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Frank Thornally

Number of games in database: 22
Years covered: 1968 to 2008
Last FIDE rating: 1948
Highest rating achieved in database: 2182
Overall record: +3 -11 =8 (31.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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FRANK THORNALLY
(born Jan-13-1944, 81 years old) United States of America

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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 Lombardy Game Collection: US Open 1975, Lincoln.

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Z Hlousek vs F Thornally  ½-½271968WchT U26 15th fin-AC81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack
2. F Thornally vs I Jardine  1-0271969World Student Team Championship qual-3A13 English
3. F Thornally vs M Acosta  ½-½191969World Student Team Championship qual-3A15 English
4. I Ryc vs F Thornally  1-0311969World Student Team Championship Final-AB08 Pirc, Classical
5. A Babev vs F Thornally  1-0311969World Student Team Championship Final-AA42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System
6. F Thornally vs S Pedersen  ½-½201969World Student Team Championship Final-AA34 English, Symmetrical
7. W Martz vs F Thornally  1-0321973National OpenA42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System
8. F Thornally vs A Soltis  0-1311973Marshall ChampionshipE62 King's Indian, Fianchetto
9. F Thornally vs A Soltis  0-1311974Goldwater-Marshall TournamentB89 Sicilian
10. R Newbold vs F Thornally  ½-½371974Lone PineC45 Scotch Game
11. F Thornally vs P C Andreas 1-09197475th US OpenB71 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation
12. F Thornally vs Hort  0-136197475th US OpenB83 Sicilian
13. K Regan vs F Thornally  ½-½28197475th US OpenA01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
14. Lombardy vs F Thornally 1-033197576th US OpenA05 Reti Opening
15. F Thornally vs T Ebrahimi  1-0561976San Francisco Golden Gate opC07 French, Tarrasch
16. Quinteros vs F Thornally  1-0461976Lone PineA06 Reti Opening
17. F Thornally vs T Taylor 0-1491976Lone PineC05 French, Tarrasch
18. W J Donaldson vs F Thornally  1-0342002Linklater Memorial 6thE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
19. P Thiel vs F Thornally  ½-½242003San Francisco March MastersC60 Ruy Lopez
20. F Thornally vs P Thiel  ½-½312003San Francisco March Masters 2ndD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
21. E Schiller vs F Thornally  ½-½292003Thursday MastersD94 Grunfeld
22. F Thornally vs Naroditsky 0-1302008Mechanics Winter Tuesday Night MarathonA07 King's Indian Attack
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  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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