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| Born: | 1957 |
| Results: | Win: 44.9% (57) Loss: 30.7% (39) Draw: 24.4% (31) Total:127 |
| White Results: | Win: 46% (29) Loss: 30.2% (19) Draw: 23.8% (15) Total:63 |
| Black Results: | Win: 43.8% (28) Loss: 31.3% (20) Draw: 25% (16) Total:64 |
| Active: | 1974 to 1997 |
| Current Rating: | 2310 on 2024-12-01 |
| Max Rating: | 2400 on 1988-07-01 |
| FIDE ID: | 2000784 |
| Country: | USA |
| Most Frequent White Openings | |
|---|---|
| Opening | Played |
| King's Indian Defense, Saemisch Variation, Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation | 5 (+3 -1 =1) |
| King's Indian Defense, Saemisch Variation | 3 (+3 -0 =0) |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense, Normal Variation, Botvinnik System | 2 (+1 -1 =0) |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense, Classical Variation, Berlin Variation | 2 (+2 -0 =0) |
| King's Indian Defense, Saemisch Variation, Normal Defense | 2 (+0 -1 =1) |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense, Huebner Variation | 2 (+1 -1 =0) |
| Gruenfeld Defense, Exchange Variation | 2 (+1 -0 =1) |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense, Classical Variation, Keres Defense | 2 (+0 -1 =1) |
| Queen's Gambit Declined, Queen's Knight Variation | 2 (+1 -0 =1) |
| Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 2 (+1 -0 =1) |
| Most Frequent Black Openings | |
|---|---|
| Opening | Played |
| French Defense, Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | 3 (+1 -2 =0) |
| King's Pawn Opening, General | 3 (+1 -2 =0) |
| Wade Defense, General | 3 (+0 -1 =2) |
| Indian Game, Wade-Tarkatower Defense | 2 (+2 -0 =0) |
| Bogo-Indian Defense, Vitolinsh Variation | 2 (+1 -0 =1) |
| French Defense, Advance Variation, Euwe Variation | 2 (+0 -1 =1) |
| Old Indian Defense, General | 2 (+0 -1 =1) |
| Dutch Defense, Modern Stonewall Variation | 1 (+0 -1 =0) |
| Czech Defense, General | 1 (+1 -0 =0) |
| Bogo-Indian Defense, Nimzowitsch Variation | 1 (+0 -1 =0) |
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