1981 U.S. Junior Open Co-Champion
1978 National Open "B" Class Champion
1978 Mississippi Blitz Champion 10-0!!
1977 U.S. Open Novice Champion
1977 LPO Novice Champion
1979-1977 Winner of a number of weekend Swisses at 15-17 yrs young.
Six classical chess scores against GMs!!- Benko (1980 & 1982 draws), Ivanov (1995 win), Orlov (GM norm; 1995 win), Fedorowicz (1995 draw), and Rohde (1995 draw).
Would have been a GM, but long-term illness will kill almost any endeavor.
Recommended books- Play Like a Grandmaster (Kotov), The Art of Defense in Chess (Soltis)
Self-Taught
| Type | Rating | Best | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Wild | Rating | 1449 | Best | |
| Type | Blitz | Rating | 1624 | Best | 1626 (29/Apr/2017) |
| Type | 5-minute | Rating | 2101 | Best | 2206 (06/Jun/2018) |
| Type | 1-minute | Rating | 1909 | Best | 2013 (20/Apr/2020) |
| Type | 15-minute | Rating | 1995 | Best | 2098 (12/Jul/2015) |
| Type | 3-minute | Rating | 2145 | Best | 2188 (01/Nov/2019) |
| Type | Chess960 | Rating | 1731 | Best | 1738 (01/Mar/2021) |