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1950 first chess game at age 9
US Jr. Championships (1953-1956) 1956 tied for First Place
Chess Master title, approx. age 12
1955 extended individual blitz sessions with Bobby Fischer
First Place, American Open, 1973
Second Place, New York Open, 1991 (GM norm equivalent)
IM Title, 1993
Games against top players -- Anand, Kramnik, Svidler, Larsen, & Reshevsky
Achieved FIDE rating of 2465
Best Game Prize, Northern California Invitational, 2012
My trainers & coaches: Gregory Kaidanov, Mark Dvoretsky, Jack Peters
Author of articles for Chess Life & Review
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Vocational Counselor
"Bobby Fischer was not the top talent at the 1955 U.S. Junior Championship |