Knightguy
Lynn
Indiana, United States 
Member Since: Jan 11, 2008
Last Login: Nov 8, 2009
Profile Views: 2197
Points: 1229
Status: Rethinking, again. (15 days ago)
Birthday: May 31, 1955
Occupation: Healthcare
About Me:
I taught myself to play chess at age 6 or so and I have loved it ever since. Fred Reinfield was an early mentor using his books. In the past few years or so I have become determined to improve my game and committed to study it, as I have the time. I want to be a better positional player and am working on my positional understanding. I have improved my tactical play so I am pleased with that. However, putting the two together (tactical moves and positional understanding, tactics accomplish the strategic plans) I am only slowly improving. It is one thing to see a great tactical move, it is another to win a difficult game against an opponent who sees the same moves and has their own STRATEGY. Openings, I simply try to play good chess moves and have not memorized many opening lines. With White, I usually play either the English (c4),Catalan (d4) or Reti (N-f3), but am relooking at e4 as more to my style of play. With Black I tend to play the Sicilian (1...c5)or Alekhine (1...N-f6). My desire is to learn, improve and have fun, I take my chess seriously, but not too I think, life is a balance with Jesus Christ as my Lord and my center.