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Ervin Tan
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 
Member Since: Feb 1, 2009
Last Login: Mar 18, 2010
Profile Views: 3173
Points: 2159
About Me:
Alright, no bio data is going to be revealed here. If you want to know my personal things, send me a message ;)
So far, I've only joined two OTB tournaments, and I fared very badly in my first one, when I knew nothing about chess. Now, after the second tournament, I won 3 out of 6 games, not bad compared to my first one. My opening lines did not fail me. It was my middlegame and endgame which brought me down........
I play chess almost every day. Why? Well, of course it's because I have fallen deeply in love with chess. I am mesmerized by its beauty and artistic value, as well as the spectacular and wonderful product of the human brain, the very essence of chess. Okay, I'm also quite into literature :)
If you want to play with me, you're welcome! Just don't be a bully. I also don't bully people, so don't come knocking at my door and then spread the word that I bullied you. My real rating is around 1800, so I accept players from 1400 to 2000. I'm quite busy, so the time limit should be 5 days. Or more. I'm quite generous when it comes to trophies, so if you want one, tell me, and you'll get one. Now do you wanna play with me? :)
If you followed my previous homepage text, you should know I was trying to improve my middlegame. Got some chess books from friends, and they have helped, I dare say. I also find the Tactics Trainer and Computer Workout quite useful. I'm also getting familiar with the middlegame positions which arise from my openings. I gather the ideas and variations. It's working!
Also, here's a game I played with an opponent in Live Chess recently. My heart was beating so fast! This wonderful game was abound with tactical explosions. I play this line against the Sicilian; it works for me. I do not know its name, so if you do, please enlighten me. Thank you!
This one is the Tarrasch against the French. Any opinions? Feel free to give some.
Alright, that's all! I know this is quite lengthy, so thank you for reading this. Really!