Roy C Ervin
Number of games in database: 50
Years covered: 1970 to 1985
Last FIDE rating: 2395
Overall record: +20 -18 =12 (52.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Sicilian (8)      B27 B78 B72 B40 B57  King's Indian (5)      E90 E67 E82  Sicilian Dragon (4)      B78 B72 B70 B75	With the Black pieces:  French Defense (6)      C00 C09 C12 C19 C03

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   R Ervin vs Silman, 1975 1-0
   Browne vs R Ervin, 1977 0-1

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ROY C ERVIN (born Jan-04-1951, died Nov-03-2001) United States of America [what is this?] Roy Carl Ervin was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Santa Monica. He was a FIDE master who earned one IM norm at Lone Pine in 1977 (he played in Lone Pine in 1975, 1976, 1977, and 1978). In 1974, he represented the United States in the World Student Team Olympiad. In 1976 he won the Bagby Memorial (Northern California Championship), and tied for first in the Stamer Memorial in San Francisco. He died in Red Bluff, California.

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 50  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. L Day vs R Ervin   1-0 22 1970 US Open B02 Alekhine's Defense 2. A Zeidaks vs R Ervin   0-1 26 1971 9th Canadian Open C00 French Defense 3. R Ervin vs S Wuntschek   1-0 45 1971 9th Canadian Open C51 Evans Gambit 4. R Ervin vs R Johnson   1-0 62 1971 9th Canadian Open B57 Sicilian 5. Benko vs R Ervin ½-½ 79 1971 9th Canadian Open D35 Queen's Gambit Declined 6. R Ervin vs E W Marchand   1-0 45 1971 Lone Pine A07 King's Indian Attack 7. A Mengarini vs R Ervin 1-0 11 1971 Lone Pine C03 French, Tarrasch 8. R Ervin vs E Durrant   1-0 46 1971 9th Canadian Open B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation 9. R Ervin vs R Newbold   1-0 49 1971 Lone Pine B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack 10. Z Vranesic vs R Ervin   1-0 64 1971 9th Canadian Open D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 11. R Ervin vs W Goichberg   1-0 50 1972 Lone Pine B72 Sicilian, Dragon 12. R Ervin vs P Cleghorn   0-1 37 1972 Lone Pine C57 Two Knights 13. A Karklins vs R Ervin   1-0 29 1972 Lone Pine C02 French, Advance 14. A Savage vs R Ervin   0-1 45 1972 Lone Pine C27 Vienna Game 15. P Manetti vs R Ervin ½-½ 48 1972 Lone Pine A84 Dutch 16. R Ervin vs G Berner   0-1 70 1972 Lone Pine B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening 17. J Grefe vs R Ervin   1-0 46 1973 Lone Pine C12 French, McCutcheon 18. R Ervin vs C Barnes   1-0 30 1974 Lone Pine B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long 19. R Ervin vs Browne   0-1 33 1974 Lone Pine B94 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. R Ervin vs P Cleghorn   1-0 29 1974 Lone Pine B75 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 21. R Ervin vs I Bilek   1-0 46 1975 Lone Pine B27 Sicilian 22. R Ervin vs Denker   0-1 32 1975 Lone Pine B10 Caro-Kann 23. H Rossetto vs R Ervin   1-0 62 1975 Lone Pine A48 King's Indian 24. L Shamkovich vs R Ervin 1-0 31 1975 Lone Pine C78 Ruy Lopez 25. V Liberzon vs R Ervin   1-0 43 1975 Lone Pine B08 Pirc, Classical  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 50

Apr-16-11    drnooo: well somebody should start some comments here: he was a very good player and should not be treated like some damn ghost. I didnt know him but surely there are plenty here who did.

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