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Frank Thornally
Number of games in database: 8
Years covered: 1974 to 2003
Last FIDE rating: 2021
Highest rating achieved in database: 2182
Overall record: +0 -4 =4 (25.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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FRANK THORNALLY (born Jan-13-1944, 75 years old) United States of America [what is this?] FIDE master. He tied for fourth place at the 1975 U.S. Open with 9-3, a point behind joint winners Pal Benko and William James Lombardy: Game Collection: US Open 1975, Lincoln.

page 1 of 1; 8 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. R C Newbold vs F Thornally   ½-½ 37 1974 Lone Pine C45 Scotch Game 2. F Thornally vs Hort   0-1 36 1974 75th US Open B83 Sicilian 3. Lombardy vs F Thornally 1-0 33 1975 76th US Open A05 Reti Opening 4. Quinteros vs F Thornally   1-0 46 1976 Lone Pine A06 Reti Opening 5. F Thornally vs T Taylor 0-1 49 1976 Lone Pine C05 French, Tarrasch 6. P Thiel vs F Thornally   ½-½ 24 2003 San Francisco March Masters C60 Ruy Lopez 7. F Thornally vs P Thiel   ½-½ 31 2003 San Francisco March Masters 2nd D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 8. E Schiller vs F Thornally   ½-½ 29 2003 Thursday Masters D94 Grunfeld

Dec-18-14    GrahamClayton: San Francisco based player whose best results occurred in the mid-1970's, highlighted by a 4th place in the 1975 US Open.

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