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Sherzer 
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Alex Sherzer
Number of games in database: 345
Years covered: 1985 to 2001
Current FIDE rating: 2504
Overall record: +142 -129 =73 (51.9%)*
   * 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 (80) 
    B32 B90 B77 B44 B93
 Ruy Lopez (30) 
    C69 C96 C95 C75 C62
 Caro-Kann (18) 
    B17 B19 B12 B16 B10
 French Defense (18) 
    C07 C19 C05 C11 C18
 Sicilian Najdorf (17) 
    B90 B93 B92 B94
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (12) 
    C96 C95 C99 C92 C97
With the Black pieces:
 King's Indian (39) 
    E97 E69 E88 E92 E76
 Sicilian (34) 
    B64 B40 B63 B57 B21
 Ruy Lopez (15) 
    C67 C65 C60
 Sicilian Richter-Rauser (11) 
    B64 B63 B60 B65 B61
 French Defense (11) 
    C09 C15 C16 C00 C07
 Modern Benoni (10) 
    A56 A57 A77
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Sherzer vs H Olafsson, 1991 1-0
   Sherzer vs Kaplan, 1988 1-0
   D Seawald vs Sherzer, 1993 0-1
   Sherzer vs Kudrin, 1985 1-0

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 page 1 of 14; games 1-25 of 345  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Sherzer vs Kudrin 1-030 1985 Philadelphia (USA)B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
2. Gulko vs Sherzer  1-026 1986 It ( shv. )A56 Benoni Defense
3. Sherzer vs P Horn  0-143 1986 Rio Gallegos (Argentina)B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
4. Sherzer vs V Rao  1-028 1986 New York (USA)B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
5. Sherzer vs Petursson  1-031 1986 Philadelphia 42/242B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
6. Sherzer vs D Gurevich  1-032 1987 Los Angeles opB89 Sicilian
7. W Schoen vs Sherzer  1-031 1987 It (open)E77 King's Indian
8. K Shirazi vs Sherzer  1-050 1987 NewB40 Sicilian
9. R Burnett vs Sherzer  0-183 1987 USA-ch U18B40 Sicilian
10. Sherzer vs Anand  ½-½37 1987 LondonC42 Petrov Defense
11. Sherzer vs K Burger  ½-½41 1987 It (open)B12 Caro-Kann Defense
12. Sherzer vs Wolff  0-150 1987 BlitzC42 Petrov Defense
13. Sherzer vs J Bonin  ½-½17 1987 New York op 02C07 French, Tarrasch
14. Sherzer vs W Watson  0-129 1987 It (open)B12 Caro-Kann Defense
15. Rachels vs Sherzer  1-040 1987 USA-ch U18B42 Sicilian, Kan
16. Sherzer vs A Lein  ½-½43 1987 NewC69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4
17. K Shirazi vs Sherzer  1-059 1987 PhiladelphiaC15 French, Winawer
18. Gulko vs Sherzer  1-055 1987 New York opA30 English, Symmetrical
19. J Lenchner vs Sherzer  0-148 1987 It (open)B22 Sicilian, Alapin
20. B Izumikawa vs Sherzer  1-034 1987 USA-ch U18C16 French, Winawer
21. J Benjamin vs Sherzer  ½-½40 1987 London (England)A56 Benoni Defense
22. Hartston vs Sherzer  ½-½28 1987 London (England)A43 Old Benoni
23. Sherzer vs M Sisniega  1-045 1987 PhiladelphiaC05 French, Tarrasch
24. Sherzer vs L Schorr  1-035 1987 It (open)B32 Sicilian
25. Fishbein vs Sherzer  1-040 1987 USA-ch U18B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
 page 1 of 14; games 1-25 of 345  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
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Nov-18-03   Bears092: <I suspected that Sherzer was getting railroaded.>

Right. I doubt that any chess player who doesn't have any recognition beyond chess fanatics would get railroaded. I bet they didn't even know who he was.

Nov-18-03   RKelley: A 32 year old man with a career wouldn't go to another state to meet a 15 year old girl with good intentions in my opinion. He went there for sex with a 15 year old girl because she is young and impressionable. It's a shame he got away with it. This is one of the many reasons I will never have children.
Nov-18-03   shadowmaster: Lol, I find it hilarious that a guy with the name RKelley would be talking about this subject!

I'd be really creeped out if some 32 year old were after my 15 year old sister and I would want him put away.

Nov-18-03   Shadout Mapes: <He had rented a nearby hotel room for two weeks at the Beltline Highway Hotel with a Jacuzzi. He had bought several bottles of liquor, two shot glasses, two dozen condoms, three bottles of Viagra with the prescription in Sherzer's name,and two sex toys from Tillman's Corner sex shop. He also had books including "Secrets of Seduction," "How to Be the Best Lover a Girl Ever had," "A Guide to Picking up Girls," "How We Change After We Los Our Dads," and "Lolita.">

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconVal...

Sounds like he deserved to be put away.

An interesting note - Judit Polgar was a character witness.

Nov-18-03   Eggman: <I find it hilarious that a guy with the name RKelley would be talking about this subject!>

LOL. I hadn't noticed. I hope you don't take offense RKelley, but that is pretty funny.

Nov-18-03   RKelley: His name is Robert Kelly, my name is Robbie Kelley. He is African I am of Irish descent. Quite a big difference :)
Nov-26-03   PinkPanther: <Lol, I find it hilarious that a guy with the name RKelley would be talking about this subject!>

Haaaaaahahahahaa, that's one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

Nov-11-04
Premium Chessgames Member
  Dionyseus: The Polgars and Suzie Polgar's husband were character witness for their friend Sherzer. He was declared not guilty.
Nov-30-04   nopawnintended: The FBI's m.o. in these cases is to engage the suspect in increasingly lurid conversation. The laundry list of sex props mentioned in shadouts kibbitz (assuming it's correct) was probably all prompted or suggested by the agent who he was chatting with. They do this so that they can present physical evidence when its time to prosecute. It is a rotten business and does nothing to go after the real peds who do that kind of thing without FBI manipulation...
Apr-05-05   DP12: This whole thing just shows how little this guy knows about girls(which is clear by his personality and also his desperate moves). No girl is going to talk to super sexual to a guy off the bat and then go meet him. Fellows, if any "woman" does this to you--- you are talking to a man,so run... unless you happen to be into that sort of thing, which is cool.
Apr-05-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  Appaz: In Norway the cops are not allowed to provoke crimes, wich seems right.
Nov-06-05   WTHarvey: Here are a few puzzles from Alex's games: http://www.wtharvey.com/shrz.html
Feb-22-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  waddayaplay: <non-chess topic note> Someone asked about the rate of prison inmates in U.S. compared with other countries. Most countries in Europe have ca 100 inmates / 100,000 inhabitants (England & Wales 125, Germany 97, Italy 90). The U.S. has 682 / 100,000. It is however second to Russia with 729.
Feb-22-06   ughaibu: How about Nauru?
Feb-23-06   ughaibu: Waddayaplay: Have you a link to further figures? I'm particularly interested for Central and South America.
Feb-25-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  waddayaplay: Search on google for the "World Prison Population List"
Apr-18-06   BIDMONFA: Alex Sherzer

SHERZER, Alex
http://www.bidmonfa.com/sherzer_ale...
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Apr-18-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  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.
Apr-18-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  Marmot PFL: I played this guy a few years ago in a tournament in N. Carolina, and remember seeing him around the hotel with a cute blonde girl who looked about 15-16...The game itself was fairly interesting, with his mating attack getting there just as I was about to promote with check. Afterward we talked about chess a little -Sherzer was bitter about not getting the Samford fellowship as a junior and was thinking about leaving chess.
Apr-18-06   mack: <Afterward we talked about chess a little -Sherzer was bitter about not getting the Samford fellowship as a junior and was thinking about leaving chess.>

And joining Newcastle United?

Jul-30-07   belgradegambit: Looks a little like Matt Damon.
Dec-23-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  hedgeh0g: Could you say the police offered Sherzer a poisoned pawn and he accepted?
Dec-23-07   Jim Bartle: "And joining Newcastle United?"

Looks more like a rugby player to me.

May-25-08   kramputz: This is interesting about the case:
http://www.usenet.com/newsgroups/re...
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