On Oct 30, 3:30 pm, SBD wrote:
On Oct 30, 1:58 pm, Taylor Kingston wrote:



I'm not sure I understand the reference to Gunderam. As far as I'm
aware, the only Gunderam system is in the Panov-Botvinnik Attack line
of the Caro-Kann: 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6, and now 5.c5
is the defining move of the Gunderam. Is 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Qe7 also named
for Gunderam?

I think so, and since I don't waste my time on videos and such, I
haven't looked at this. But there is also at least one Gunderam
defense in the BDG that I know of. Its the defense with Bf5 correct?

Checking my books on the BDG, the line 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6
4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 Bf5 is known variously as the Tartakower Defense, or
the Tartakower-Gunderam. The Oxford Companion does not list any
"Gunderam variations" in its list of 1,327 opening lines.

I imagine Mr. Gunderam must be long gone by now, although I couldn't
find any reference to this.

If he is still alive, he would now be almost 103 years old; he was
born 26 November, 1904, according to Gaige.

He was one of chess's most entertaining
characters (David Gedult was another); in the 1970s and I think into
the 80s I had a nice correspondence with him. He was probably no
stronger than 2000 or so, but was, to use a German phrase,
"Ideenreich." Ah for the days of the Gemeinde (and no crap like
youtube!).

I agree on his Ideenreichheit. I've had very good results over the
years with his Caro-Kann line.