He possessed a masters degree in Economic History from the University of California, Berkeley. Although he briefly served as a part-time instructor in the History Dept. at Sacramento State College, he was primarily an investor in the stock market. His area of expertise was puts and calls. If anybody is interested, Motley Fool explains what they are HERE.
From 1971 to 1989 he was the chess editor for the Sacramento Bee.
He was the author of a book that was published in 1992, Impact of Genius: 500 years of Grandmaster Chess. It’s a biography of the game’s greatest players and how they shaped the of culture in Europe and America.
Fauber also enjoyed classical music, the opera literature and he was a wine connoisseur and dog lover. He drove a Porsche. He died of a heart attack on Saturday morning, March 2, 2013.
Richard Fauber–David Oppedal1–0A65Capitol City Open, SacramentoSacramento, CA USA29.12.1991Komodo 14
Modern Benoni 1.d4 f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 The Modern Benoni is less of a
defense and more mof a counterattacking system. 4.c3 exd5 By capturing on
d5 black creating a Q-side P-majority. 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.d3 g7 8.ge2 0-0 9.0-0 a6 The idea of this move is to reposition the N on c7 from where
it supports the advance of the b-Pawn. 10.h3 c7 11.g3 e8 12.f4 d7
This is inconsistent. 12...b5 is best. The P should not be taken because
it would leave white's e-Pawn unguarded. 13.xb5 13.xb5 is much worse
because after xb5 14.xb5 xe4 15.xe4 xe4 16.c3 b4 black has a lot
of play. 13...xe4 14.xc7 d4+ 15.h2 xg3 16.xe8 xf1+ 17.xf1 xe8
with a slight advantage. 12...b5 13.f3 is the correct reply. After c4 14.c2 b4 15.ce2 a5 Black has the initiative, but white should be able to
hold his own. 13.f3 a6 Over-preparing, but noiw the advance of the b-Pawn
is not quite as strong as it would have been last move. 13...b5 14.e5 c4 14...dxe5 15.d6 snags a R 15.c2 b7 16.ge4 with the initiative
because black is clearly on the defensive. 13...b5 14.xb5 is also now
playable. c4 15.xc7 xc7 16.c2 b8 but here, too, white is quite well
off. 14.a4 He could also have played 14.e5 immediately. b8 15.e5 dxe5 16.f5 White has the makings of a strong attack mostly because black's has
been dawdling on the Q-side. e4 technically the best defense would have been
16...Rf8. Practically black's move is a good choice because rather than
hunkering down and trying to defend, he seeks counterplay in the center. 17.xe4 A partial success for black because although white still remains better
he misses the best line. 17.gxe4 e5 18.g3 xd5 19.fxg6 hxg6 20.g5
Black has to surrender his Q. d7 20...c7 21.xd5 d7 22.ef6+ 20...xc3 21.ad1 xc3 22.bxc3 b5 23.f6+ xf6 24.xf6 b6 25.xe5 e7 26.c7 White has won a piece. 17...d4+ Oddly, up to here this line was repeated
many years later. 17...e5 18.f2 18.d1 f8 19.f4 d6 20.c2 c4 21.fxg6 fxg6 22.xd6 xd6 23.f3 and white went on to win in Barrios,H (2075)
-Sanz Alonso,F (2350) Bogota 2014 18...d3 19.c2 xc1 20.axc1 d6 21.a1 d8 22.ac1 d6 Black resigned. Denderski,P (2246)-Cajbel,M (2196)
Jastrzebia Gora POL 2022 18.h1 e5 It mat not look like it, but white's
position is crushing. 19.f4 b5 This thematic move has come way too late to
be of any benefit! 20.h6 The game is over! d6 21.h5
A nice finishing touch. c4 Inviting white to get careless and
play 22.f6 21...gxh5 22.f6 Giving up the Q with 22...Qxf6 results in
black getting mated in at most 12 moves. 22.fxg6 22.f6 But this merits a
string of question marks! f8 and black has equalized! 23.g7 b4 24.xe8 xh6 25.xh6 xe8 26.d1 xf6 and black is even a little better! 22...hxg6 White now has flashy finish that results in a mate in 7! 23.xf7
xf7 23...h2+ prolongs the agony. 24.xh2 e5+ 25.h1 xf7 26.h7+ f8 27.h6+ g7 28.xg7# 24.h7+ Facing mate in 2 black resigned.
A powerful game by Fauber. 1–0
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