Hugh_T_Patterson
Johnny Genocide
San Francisco, CA, United States 
Member Since: Aug 14, 2007
Last Login: Nov 7, 2009
Profile Views: 5647
Points: 1324
Status: Loving my wife more with each passing day! (9 months ago)
Homepage: myspace.com/noalternativerules
Birthday: Nov 16, 1960
Occupation: Professional Guitar Slinger and Chemist
About Me:
I am the guitarist for the legendary punk rock band No Alternative. I also play under the name, Blind Orange Johnny, doing old school Blues. Music has been very good to me and allows me to pursue my second favorite pastime chess. Yes, I'm a chess junkie. It drives my wife and bandmates nuts. I also write about chess on my page "The Art Of Chess" which can be found at:
http://theartofchess.blogspot.com/
Personality wise I am like Dr. Gregory House (I swear they modeled his character after me). I'm a know it all who does side work as a consultant to designers and engineers where I get paid to be an know it all. I love my wife, dog and cat.
I am in the recording studio most of my work week working on a new No Alternative CD and I need a way to stimulate my brain. This is where chess comes in. I play for at least three hours a day. I love the game and all of it's complexities. There is no other game that comes close to chess. If I had the time I would play in tournaments and build up my rating. I am an aggressive player. I'm still an average player but hope to improve my game.
Submitted by
Hugh_T_Patterson on Oct 17, 2008 9:48am.
I've read a lot lately regarding chess players and their chess software, namely attempts to beat their computers. I decided to do a bit of research and present a very basic atricle on some strategies useful for beginners. As always, I remind...Read more »