Last move 29 Mar 15 Bio
I am a 62 year old organic chemist living north of Boston, Massachusetts. I have never played in an OTB chess tournament or earned a USCF chess rating. Although I was an avid chess player in my youth, before joining Red Hot Pawn I hadn't played chess even casually in over 10 years. I play for fun and enjoyment. I do not think of myself as a highly competitive person, but I try my best to avoid losing. Not concerned with ratings, I am willing to play anyone and I am happy to accept new challenges if I don't have too many games in progress. Send me a message if you would like a game. I try to move at least once a day, but that often isn't possible. I don't take the game too seriously and I don't spend a lot of time on analysis, so naturally I make lots of mistakes. I am willing to engage in conversation during games, or not, depending on my opponent's preference. I will claim wins on time, especially in clan and tournament games, unless you send me an explanation for not moving.
"The game gives us a satisfaction that Life denies us." - Emanuel Lasker
Rating Trend
Rated Won / Drawn / Lost
All Rated
1657 games
As White
812 games
As Black
845 games
Stats
- Games Played
- 1678
- Rated
- 1657
- Won
- 1049
- Lost
- 358
- Drawn
- 271
- In Progress
- 0
- All Moves
- 50353
- Moves This Month
- 0
- Tourn. Entry Rating
- 1920
Rated Color
All
1657 games
Won
1035 games
Lost
352 games
Drawn
270 games
Rated Timeouts
Won
85 games
Lost
0 games
Historical
| Highest Rating | 1938 | 1938 | 1938 |
| Average Rating | 0 | 0 | 1901 |
| Lowest Rating | 1850 | 1850 | 1850 |
| Opponent Average Rating | 0 | 0 | 1784 |
| Games Rated | 0 | 0 | 39 | 90 days | 1 Year | 5 Years |
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- 28
- Tournaments
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Tournament Victories
- Tournament
- 2013 October QGA Mannheim variation
- Private
- Tournament
- 2013 September Rousseau gambit
- Private
- Tournament
- 2013 May Scotch Relfsson gambit RAPID
- Private
- Tournament
- 2013 March Ruy Lopez Open, Dilworth variation Mar 13 XIII
- Private
- Tournament
- 2013 January For Your Eyes Only
- Private
- Tournament
- 2012 December Octet XI
- Public
- Tournament
- 2012 November Bird From gambit Nov 12 1600-2601
- Private
- Tournament
- 2012 June Fantasy logo series: Fried Liver
- Private
- Tournament
- 2012 May MUTI FRENCH DEFENsE ADVANCE VARIATION 600-2001
- Private
- Tournament
- 2012 April KGA bonanza 13: Lolli gambit (wild Muzio gambit)
- Private
- Tournament
- 2012 April KGA bonanza 14: Keres (Mason-Steinitz) gambit
- Private
- Tournament
- 2012 April Scotch gambit RAPID
- Private
- Tournament
- 2012 April TOD April 2012 Player's Choice IV 1200-2601
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- Tournament
- 2012 March KGA bonanza 10: Kieseritsky, Berlin defence
- Private
- Tournament
- 2012 March Longhaul Octet V
- Public
- Tournament
- 2012 March KGD Falkbeer counter-gambit III 1450-2601
- Private
- Tournament
- 2012 March Reti Pirc-Lisitsin gambit
- Private
- Tournament
- 2012 February Vienna `Frankenstein-Dracula' variation RAPID
- Private
- Tournament
- 2012 January Alekhine's defence Spielmann variation II
- Private
- Tournament
- 2012 January MUTI2012 GRUENFELD SMYSLOV VARIATION
- Private
- Tournament
- 2012 January The Spy Who Loved Me
- Private
- Tournament
- 2011 September Ruy Lopez Cordel gambit
- Private
- Tournament
- 2011 April Doctor No
- Private
- Tournament
- 2011 March MUTI 2011 FRANKENSTEIN-DRACULA VARIATION
- Private
- Tournament
- 2011 March Ponziani counter-gambit Tournament
- Private
- Tournament
- 2010 October Octet X
- Public
- Tournament
- 2010 June CW June Duel
- Private
- Tournament
- 2010 January CW ny2101
- Private
- User Id
- #568679
- Joined
- 15 Mar 10
- Last Daily Move
- 29 Mar 15
- Last Live Game
- -
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Highest Rating excludes provisional (first 20) games.
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The entry rating will never drop to more than 100 points below your Highest Rating.
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