The Players: Eric Fischvogt
Top seeded USCF Life Master and Correspondence Master Eric Fischvogt is the pre-tournament favorite in this year’s Michigan Correspondence Championship. “Coach Fisch” plays frequently in West Michigan tournaments, helps our local “chess kids,” and is a frequent contributor to WestMichiganChess.com. Fisch has a tough style to meet--one game he's doing a Nimzowitsch Death Squeeze, the next he's jettisoning pawns in a raucous Pirate gambit.
Eric and fellow Grand Rapids Life Master Kevin Czuhai are all smiles before a tournament!
Here are a few tactics from Eric's games:
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White to Play
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1 Qxe8!+ Kxe8 2 Rf8+ Ke7 3 R1f7#, Eric Fischvogt - Stan Jarosz, Grand Rapids Open, April 2008. [contributed by Peter and Michael Chen] |
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White to Play
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1 Rh8, 1-0. Eric Fischvogt - Kevin Czuhai, Kalamazoo Open, March 2008. [contributed by Peter and Michael Chen] |
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White to Play
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1.Rxh7! Kxh7 2.Qh6+ Kg8 3.Qxg6+ Kh8 4.Qh5+ Kg8 5.Bh6 1–0, Eric Fischvogt – Mike Skidmore, Michigan Open 2005. Contributed by Peter and Michael Chen. |
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Black to Play
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1…b6 0-1, Ray Garrison - Eric Fischvogt, Michigan Open 2005. Contributed by Peter and Michael Chen. |
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Black to Play
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1...Nxh2! 2.Kxh2 [2.e4 Qg5+ 3.Kh1 Qh5 4.Kg2 Rf6] 2...Qh4+ 3.Kg2 Qg5+ 4.Kh2 [4.Kh2 Rf6] 0–1, Jeff Aldrich – Eric Fischvogt, Michigan Open 2004. Contributed by Peter and Michael Chen. |
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White to Play
Eric Fischvogt is ready to play! [January 2011]
Photo Credit: Chelly Catlin
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15.Nxd6! Qxd6 [15...Ncxd5 16.Bb4!] 16.Bb4 Qf6 [16...Qb6 17.Rxc7!] 17.Bxe7 1–0, Eric Fischvogt – Brad Johnson, thematic correspondence tournament, 1991. |