Not Summer 1980-1982 or: How do you learn all German car registration numbers? 1) The Chess Bundesliga As reported, I had found a club that guaranteed me a regular place in the 1st Chess Bundesliga. I was allowed to play on the 6th board. Team matches in chess are played on a total of 8…
This title may sound strange. I am explicitly addressing all those who keep asking me whether I still have my betting shop. And I don’t want to give an additional excursus on aggression, its causes and its meaning, but this question triggers some in me. There are several reasons why this is so: a) The…
Well, this topic is really highly sensitive. As soon as a player talks about his bankruptcy, every honourable citizen is guaranteed to bring out the admonishing finger that he has kept in his pocket for a while out of respect and point it at me. “You see, I always knew. Gambling brings ruin. I always…
1) A very special kind of tournament preparation The tournament in Graz was over. The summer was also gradually coming to an end, for September was beginning. The German Chess Federation had temporarily taken a cuddly course with me and appointed me to the German National Team (for Graz) as well as providing me with…
One model and two bookmakers – together 4 winners Christian Maier, who I felt was my best friend at the time (I don’t mind him being my best friend to this day), came from Freiburg. And celebrating birthdays together became a tradition at some point. So I inevitably had the pleasure of getting to know…
My three passions with five expressions So there were a few passions that I indulged in my life. These were called playing, playing and what was the third? Yes, playing. So more specifically, I always played a game and played it to excess. Then I was gripped by a passion that made me forget everything…
Two blocks of diamonds and a calculator 1) Yamb My studies in Freiburg consisted of pursuing my passions. And for the attentive reader, my passions have already shone through here and there: Playing, playing, playing. Not only that there was playing day and night, and that is absolutely no exaggeration. A few hours a day…
The course of the years 1987-1990 was not at all as boring as appearances might suggest. I was not capable of true and pure solidity anyway. And my life as an employee also had its peculiarities. First of all, the pride of getting a job at all, and immediately at that, prevailed. However, I readily…
World Junior Team Championships Graz 1981 Hardly any time to recover, but what did I need that for? Life goes on and my head never got a rest anyway. Besides, it was of course a huge challenge and also a great honour. I was one of the best 6 juniors in Germany in chess! It…
1) A halved pair of golden dice My chess career had come to nothing, at least the dream of being able to earn enough money to live on was over just in time. I had earned some money, could just about keep my head above water, but I also had to keep up the little…
