Personal Notes

Former U.S. Junior Open Co-Champion

1978 National Open "B" Class Champion

1978 Mississippi Blitz Champion 10-0!!

1977 U.S. Open Novice Champion

1977 LPO Novice Champion

1979-1977 Winner of a number of weekend Swisses at 15-17 yrs young.

Six classical chess scores against GMs!!- Benko (1980 and 1983 draws), Ivanov (1995 win), Orlov (GM norm; 1995 win), Fedorowicz (1995 draw), and Rohde (1995 draw).

Would have been a GM, but long-term illness will kill almost any endeavor.

Recommended books- Play Like a Grandmaster (Kotov), The Art of Defense in Chess (Soltis)

Self-Taught

Server Ratings Details

Type Wild Rating 1535 Best
Type Blitz Rating 1643 Best 1644 (19/Jan/2023)
Type 5-minute Rating 2241 Best 2241 (23/Jan/2023)
Type 1-minute Rating 1845 Best 2013 (20/Apr/2020)
Type 15-minute Rating 1995 Best 2098 (12/Jul/2015)
Type 3-minute Rating 2086 Best 2188 (01/Nov/2019)
Type Chess960 Rating 1721 Best 1744 (04/Mar/2021)

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