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Alex Sherzer
Number of games in database: 347
Years covered: 1985 to 2003
Last FIDE rating: 2504
Overall record: +144 -129 =73 (52.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      1 exhibition game, odds game, etc. is excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Sicilian (81)      B32 B90 B77 B33 B44  Ruy Lopez (31)      C69 C95 C96 C99 C67  French Defense (19)      C07 C19 C05 C11 C16  Caro-Kann (18)      B17 B12 B19 B10 B16  Sicilian Najdorf (17)      B90 B93 B92 B94  Ruy Lopez, Closed (12)      C95 C96 C99 C92 C97	With the Black pieces:  King's Indian (39)      E97 E69 E88 E92 E62  Sicilian (32)      B64 B57 B40 B63 B21  Ruy Lopez (15)      C67 C65  Sicilian Richter-Rauser (11)      B64 B63 B60 B61 B65  French Defense (11)      C09 C15 C16 C07 C00  Modern Benoni (10)      A56 A57 A77

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Sherzer vs H Olafsson, 1991 1-0
   Sherzer vs Kaplan, 1988 1-0
   Sherzer vs Kudrin, 1985 1-0
   Sherzer vs D Gurevich, 1987 1-0

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ALEX SHERZER (born Feb-01-1971) United States of America [what is this?] Awarded the GM title in 1993. He won the US Junior Championship in 1989 and 1991.

page 1 of 14; games 1-25 of 347  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Sherzer vs Kudrin 1-0 30 1985 Philadelphia (USA) B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 2. Sherzer vs V Rao   1-0 28 1986 New York (USA) B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 3. Sherzer vs Petursson   1-0 31 1986 Philadelphia 42/242 B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 4. Gulko vs Sherzer   1-0 26 1986 It ( shv. ) A56 Benoni Defense 5. Sherzer vs P Horn   0-1 43 1986 Rio Gallegos (Argentina) B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern 6. Sherzer vs L Schorr   1-0 35 1987 It (open) B32 Sicilian 7. Sherzer vs Wolff 0-1 23 1987 USA-J C42 Petrov Defense 8. B Izumikawa vs Sherzer   1-0 34 1987 USA-ch U18 C16 French, Winawer 9. Sherzer vs P Littlewood   1-0 51 1987 London (England) C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 10. N Murshed vs Sherzer   1-0 46 1987 Philadelphia A43 Old Benoni 11. Fishbein vs Sherzer   1-0 39 1987 It (open) B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 12. Sherzer vs A Lief   1-0 26 1987 USA B10 Caro-Kann 13. Fishbein vs Sherzer   1-0 40 1987 USA-ch U18 B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 14. Sherzer vs Anand 1-0 40 1987 Philadelphia C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 15. Sherzer vs M Lodhi   1-0 31 1987 London (England) C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 16. Sherzer vs D Gurevich   1-0 32 1987 Los Angeles op B89 Sicilian 17. W Schoen vs Sherzer   1-0 31 1987 It (open) E77 King's Indian 18. Reshevsky vs Sherzer   1-0 59 1987 World Open A57 Benko Gambit 19. K Shirazi vs Sherzer   1-0 50 1987 New B40 Sicilian 20. Sherzer vs K Burger   ½-½ 41 1987 It (open) B12 Caro-Kann Defense 21. Sherzer vs Wolff   0-1 50 1987 Blitz C42 Petrov Defense 22. B Finegold vs Sherzer   ½-½ 38 1987 USA-ch U18 A46 Queen's Pawn Game 23. Sherzer vs Anand   ½-½ 37 1987 London C42 Petrov Defense 24. Sherzer vs J Bonin   ½-½ 17 1987 New York op 02 C07 French, Tarrasch 25. Sherzer vs W Watson   0-1 29 1987 It (open) B12 Caro-Kann Defense  page 1 of 14; games 1-25 of 347    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Sherzer wins | Sherzer loses

Nov-06-05    WTHarvey: Here are a few puzzles from Alex's games: http://www.wtharvey.com/shrz.html Apr-18-06    BIDMONFA: Alex Sherzer SHERZER, Alex http://www.bidmonfa.com/sherzer_ale... _ Apr-18-06    al wazir: Why are there no Sherzer games after 2001? Apr-18-06    mack: I read 'Alan Shearer' when I first looked at this bloke. Jul-30-07    belgradegambit: Looks a little like Matt Damon. Dec-23-07    Jim Bartle: "And joining Newcastle United?" Looks more like a rugby player to me. May-29-09    myschkin: . . . "Alex was famous for his heavy preparation of the Berlin Defense of the Ruy Lopez, which he plays without exception" (source: http://www.newyorkmasters.com/playe...) May-29-09    blacksburg: that's weird, he has a bunch of sicilians in the database. May-29-09    MaxxLange: sounds like it may have been an inside joke Apr-03-10    GrahamClayton: Sherzer played a nice combination against Mathe at Budapest in 1989: click for larger view 1.g5+ g5 2.hg5+ h5+ 3.g4# click for larger view The White pawn "quad" imprisons the Black King. Apr-03-10    wordfunph: In 1987, GM Sherzer won against Vishy! Sherzer vs Anand, 1987 Any update on Sherzer? Apr-29-11    hedgeh0g: http://palisadesmedical.org/Doctor/...

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