Chess Trivia

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Chess Trivia: Tom Braunlich, the OCF(OKlahoma Chess Federation) State Champion, and the man who designed the emblems for the 2007 & 2008 Frank Berry US Championships. Played a current Executive Board Member in the 1986 Oklahoma Open State Championship Tournament.
Here is the Game, Now who was the Board member?

Board Member ( 2060) Vs Tom Braunlich 2288.

  1. e4 c5 2. f4 e6 3. nf3 nc6 4. Bb5 Nge7 5.o-o Qb6 6.c4 a6 7. Ba4 g6 8.Nc3 d6 9.d4 cd4 10. Qd4 Qd4 11. Nd4 Bd7 12.Rd1 Nd4 13. Bd7+ Kd7 14. Rd4 Nc6 15. Rd1 Nb4 16. Be3 Nc2 17. Bd4 Nd4 18. Rd4 Kc6 19. Rad1 Be7 20. Kf1 Rhd8
  2. Ke2 Kc5 22. Na4+ Kc6 23. R4d3 b5 24. cb5+ ab5 25.Rc1+ Kb7 26. R3c3 Rd7 27.Rb3 Ra4 28.Rb5 Ka6 29. Rb8 Rb7 30. Rc6+ Ka7 31. Rbe8 Ra2 32. Rcc8 Rab2+ 33.Kd3 Bf6
    34.Ra8+ Kb6 35. g4 Kc7 36. e5 de5 37. fe5 Be5 38. Rec8+ Kd6 39. Rd8+ Ke7 40. g5 R7b3+ 0-1
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Berry would be the obvious choice, but since I don’t think you’d have posed this challenge if the answer were that easy I’ll rule him out. We can rule out Goichberg and Polgar because their ratings would not have been that low, and we can rule out Channing because his rating would not have been that high. That leaves Paul and the two Randy’s. With a little research I could find when Paul arrived in the US, but that’s too much work. Bauer was 2100-ish when the MSA started and played in events in Kansas, so him playing in OK a few years earlier with a lower rating is plausible. Hough’s rating is right, but I don’t think he ventured out of CA much. So it’s between Randy B and Paul. I’ve got a 50-50 shot. I guess Bauer.

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Very good deduction Mulfish. Randy Bauer actually went to college in Oklahoma. And played many events. He actually had a tournament that he tied for 1st, over coming 2 Masters.
In 1986 &87 Randy was very active in tournaments. He did several analyses of his best games for The Oklahoma Chess Bulletin.

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Here is a good Chess Trivia, In the 2001 National Open in Las Vegas. Two GMs gave Simuls. Gm. A Baburin (2670) and GM Bu Xaingzhi (2608) Two Brothers played in the Simuls.

Brother 1 (1685) vs GM A Baburin ( 2670) 1-0 His win was the only loss or tie by the GM.

GM Bu Xaingzhi (2608 ) Vs Brother 2 ( 2000) 1/2- 1/2
The only draw, with no loses by the GM.

  Who were these Brothers? What are they doing now?
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This one is devilish, and too tough for me. I tried looking up the tournament on the MSA, but I couldn’t find anyone rated 1685. There are of course lots of people rated 2000, including Don Schultz, but I was too lazy to look for last names and see if any of them have brothers who play chess.

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Oh come on Harry! Every time I see this guy he’s always showing me how he crushed Baburin (the reality is he got lucky) and how he wants to hook everyone with the Fishing Pole. I believe I have a picture clue that includes you too! :laughing:

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Well Chris, your comment was enough for me to figure it out. But I’ll not spoil anyone else’s fun.

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Chris, and Mulfish,
I believe you have them :wink: Chris, anytime you beat a GM rated 990 points higher than you it is a crushing experience :laughing: :laughing: . And you can be sure someone got lucky.
Anyone else know these brothers and what they are doing now? BTW You are right again Mike, you are just to tough. :wink:

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Nobody else guessing, or know who these brothers are and what they are doing now?

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Did I mention that this entire thread is not a USCF Issue. Therefore Harry, you and everyone else who posted here is going to have to be sanctioned. And with any luck, thrown off any forum moderating committees they are on. :smiling_imp:

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I won’t vote to overturn Mulford’s sanction.

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Bring the charge, and I will resign. How foolish of me to think chess trivia belonged on a chess issue forum. :smiley:

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You’re not getting off that easy, my friend. Nor am I. :slight_smile:

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Shucks, the moderators moved this thread out of USCF Issues. Back to work for Harry and me.