weinberger  ½-½51196162nd US OpenB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
9. R Burger vs C Henin  1-034196162nd US OpenB01 Scandinavian
10. R Burger vs R Byrne  0-135196162nd US OpenC00 French Defense
11. J G Sullivan vs R Burger  1-049196162nd US OpenD55 Queen's Gambit Declined
12. Fischer vs R Burger ½-½151963SMX San FranciscoC33 King's Gambit Accepted
13. Fischer vs R Burger 0-1141964AnalysisC57 Two Knights
14. Fischer vs R Burger 0-1121964Simul, 50bC57 Two Knights
15. R Burger vs J M Miller 0-1291973SimulB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
16. A Soltis vs R Burger  1-0241976National Chess LeagueC78 Ruy Lopez
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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-25-05  aw1988: Burger. *drool*
May-06-05  fgh: Do you want a Burger, or maybe a Beer? Or maybe you prefer an Ale? Anyway, you can also listen T Music! Such an rich site.

:-)

May-06-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: I Wanna Burger W Fry
May-06-05  fgh: But why not A Fish, which is such an delecious food?!

:-)

Feb-10-06  McCool: At least he beat Fischer, c'mon.
Jun-21-12  talisman: beat Fischer in 14 moves??...Happy Birthday.
Apr-06-13  Conrad93: He didn't beat Fischer. That was an analysis of a specific variation.
Mar-13-16  KID Slayer: Medium-rare Burger please?
Mar-13-16
Premium Chessgames Member
  beatgiant: <KID Slayer> Far from rare, it was done to a turn in Alekhine vs V Berger, 1932
Feb-28-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  FSR: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/s...
Apr-04-21  vonKrolock: "Robert Burger demonstrates his new threemover for NZZ Part 1" - in the presence of Uri Avner and some American composers YouTube 3 minutes video https://youtu.be/GVXZ4cfowXo

*NZZ = "Neue Zürcher Zeitung"

Sep-20-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  keypusher: <FSR> That is one hell of an obit. Thanks for sharing.

All: an excerpt. But read the whole thing.

<Although he originally considered becoming a priest, his plan changed when he met and fell in love with his best friend's cousin from Chicago, Theresa. They married in 1954, had 10 children, and remained in love for the next 64-1/2 years. Together they built their life in Berkeley (over 30 years) and Arcata, yet Bob was always a San Franciscan at heart.

Bob's eclectic interests and his passion for knowledge permeated his life. He pursued a career in editing and writing, and founded and ran the successful San Francisco advertising agency, Burger, Felix and Wood. He authored, co-authored, and ghost authored over thirty books, in areas ranging from health and nutrition, to wine, marriage and chess.>

Sep-21-21  Z truth 000000001: Ten kids?! That's a hell of a lot of kids!

There's also this:

<In their many travels Bob and Theresa spent time in Boston, where Bob became fascinated by the history of the city and "Freedom Trail," a blue line painted on the side walks that leads tourists along a path of historic sites. >

I always thought the Boston Freedom Trail being red - quite a lot of it being bricks inlaid in the sidewalks.

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Sep-21-21
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  perfidious: To go from a lifetime vow of celibacy to ten children is what one might call a turnabout.....
Sep-21-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  Dionysius1: Sounds like the vows were only in his head "considered becoming a priest" covers a lot of states of mind.
Mar-14-22  Burgerclare: That's my Dad - the "mysterious, snaky, sneaky, brilliant maestro" as Jude Acers so accurately described him. My Dad was a Renaissance man, a storyteller, a chef, a poet, a writer, an inventor. He made us laugh everyday. A positive thinker. He was 21 when he met my gorgeous Mom while she was visiting her cousins in California; then he hitch-hiked out to Chicago to get her to marry him in 1954. He and his best friend, Mac McClain, took Bobby Fisher in as a teenager in SF in like '60. My Dad started the Gold Rush Trail in SF, had an advertising agency in SF, wrote hella books, and still made us pancakes in animal shapes, took us running, wrote us poetry, had us make wine with him, told us stories, and loved us all. He especially loved my Mom, Theresa. I love thinking about him. Thank you
Oct-05-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  keypusher: < Burgerclare: That's my Dad - the "mysterious, snaky, sneaky, brilliant maestro" as Jude Acers so accurately described him. My Dad was a Renaissance man, a storyteller, a chef, a poet, a writer, an inventor. >

Cool, thanks!

I really enjoyed <The Chess of Bobby Fischer>.

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