Howdy! My style is dry and I apologize if I bore you into a blunder. I love chess history and own over 100 chess books. Unfortunately, that didn't help me to develop into a titled player -- must've been a lack of natural talent!
My other interests include politics, sports, foreign languages and comic books. Person in my avatar is not me but my favorite chess personality, Vassily Ivanchuk (small picture so he might be difficult to recognize).
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