Wildman's Chess Games

After my brother-in-law, Roger, taught me how to play chess when I was 16, I became fascinated with the game, playing anyone willing among friends and acquaintances, and players in local parks. I began reading chess books, and 6 months later, in 1965, began competing in tournaments.

Over the years, I worked my way up from a class E rating to class A, plus an expert rating in postal chess. I ended all rated play in 1978, frustrated that I couldn't achieve further improvement, and over too many blunders after hours of good play. Also, my interests were shifting toward the food- and science-oriented subjects that became my life's work.

I credit my chess experience with winning my most important battle, that with the NYC Parks and Recreation Dept. Commissioner Henry Stern and his team, where the media served as the chessboard, after undercover park rangers arrested and handcuffed me for eating a dandelion in Central Park in 1986.

Here are a few of my most interesting games. The analysis is my own, but it's from the time of the games, so some of the comments about the openings may be out of date.

"Wildman" Meets Bobby Fisher

Home, The Games

"Wildman's" Chess Games

		"Wildman" at the Chessboard In his apartment in Hillcrest, Queens, NY, 1977 Chess trophies in background

After my brother-in-law, Roger, taught me how to play chess when I was 16, I became fascinated with the game, playing anyone willing among friends and acquaintances, and players in local parks. I began reading chess books, and 6 months later, in 1965, began competing in tournaments. Over the years, I worked my way up from a class E rating to class A, plus an expert rating in postal chess. I ended all rated play in 1978, frustrated that I couldn't achieve further improvement, and over too many blunders after hours of good play. Also, my interests were shifting toward the food- and science-oriented subjects that became my life's work. I credit my chess experience with winning my most important battle, that with the NYC Parks and Recreation Dept. Commissioner Henry Stern and his team, where the media served as the chessboard, after undercover park rangers arrested and handcuffed me for eating a dandelion in Central Park in 1986. Here are a few of my most interesting games. The analysis is my own, but it's from the time of the games, so some of the comments about the openings may be out of date. "Wildman" Meets Bobby Fisher

The Games
Brill-Ostriker, Second Long Island Open, 1973 J. Andrews-Brill, American Postal Chess League Championship, 1973 T. Junas-Brill, American Postal Chess League NY-MA Invitational Match, 1973 Early-Brill, Metropolitan Congress Amateur Championship, 1975 Saltzberg-Brill, Marshall Chess Club Tournament, 1975 Brill-Sagona, ESCA Unlimited Cash Quad 45/90, 1976 Home, Back to the Top

"Wildman's" Chess Games

The Games