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| Born: | 1950 |
| Results: | Win: 36.2% (208) Loss: 22.4% (129) Draw: 41.4% (238) Total:575 |
| White Results: | Win: 40% (106) Loss: 15.5% (41) Draw: 44.5% (118) Total:265 |
| Black Results: | Win: 32.9% (102) Loss: 28.4% (88) Draw: 38.7% (120) Total:310 |
| Active: | 1965 to 2012-08-01 |
| Current Rating: | 2455 on 2024-12-01 |
| Max Rating: | 2520 on 1992-07-01 |
| FIDE ID: | 2014610 |
| Country: | USA |
| Most Frequent White Openings | |
|---|---|
| Opening | Played |
| Catalan Opening, Closed Variation | 12 (+2 -3 =7) |
| Slav Defense, Modern Line | 12 (+5 -1 =6) |
| Catalan Opening, General | 12 (+4 -0 =8) |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted, Mannheim Variation | 8 (+6 -0 =2) |
| King's Indian Defense, Averbakh Variation, Geller Defense | 8 (+3 -2 =3) |
| Catalan Opening, Open Defense | 7 (+2 -1 =4) |
| King's Indian Defense, Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense | 7 (+5 -0 =2) |
| English Opening, Agincourt Defense, Neo Catalan Declined | 6 (+4 -0 =2) |
| Gruenfeld Defense, Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation | 6 (+3 -0 =3) |
| English Opening, Agincourt Defense | 5 (+3 -1 =1) |
| Most Frequent Black Openings | |
|---|---|
| Opening | Played |
| Alekhine Defense, Modern Variation, Main Line | 30 (+11 -9 =10) |
| English Opening, Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation | 17 (+5 -8 =4) |
| Dutch Defense, Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation | 13 (+3 -4 =6) |
| Philidor Defense, Lion Variation | 8 (+2 -5 =1) |
| Benko Gambit, Accepted, Pawn Return Variation | 7 (+3 -3 =1) |
| Alekhine Defense, Normal Variation | 7 (+1 -3 =3) |
| Dutch Defense, Semi-Leningrad Variation | 7 (+2 -2 =3) |
| Alekhine Defense, Modern Variation, Alburt Variation | 7 (+1 -1 =5) |
| Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation | 7 (+4 -1 =2) |
| Benko Gambit, Accepted, Modern Variation | 6 (+1 -0 =5) |
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