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Robert D Zuk

Number of games in database: 89
Years covered: 1969 to 2000
Last FIDE rating: 2270
Overall record: +32 -28 =29 (52.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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ROBERT D ZUK
(born May-14-1947, 78 years old) Canada

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Robert Dennis Zuk is an FM. He won the 1970 British Columbia championship and tied for 1st again in 1984. He won the Ottawa RA club championship in 1983. User: thelittleboyblue can sometimes be seen chatting about his own games.

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 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 89  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. R Zuk vs R Kerr  ½-½381969British Columbia ChampionshipD25 Queen's Gambit Accepted
2. A Ludgate vs R Zuk  ½-½461969British Columbia ChampionshipE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
3. J Berry vs R Zuk  1-0461969British Columbia ChampionshipA15 English
4. P Biyiasas vs R Zuk  0-1471969British Columbia ChampionshipB50 Sicilian
5. R Zuk vs A Hill  ½-½241969British Columbia ChampionshipA65 Benoni, 6.e4
6. R Zuk vs R Collier  1-0271969British Columbia ChampionshipA81 Dutch
7. R Zuk vs F Schulz  1-0491969British Columbia ChampionshipD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
8. R Zuk vs J Berry  0-1431969British Columbia-ch playoff 4th placeA57 Benko Gambit
9. J Berry vs R Zuk  ½-½651969British Columbia-ch playoff 4th placeA04 Reti Opening
10. R Zuk vs R Vogler  1-0271970New Westminster CC chC03 French, Tarrasch
11. R Zuk vs M Potoma  1-0501970New Westminster CC chB10 Caro-Kann
12. R Zuk vs R Vogler  ½-½471970TornadoA13 English
13. R Zuk vs S Pakosta  1-0441970British Columbia ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
14. R Zuk vs E Macskasy  1-0461970British Columbia ChampionshipD59 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower
15. A Zaradic vs R Zuk  0-1381970British Columbia ChampionshipD01 Richter-Veresov Attack
16. Suttles vs R Zuk  1-0451970British Columbia ChampionshipA00 Uncommon Opening
17. J Berry vs R Zuk  ½-½371970British Columbia ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
18. B Harper vs R Zuk 0-1391971Halloween OpenE97 King's Indian
19. R Zuk vs Suttles 0-1571971B C OpenB06 Robatsch
20. A Hill vs R Zuk  0-1321971British Columbia opE97 King's Indian
21. R Kerr vs R Zuk  1-01051971British Columbia ChampionshipA01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
22. R Zuk vs R Hanlen 1-0331971Canadian OpenB40 Sicilian
23. R Cardoso vs R Zuk 0-1441971Canadian OpenB94 Sicilian, Najdorf
24. R Zuk vs S Wuntschek 1-0371971Canadian OpenC87 Ruy Lopez
25. R Zuk vs S Pakosta  1-0581971Canadian OpenC64 Ruy Lopez, Classical
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-14-04  ruylopez900: Sweet, another Canadian. His game against Harper is known as the tomb game...his little claim to fame I guess :)
Jun-14-04  Woodpusher: This guy doesn't like to draw!
Jun-14-04  ruylopez900: And that's a good thing! Does anyone know if this guy was titled?
Jun-14-04  refutor: FIDE Master - http://www.fide.com/ratings/card.ph...
Jun-15-04  ruylopez900: Thanks refutor. From that ID card: current/last rating:  2270
Jun-16-06  Theologue: He played in B.C. until 2004, then I don't know where he went. You could ask Stephen Wright (http://www.chessbc.ca/).
Jan-20-08  mack: Am I right in thinking that this chappie once went an incredibly long period without losing a competitive game? 115, or somesuch?
Jul-13-08  Boomie: <mack: Am I right in thinking that this chappie once went an incredibly long period without losing a competitive game? 115, or somesuch?>

Yasser perpetuates this story to emphasize how formidable Bob was in the early 70's. He seemed to win every Northwest tourney for about 3 years. Unfortunately illness interrupted his progress and he was never able to return to his former strength. I knew Bob pretty well in those days. He, Peter Biyiasis and other BC luminaries crashed at my pad when they were in Seattle.

Jul-13-08  brankat: <Boomie> Since You knew Bob Zuk, perhaps You could write a short Bio and submit it to CG.com guys.
Jul-13-08  whiskeyrebel: I got paired with Mr. Zuk once at an Oregon open around 30 years ago. Ordinarily I'm eager to play a strong master, but after having watched him win tournament after tournament for years in Portland as a kid, I was terrified. I played a feeble center-counter against him and got wiped off the board.
Jul-13-08  Boomie: <brankat: <Boomie> Since You knew Bob Zuk, perhaps You could write a short Bio and submit it to CG.com guys.>

Someone from BC chess would be a better choice. I don't have any info which usually goes into bios here.

Jul-18-08  ForeverYoung: I recall that Mr. Zuk played an impressive game vs. Jay Collins from an Oregon Open in the early '80s.
Dec-13-08  whiteshark: D Zuk sounds like <express train> in German.
Mar-24-12  wordfunph: "Yasser, control the e5-square and all good things will flow."

- FM Robert Zuk (to youngster Yasser Seirawan)

Source: Learn from the Grandmasters by GM Raymond Keene

Dec-17-12  thelittleboyblue: Wondering about Zuk Winter. I played in Washington open in January 1970 and won 7-0. In that period I play many tournaments in Washington, Oregon, and B.C. Canada. I had better success in US than I did in Canada. There are a lot of myths going around about the number of games that I supposedly won in a row. I don't recall how many it was but as I had success in that period the number of won games grew like pinnocio's nose. Still alive and hanging tuff. Bob Zuk

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