Retired Electronic Engineer, now playing chess regularly again after a lapse of over 30 years.
I've been studying a lot of openings and their defenses online. Other than that, I use the computer only as a means of access to the games - the moves, good or bad, are all my own work.
Will claim timeouts unless notified you have a problem moving in time.
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