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
Type | Rating | Best | |||
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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) |