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| Born: | 1956 |
| Results: | Win: 41.3% (426) Loss: 22.9% (236) Draw: 35.9% (370) Total:1032 |
| White Results: | Win: 48.5% (252) Loss: 21.5% (112) Draw: 30% (156) Total:520 |
| Black Results: | Win: 34% (174) Loss: 24.2% (124) Draw: 41.8% (214) Total:512 |
| Active: | 1978 to 2019-08-18 |
| Current Rating: | 2394 on 2024-12-01 |
| Max Rating: | 2606 on 2006-01-01 |
| FIDE ID: | 2000202 |
| Country: | USA |
| Most Frequent White Openings | |
|---|---|
| Opening | Played |
| Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation | 52 (+23 -14 =15) |
| French Defense, Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation | 15 (+11 -2 =2) |
| Caro-Kann Defense, Advance Variation, Tal Variation | 12 (+9 -1 =2) |
| Modern Defense, Standard Defense | 11 (+5 -2 =4) |
| Sicilian Defense, Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 9 (+1 -5 =3) |
| Sicilian Defense, French Variation | 9 (+7 -2 =0) |
| Sicilian Defense, Paulsen Variation, Bastrikov Variation | 9 (+4 -2 =3) |
| Sicilian Defense, Kan Variation, Modern Variation | 8 (+2 -4 =2) |
| French Defense, Tarrasch Variation, Chistyakov Defense | 8 (+5 -1 =2) |
| French Defense, Tarrasch Variation, Morozevich Variation | 7 (+4 -0 =3) |
| Most Frequent Black Openings | |
|---|---|
| Opening | Played |
| Modern Defense, Queen Pawn Fianchetto | 32 (+20 -4 =8) |
| Spanish Game, Closed Variations, Flohr System | 29 (+8 -6 =15) |
| Modern Defense, Standard Line | 25 (+18 -3 =4) |
| Modern Defense, Two Knights Variation, Suttles Variation | 19 (+10 -0 =9) |
| Catalan Opening, General | 13 (+0 -3 =10) |
| Queen's Indian Defense, Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation | 12 (+2 -5 =5) |
| English Opening, Great Snake Variation | 12 (+5 -4 =3) |
| Queen's Indian Defense, Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation | 11 (+1 -5 =5) |
| English Opening, Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation | 11 (+1 -6 =4) |
| Queen's Indian Defense, Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Classical Variation | 10 (+2 -4 =4) |
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