madpawn
London, England 
Member Since: Mar 28, 2008
Last Login: Nov 20, 2009
Profile Views: 2359
Points: 674
Status: On holiday ; few days - back soon. Keep pawns hot! (3 months ago)
Birthday: Nov 20, 1955
Occupation: Teacher
About Me:
I became a keen player in my late twenties, but had to give it up, for a great many years, for family reasons. I have begun to play again recently and I want to enjoy my game and make friends whilst doing so. Nimzowitch is my main influence, but I also love the games of the old masters; Morphy, Andersson, Spielmann, Alekhine, Petrosian, Fischer, etc. I love to play chess and have a banter with like minded players who share my somewhat Pythonesque sense of humour. I believe that chess is about solving problems not just on the board but real life problems. If there were more chess players in governments, we would all be mates.
Submitted by
madpawn on Oct 12, 2009 2:12pm.
Well, it was inevitable. Having started many years ago as a purely tactical player, throwing pieces at the enemy until I had only my elbow and an ear lobe to deliver checkmate... for some reason I turned into a fussy, cautious positional player.
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