Last move 09 Aug 25 Bio
I have been playing on this site for a number of years. My play is up and down — mostly down. I retired in 2015 after nearly 50 years in the newspaper business. Chess and reading are two of my favorite pastimes in retirement.
Rating Trend
Rated Won / Drawn / Lost
All Rated
4717 games
As White
2346 games
As Black
2371 games
Stats
- Games Played
- 4830
- Rated
- 4717
- Won
- 2140
- Lost
- 2438
- Drawn
- 252
- In Progress
- 3
- All Moves
- 166289
- Moves This Month
- 0
- Tourn. Entry Rating
- 967
- Vacation rem' 2026
- 36 days
Rated Color
All
4717 games
Won
2077 games
Lost
2388 games
Drawn
252 games
Rated Timeouts
Won
249 games
Lost
168 games
Historical
| Highest Rating | 994 | 1051 | 1302 |
| Average Rating | 951 | 988 | 1160 |
| Lowest Rating | 884 | 884 | 837 |
| Opponent Average Rating | 1227 | 1249 | 1196 |
| Games Rated | 14 | 44 | 618 | 90 days | 1 Year | 5 Years |
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Affiliated Clans
| Clan Details | Challenges | Games | Points | Name |  |  Last | Won | Lost | Drawn | Won | Lost | Drawn | Net | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Clan 'n FodderAnyone for Scrabble? | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Affiliated Clubs
frequent, varied tourneys; great people. come join us! You must be a subscriber to join as only subscribers can play in our tournaments (site rules not club rules). You will also need to have a permanent rating (completed 20 rated games).
- Members
- 100
- Tournaments
- 7537
- Formed
Fast and slow paced. Thematic tournaments for those who wish to explore openings and gambits.
- Members
- 77
- Tournaments
- 29
- Formed
- User Id
- #81299
- Joined
- 10 Jun 04
- Last Daily Move
- 09 Aug 25
- Last Live Game
- -
- Vacation Remaining
- 36 days
Board Theme
Awards
4717 rated games
View GamesLadder Rank
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Notes
Moves This Month is the number of moves made since the 1st of the month.
Highest Rating excludes provisional (first 20) games.
Tournament Entry Rating is calculated by the formula (CurrentRating + HighestRating) / 2.
The entry rating will never drop to more than 100 points below your Highest Rating.
Rated stats are updated within 24 hours of the last completed rated game.
Last refreshed on 25 Sep 25.