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John Fedorowicz
Fedorowicz 
Photo courtesy of Eric Schiller.  

Number of games in database: 1,265
Years covered: 1974 to 2024
Last FIDE rating: 2335 (2382 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2634
Overall record: +425 -221 =605 (58.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 14 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (116) 
    B42 B52 B62 B32 B90
 King's Indian (69) 
    E94 E73 E62 E75 E92
 Ruy Lopez (38) 
    C92 C91 C80 C65 C86
 Modern Benoni (37) 
    A57 A70 A56 A60 A62
 Queen's Indian (31) 
    E12 E15 E17
 French Defense (29) 
    C11 C16 C18 C02 C10
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (240) 
    B57 B52 B22 B33 B62
 King's Indian (100) 
    E92 E97 E98 E81 E60
 Modern Benoni (65) 
    A57 A58 A61 A59 A70
 Benko Gambit (47) 
    A57 A58 A59
 Sicilian Richter-Rauser (35) 
    B62 B67 B60 B69 B64
 Queen's Pawn Game (34) 
    A46 A40 A45 D02 E10
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Fedorowicz vs S Brower, 1994 1-0
   L Henry vs Fedorowicz, 2011 0-1
   A Luczak vs Fedorowicz, 1979 0-1
   Fedorowicz vs Benjamin, 1976 1-0
   P Peelen vs Fedorowicz, 1990 0-1
   Fedorowicz vs M Bengtson, 1997 1-0
   J Sarkar vs Fedorowicz, 2005 0-1
   Fedorowicz vs J Rizzitano, 1980 1-0
   Fedorowicz vs E Meyer, 1978 1-0
   Fedorowicz vs K Leung, 2001 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Regency Masters (1981)
   Hoogovens Group B (1990)
   New York Open (1989)
   Mexico City Latin American Cup Open (1991)
   Hoogovens Group B (1988)
   Dortmund (1986)
   93rd US Open (1992)
   United States Championship (1984)
   American Open (1989)
   11th Lloyds Bank Masters Open (1987)
   United States Championship (1992)
   Reykjavik Open (1986)
   New York GHI (1977)
   Dubai Olympiad (1986)
   Novi Sad Olympiad (1990)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   US Championsip 1987 by Phony Benoni
   Pan-Pacific GM Tournament, San Francisco 1991 by wanabe2000
   1990 Wijk Aan Zee (group B) by gauer
   US Championship 1991 by Phony Benoni
   US Championship 1991 by suenteus po 147

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Canadian Open
   Fedorowicz vs T Kantans (Jul-18-24) 0-1
   N Theodorou vs Fedorowicz (Jul-05-21) 1/2-1/2
   Fedorowicz vs V Akopian (Jul-03-21) 1/2-1/2
   Fedorowicz vs Xiong (Jul-25-14) 1/2-1/2
   Fedorowicz vs Sevian (Jul-23-14) 1-0

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JOHN FEDOROWICZ
(born Sep-27-1958, 66 years old) United States of America

[what is this?]
John Peter Fedorowicz was born in 1958 in New York City. He was awarded the IM title in 1978 and the GM title in 1986. He was 1st at the 1981 U.S. Open, 3rd= at the 1984 US Championship, 2nd= at Hastings 1984-85, 2nd= at Dortmund 1986, 1st at Cannes 1987, 1st at Sesimbra 1987, 3rd at the US Championship 1987, 1st at the 1989 New York Open, and 1st at Wijk aan Zee 1990. He lost a short match with Maxim Dlugy in 1984, won a short match against Irina Krush in 1998, and represented the US in the 1986 Olympiad at Dubai.

Wikipedia article: John Fedorowicz


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 page 1 of 51; games 1-25 of 1,265  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. J Curdo vs Fedorowicz 1-0261974Boston OpenB52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
2. Fedorowicz vs O Popovych 1-0301976New YorkB94 Sicilian, Najdorf
3. Shamkovich vs Fedorowicz  1-0401976USAB77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
4. M Rohde vs Fedorowicz  0-1351976Lone PineB06 Robatsch
5. A Bisguier vs Fedorowicz 1-0401976Lone PineA40 Queen's Pawn Game
6. Fedorowicz vs J Loftsson  ½-½551976Lone PineA00 Uncommon Opening
7. Fedorowicz vs A Saidy  ½-½741976Lone PineA00 Uncommon Opening
8. J Silman vs Fedorowicz 1-0451976Lone PineB77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
9. Fedorowicz vs L D Evans  0-1351976Lone PineA25 English
10. Fedorowicz vs E Martinovsky  0-1511976Lone PineB31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
11. Fedorowicz vs R Eberlein 0-1411976National Chess LeagueA00 Uncommon Opening
12. J Tisdall vs Fedorowicz  ½-½411976United States Championship (Juniors)A57 Benko Gambit
13. R Henley vs Fedorowicz  1-0521976United States Championship (Juniors)A07 King's Indian Attack
14. Fedorowicz vs M Diesen  0-1421976United States Championship (Juniors)B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical
15. de Firmian vs Fedorowicz  1-0241976United States Championship (Juniors)B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
16. Fedorowicz vs K Regan  ½-½811976United States Championship (Juniors)A10 English
17. M Rohde vs Fedorowicz  1-0471976United States Championship (Juniors)B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
18. Fedorowicz vs Seirawan 1-0291976United States Championship (Juniors)B96 Sicilian, Najdorf
19. L Day vs Fedorowicz  0-164197613th Canadian OpenB20 Sicilian
20. Fedorowicz vs Benjamin 1-042197677th US OpenA00 Uncommon Opening
21. Lombardy vs Fedorowicz  0-151197677th US OpenB60 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
22. Fedorowicz vs Shamkovich  ½-½30197677th US OpenA00 Uncommon Opening
23. P Thompson vs Fedorowicz 0-121197677th US OpenB22 Sicilian, Alapin
24. A Soltis vs Fedorowicz  1-0221976Goldwater-Marshall TournamentB56 Sicilian
25. Fedorowicz vs E Bone 1-0191977World OpenC69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation
 page 1 of 51; games 1-25 of 1,265  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
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Aug-18-03  pawntificator: That's me in the background!!!
Aug-18-03  sleepkid: on the left or the right?
Aug-19-03  pawntificator: Ok, you got me. Dang. That's not really me. I was the one that took the picture!! heh heh
Aug-19-03  sleepkid: I'd be kind of glad not to be one of those people in the background. Neither of them look like they've had a date in a while. . . ;-)
Apr-21-04  Cerebrate2006: This guy is pretty cool, ealier in the month he played an exhibition match again naka. He drank around 9 beers during the game, so the game became kinda wild
Oct-05-04  AdrianP: Federowicz, player of the day, and DeFirmian have a new book out on the English Attack in the Najdorf. I bought it; you shouldn't (it's not much more than a lightly annotated database dump) - Tapani Sammalvuo's new book on the English Attack (Gambit) is, on the other hand, excellent.
May-12-05  Stark Raving Mad: What does Fed do for a living?
May-12-05  paiyot: <AdrianP> i agree with you. wish i could get full refund on the defirmian/federowicz book. tapani's sammalvuo's book on the english attack is the best!
Mar-23-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  Joshka: John is scheduled to be on the Fred Wilson Show <chess.fm> the first week in April.
Jun-21-06  BIDMONFA: John Fedorowicz

FEDOROWICZ, John
http://www.bidmonfa.com/fedorowicz_...
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Aug-13-06  iWaNnAbAgM: his current rating is 2558.
Oct-10-07  Riverbeast: "Johnny Royaaale! Johnny Royaaale!"
Jan-20-08  Illogic: Great commentator on Chess.FM
Jan-20-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  Joshka: When John placed first in 1990 Wijk aan Zee, this was the B group?.....or C?......
Jan-20-08  nescio: <Joshka: When John placed first in 1990 Wijk aan Zee, this was the B group?.....or C?......>

B-group. There wasn't a C-group in 1990.

Consequently he played in the A-group in 1991 and finished in the bottom half.

Apr-19-08  AmyBeercondo: Looks like Fed's lost weight, is this a new photo? Could it be the South Bronx Shore Diet, no beer or twinkies?
Apr-19-08  Strongest Force: AmyBeercondo, Fed had to be in early 20 here... this is when he started hanging at the pubs around NYU... he lives in the area now... right around the corner from Fischer's sister's mother-inlaw.
Apr-19-08  Jim Bartle: I'd think the "IM" on the sign would be a clear hint it's not too recent.
Apr-28-08  Granny O Doul: <Jim Bartle> Not to mention the ash tray.
May-13-08  Riverbeast: Good luck in the US Championship John...Some of us are hoping you can pull off a run like you did at the New York Open
Sep-27-08  Strongest Force: Happy birthday Fed! I'll be playing in the park soon. When you walk by, maybe we can hit the pubs like in the old days.
May-12-09  blacksburg: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fVe...
May-12-09  Jim Bartle: Really, really entertaining interview at Blacksburg's link.
Sep-27-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: Hmmm, no comments on Fed-player-of-the-day? I remember an article in chess life, where Fed was the trainer for a squad of US Juniors, playing south, maybe brazil. He said he badly wrecked a brand new pair of Nikes going through deep mud, doing something vitally important for the chess cause. Said the USCF was too cheap to reimburse him for the shoes. I thought that was funny. Maybe the USCF has to sell some more Informants. Fed probably got lost on his way home one night.
Sep-27-09  DarthStapler: I met him at the World Open once
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