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Edward Formanek
E Formanek 
Photo courtesy of Eric Schiller.  

Number of games in database: 661
Years covered: 1962 to 2017
Last FIDE rating: 1966
Highest rating achieved in database: 2430
Overall record: +253 -270 =138 (48.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (116) 
    B93 B40 B33 B81 B27
 French Defense (33) 
    C02 C18 C11 C05 C13
 Ruy Lopez (27) 
    C73 C84 C68 C62 C69
 King's Indian (24) 
    E70 E92 E81 E80 E94
 Nimzo Indian (22) 
    E20 E25 E42 E41 E40
 Sicilian Najdorf (21) 
    B93 B92 B94 B97
With the Black pieces:
 French Defense (73) 
    C16 C15 C00 C04 C18
 Sicilian (38) 
    B32 B56 B21 B80 B69
 French Winawer (36) 
    C16 C15 C18 C19 C17
 Slav (33) 
    D10 D12 D18 D15 D17
 Queen's Pawn Game (20) 
    D02 D00 A45 A40 E10
 Ruy Lopez (16) 
    C62 C60 C80 C63 C67
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Kudrin vs E Formanek, 1994 0-1
   E Formanek vs W Heidenfeld, 1973 1-0
   E Formanek vs M Foisor, 2012 1-0
   E Formanek vs Gheorghiu, 1978 1-0
   A Dake vs E Formanek, 1976 0-1
   H MacGrillen vs E Formanek, 1973 1/2-1/2
   E Formanek vs G Stark, 2001 1-0
   G Simms vs E Formanek, 1967 0-1
   Browne vs E Formanek, 1971 0-1
   E Winslow vs E Formanek, 1968 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Reggio Emilia 1977/78 (1977)
   Reggio Emilia 1981/82 (1981)
   Canadian Open (1971)
   Reggio Emilia 1974/75 (1974)
   Marshall Open (1979)
   Aaronson Masters (1979)
   Estensi Open (2001)
   69th US Open (1968)
   1st Lloyds Bank Masters Open (1977)
   67th US Open (1966)
   Lone Pine (1978)
   72nd US Open (1971)
   USA Masters (1990)
   20th World Open (1992)
   Politiken Cup (2015)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Memorial Day Classic
   E Formanek vs J Peters (May-27-17) 0-1
   C F Ekeberg vs E Formanek (Aug-02-15) 1/2-1/2
   E Formanek vs S Rosell (Aug-01-15) 1-0
   T Rydstrom vs E Formanek (Jul-31-15) 1-0
   E Formanek vs M Percivaldi (Jul-30-15) 1/2-1/2

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EDWARD FORMANEK
(born May-06-1942, 82 years old) United States of America

[what is this?]

Edward William Formanek was born in 1942 in Chicago Illinois, USA. He won the Massachusetts championship in 1968. He won the Pennsylvania championship in 1984, 1993, 1998, and 2004.

Formanek received a PhD in mathematics from Rice University in 1970. His dissertation was on Matrix Techniques in Polycyclic Groups. He is a professor of mathematics at Pennsylvania State University.

He was awarded the IM title in 1977.

Wikipedia article: Edward W. Formanek

Last updated: 2022-02-15 11:54:06

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 page 1 of 27; games 1-25 of 661  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. E Formanek vs D Celani  1-020196263rd US OpenE90 King's Indian
2. R Byrne vs E Formanek  ½-½33196263rd US OpenD18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch
3. E Formanek vs S L Jones  1-052196263rd US OpenE24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch
4. Lombardy vs E Formanek  1-046196263rd US OpenC83 Ruy Lopez, Open
5. E Formanek vs K Burger  1-043196263rd US OpenE97 King's Indian
6. E Formanek vs L Szedlacsek  0-134196263rd US OpenD82 Grunfeld, 4.Bf4
7. K Smith vs E Formanek  ½-½56196263rd US OpenB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
8. E Formanek vs N Leopoldi  0-1441963Illinois OpenD09 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3
9. Lombardy vs E Formanek  1-025196465th US OpenD78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6
10. D Strenzwilk vs E Formanek  0-164196465th US OpenC13 French
11. E Formanek vs M Radojcic  1-0251964North Central OpenD32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
12. E Formanek vs P Brandts  1-0291965Illinois opC48 Four Knights
13. E Formanek vs K Smith 0-117196566th US OpenD52 Queen's Gambit Declined
14. E Zemgalis vs E Formanek  ½-½19196667th US OpenA02 Bird's Opening
15. E Formanek vs A Spiller  1-024196667th US OpenB77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
16. D Fritzinger vs E Formanek  0-127196667th US OpenE65 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav, 7.O-O
17. R Byrne vs E Formanek  1-054196667th US OpenD25 Queen's Gambit Accepted
18. E Formanek vs S Matera  1-035196667th US OpenD82 Grunfeld, 4.Bf4
19. L Jackson vs E Formanek 1-026196667th US OpenC14 French, Classical
20. W Goichberg vs E Formanek  ½-½35196667th US OpenB32 Sicilian
21. E Formanek vs I Zalys  1-021196667th US OpenB28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation
22. A J Ross vs E Formanek  0-126196768th US OpenC16 French, Winawer
23. E Formanek vs W Slater  1-039196768th US OpenC13 French
24. L Tapper vs E Formanek  0-115196768th US OpenA70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3
25. E Formanek vs Rossolimo  0-139196768th US OpenB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
 page 1 of 27; games 1-25 of 661  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-03-05  WMD: A peach shirt with black leather jacket. Interesting.
Nov-14-06  PhilFeeley: Ed's a former Canadian who moved to the States. I don't know whether it was to play chess or work at something else. The big gaps in his games dates suggest he's working at something else.
Aug-14-07  Maynard5: Ed Formanek is a professor of mathematics at Pennsylvania State University. The university website: www.psu.edu. He has published several papers on mathematics.
Mar-19-08  WarrenHam: Edward Formanek is a mathematician, if it is the same person. I visited once a research center near Barcelona, and he was a guest there.
Nov-20-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: <WMD: A peach shirt with black leather jacket. Interesting.>

YEAH. He normally wears a black shirt with a peach leather jacket.

Nov-20-13  TheFocus: Yeah. He wears the black leather when playing White, and the peach leather when playing Black.

That's real style.

Nov-28-13  thegoodanarchist: He bares a vague resemblance to Fischer
Nov-28-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: Let us hope Formanek bares nothing else!
Apr-08-19  wordfunph: from Chess Life 1982 October..

"In mathematics everyone claims that he's the best in his specific area of specialization, but there's no way for him to prove it. In chess at least there's a rating system which more or less shows you who's really the best."

- IM Formanek

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