RichardHayden
Richard Hayden
Ashburn, VA, United States 
Member Since: Jul 23, 2007
Last Login: Nov 20, 2009
Profile Views: 1535
Points: 245
Status: Back in a week or so (2 months ago)
Occupation: VP with software product company
BCF Rating: 190
About Me:
I used to play competitively over the board as a teenager and in college. My last BCF rating (circa 1986) was 190. My style and opening repertoire was no doubt influenced by one of my first chess books "My 60 Memorable Games" by Fischer. I still play the Najdorf Sicilian and Modern Benoni as Black, although as White I'm now exploring the English. I 'retired' temporarily (I thought) when postgraduate research took priority, but one thing lead to another and I didn't play chess again ... until I joined chess.com in 2007. Now I'm 'shaking off the rust' and getting ready to use my chess brain again. I hope to play at a standard around 2200.
Submitted by
RichardHayden on Jul 25, 2007 8:06am.
In response to a question on what you should think about before you move ... As an experienced player, here is my ten-step thought process when playing over the board ...1. Did I lock the car?2. I wonder if there is any food for sale?3. What IS ...Read more »