Born: | 1911-11-26 |
Results: | Win: 37.6% (494) Loss: 15.7% (206) Draw: 46.8% (615) Total:1315 |
White Results: | Win: 46.9% (314) Loss: 11.1% (74) Draw: 42% (281) Total:669 |
Black Results: | Win: 27.9% (180) Loss: 20.4% (132) Draw: 51.7% (334) Total:646 |
Active: | 1920 to 1991 |
Current Rating: | 2415 on 1993-07-01 |
Max Rating: | 2590 on 1970 |
FIDE ID: | |
Country: | USA |
Most Frequent White Openings | |
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Opening | Played |
Nimzo-Indian Defense, Reshevsky Variation | 20 (+12 -1 =7) |
King's Indian Defense, Orthodox Variation, Gligoric-Taimanov System | 16 (+8 -1 =7) |
Zukertort Opening, Sicilian Invitation | 10 (+3 -2 =5) |
Queen's Gambit Declined, Three Knights Variation, General | 9 (+4 -1 =4) |
English Opening, Symmetrical Variation, Symmetrical Variation | 9 (+1 -1 =7) |
King's Indian Defense, Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto | 8 (+3 -2 =3) |
King's Indian Attack, Symmterical Defense | 7 (+5 -0 =2) |
Nimzo-Indian Defense, St. Petersburg Variation | 7 (+2 -0 =5) |
Nimzo-Indian Defense, Normal Variation, Gligoric System | 7 (+2 -1 =4) |
King's Indian Defense, Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense | 7 (+4 -0 =3) |
Most Frequent Black Openings | |
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Opening | Played |
Spanish Game, Closed Variations, Keres Defense | 12 (+0 -0 =12) |
Queen's Indian Defense, Classical Variation, Traditional Variation | 11 (+1 -1 =9) |
Spanish Game, Morphy Defense, Breyer Defense | 10 (+3 -3 =4) |
Spanish Game, Closed Variations, Smyslov Defense | 9 (+1 -2 =6) |
King's Indian Defense, Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line | 9 (+2 -3 =4) |
Spanish Game, Morphy Defense, Chigorin Defense | 8 (+1 -0 =7) |
King's Indian Defense, Orthodox Variation, Positional Defense | 8 (+2 -2 =4) |
Nimzo-Indian Defense, Classical Variation, Milner-Barry Variation | 8 (+4 -0 =4) |
Spanish Game, Closed Variations, Worrall Attack | 8 (+3 -0 =5) |
English Opening, Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights Line | 7 (+1 -1 =5) |
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