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| Born: | 1968 |
| Results: | Win: 40.5% (268) Loss: 24.5% (162) Draw: 34.9% (231) Total:661 |
| White Results: | Win: 43.7% (146) Loss: 22.2% (74) Draw: 34.1% (114) Total:334 |
| Black Results: | Win: 37.3% (122) Loss: 26.9% (88) Draw: 35.8% (117) Total:327 |
| Active: | 1982-08 to 2023-07-24 |
| Current Rating: | 2530 on 2024-12-01 |
| Max Rating: | 2595 on 1994-01-01 |
| FIDE ID: | 2000148 |
| Country: | USA |
| Most Frequent White Openings | |
|---|---|
| Opening | Played |
| Sicilian Defense, Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation | 8 (+3 -2 =3) |
| Sicilian Defense, Kan Variation, Modern Variation | 7 (+3 -2 =2) |
| Sicilian Defense, Paulsen Variation, Bastrikov Variation | 6 (+3 -1 =2) |
| Sicilian Defense, Sozin Attack, Main Line | 6 (+4 -1 =1) |
| Sicilian Defense, Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation | 6 (+4 -1 =1) |
| Pirc Defense, Classical Variation, Quiet System | 6 (+1 -0 =5) |
| Spanish Game, Closed Variations | 6 (+3 -0 =3) |
| French Defense, Tarrasch Variation, Open System | 5 (+3 -0 =2) |
| Modern Defense, King Pawn Fianchetto | 5 (+3 -2 =0) |
| French Defense, Tarrasch Variation, Morozevich Variation | 5 (+1 -1 =3) |
| Most Frequent Black Openings | |
|---|---|
| Opening | Played |
| Torre Attack, Fianchetto Defense | 9 (+2 -1 =6) |
| Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation | 9 (+6 -1 =2) |
| King's Indian Defense, Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation | 7 (+3 -2 =2) |
| Pirc Defense, Austrian Attack, Weiss Variation | 7 (+4 -3 =0) |
| Sicilian Defense, Paulsen Variation, Bastrikov Variation | 7 (+2 -4 =1) |
| Benko Gambit, Accepted, Modern Variation | 6 (+5 -1 =0) |
| Pirc Defense, General | 6 (+2 -2 =2) |
| English Opening, Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights Line | 5 (+0 -2 =3) |
| Zukertort Opening, Sicilian Invitation | 5 (+2 -2 =1) |
| Gruenfeld Defense, Three Knights Variation, Petrosian System | 5 (+1 -2 =2) |
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